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Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
In response to H. Lee Swanson's paper, "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities," this article argues that the field of learning disabilities does not need to be legitimized and that basic research in learning disabilities is not necessarily the prerequisite vehicle by which theoretical progress can be made. (JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Orientation
Special Education for the Twenty-First Century: Integrating Learning Strategies and Thinking Skills.
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Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This critique of Edwin Ellis's Integrative Strategy Instruction model for integrating cognitive strategies into content area learning for students with learning disabilities comments on the model's similarities to other cognitive strategy training models, the role of mnemonic techniques in content area learning, and the need to incorporate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Course Content, Integrated Activities, Learning Disabilities
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Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
This commentary on C. Addison Stone's paper on the scaffolding metaphor for the learning disabilities field urges that all available literature, rather than a particular metaphor, should be used to evaluate the efficacy of instructional procedures in interpreting findings of instructional research. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Metaphors