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The Comprehension Instruction That Students Need: Instruction Fostering Constructively Responsive Reading.
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Pressley, Michael; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1995
This study reviews research indicating that specific instruction in reading comprehension strategies is effective in improving comprehension for students, including those with learning disabilities. The reading strategies of highly competent readers are identified, and effective application of transactional strategies instruction with weak…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Diagnosing and Accommodating the Foreign Language Learning Difficulties of College Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Sparks, Richard; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This paper provides an historical overview of the foreign language learning difficulties of students with learning disabilities; describes a language-based assessment model for diagnosing foreign language learning problems; and discusses the role of diagnosticians, counselors, and academic service providers in the identification, accommodation,…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Diagnosis, Handicap Identification, Higher Education
Curriculum and Instructional Issues in Teaching Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Rieth, Herbert J.; Polsgrove, Lewis – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
This article on curriculum and instructional issues in teaching secondary students with learning disabilities discusses the impact of traditional secondary school programs on these students; promising research examining alternative program models and instructional interventions (including the Strategies Intervention Model, Integrated Strategy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Teaching Techniques for the Learning Disabled/Gifted Student.
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Waldron, Karen A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
Through a review of the literature, recent research, and implementation results, this article explores teaching methods for use with gifted students with learning disabilities. Methods for application in regular and special classrooms are discussed, including establishment of relationships between home and school life, individualized intervention…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted Disabled, Individualized Education Programs, Intervention
Social Skills Deficits as Primary Learning Disabilities: A Note on Problems with the ICLD Diagnostic Criteria.
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Forness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
The Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities' definition of learning disabilities implies that the presence of social skills deficits alone suffices for diagnosis, even in the absence of academic difficulties. Overlaps between this criterion and eligibility criteria for emotional disturbance are discussed along with implications for…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Critical Issues in Learning Disabilities: Foreign Language Learning.
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Lerner, Janet W.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
In this interview, two collaborators in research on teaching foreign languages to learning-disabled students are questioned regarding specific foreign language learning disabilities, possible subtypes, diagnosis, policies of colleges regarding students unable to meet foreign language requirements, and recent research in the field. (PB)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Higher Education
Instructional Components That Predict Treatment Outcomes for Students with Learning Disabilities: Support for a Combined Strategy and Direct Instruction Model.
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Swanson, H. Lee – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
Review of 180 intervention studies identified instructional components that best predicted effect sizes for students with learning disabilities. These included sequencing, drill-repetition-practice feedback, segmentation of information, technology (structure-presentation medium), controlling task difficulty (e.g., scaffolding), modeling…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness