The Effects of Learning Strategy Instruction on the Completion of Job Applications by Students with Learning Disabilities

1994 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ron Nelson ◽  
Deborah J. Smith ◽  
John M. Dodd
1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall Welch

This study investigated the effectiveness of a metacognitive strategy, the PLEASE strategy, for teaching students with learning disabilities to write paragraphs. The investigation examined (a) students' metacognitive knowledge about prewriting planning, composition, revision, and parts of the paragraph; (b) student writing samples; and (c) student attitudes toward writing paragraphs. Results suggest that, compared to the traditional language arts curriculum used with a comparison group, the experimental treatment was significantly more effective in developing the metacognitive abilities of 6th graders with learning disabilities for prewriting planning, composition, and revision. Findings also suggest that students' attitude toward writing and writing instruction improved significantly following the experimental treatment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Sharp ◽  
Minyi Shih Dennis

This study used a multiple probe across participants design to examine the effects of a model drawing strategy (MDS) intervention package on fraction comparing and ordering word problem–solving performance of three Grade 4 students. MDS is a form of cognitive strategy instruction for teaching word problem solving that includes explicit instruction in drawing bar diagrams to represent problem components. Results suggest the intervention package was effective for improving the fraction word problem solving of students with learning disabilities and that effects were maintained 2 and 4 weeks after intervention. Implications of these findings and indications for future research are discussed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Zeng ◽  
Song Ju ◽  
Casey Hord

The number of students with learning disabilities (LD) enrolling in postsecondary education has increased rapidly over the past decade. It is imperative to investigate what interventions have been used to assist students with LD in achieving academic success. To examine the interventions currently used to support students with LD in postsecondary education, the authors reviewed the relevant literature from 2000 to 2016. Four primary types of interventions were identified from 12 articles: assistive technology, direct assistance, strategy instruction, and comprehensive support program. The findings indicate that the student-centered approach is an important characteristic of current academic interventions for students with LD in postsecondary education. The authors also provide implications for researchers and practitioners for improving postsecondary interventions on students with LD.


1992 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Graham ◽  
Charles Macarthur ◽  
Shirley Schwartz ◽  
Victoria Page-Voth

This study was conducted to determine if a planning and writing strategy would improve the essay writing of students with learning disabilities. Four participants were taught a strategy designed to facilitate the setting of product and process goals, generation and organization of notes, continued planning during writing, and evaluation of goal attainment. Training effects were investigated using a multiple probe design across subjects. Strategy instruction had a positive effect on students' essay writing performance and knowledge of the writing process, and effects were maintained over time.


2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Pedrotty Bryant ◽  
Marilyn Goodwin ◽  
Brian R. Bryant ◽  
Kellie Higgins

This article reviews research on vocabulary interventions involving students with learning disabilities. The purpose of the review was to summarize the findings of vocabulary intervention research and to present implications for vocabulary instruction. The studies were analyzed based on the following intervention research variables: word selection procedure, materials, instructional design and procedures, duration of the intervention, mastery criterion, measures of vocabulary learning (word knowledge level and reading comprehension), maintenance, and generalization (reading comprehension). Based on the selection criteria, six articles spanning the period from 1978 to the present were identified. Vocabulary interventions were categorized into four areas, computer-assisted instruction (CAI), fluency-building vocabulary practice activities, mnemonic strategy instruction, and concept enhancement instruction. Overall, positive results were found for the interventions on measures of immediate recall, maintenance, and generalization.


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