Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) is presented as a system linking data collected for special education eligibility with intervention planning and evaluation. The paper describes CBM problem-solving procedures, research outcomes of CBM problem-solving model implementation, effects on student achievement and goal awareness, and effects on teaching…

Summarizes 14 mathematics word-problem-solving intervention studies for elementary and secondary students with disabilities or who were at-risk for math failure. Interventions included representational techniques (diagramming), strategy-training procedures (cognitive and metacognitive), task variations (sequencing and word-problem context), and…

This paper reviews and summarizes six research projects exploring possible methods for teaching vocation-oriented social skills to adolescent students with mild learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, or mental retardation. Projects discussed vary in terms of target social skills, intervention methods, settings, and generalizability. The six…