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Miller, Rhonda D. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
English language learners (ELLs) with learning disabilities (LD) can find navigating the content areas quite difficult due to challenges involving limitations in English language proficiency, gaps in English academic vocabulary, difficulties with working memory and long-term memory, and limited background knowledge on content area topics. However,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Learning Disabilities
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Singleton, Sabrina M.; Filce, Hollie Gabler – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
Research suggests students with learning disabilities often have trouble connecting new and prior knowledge, distinguishing essential and nonessential information, and applying comprehension strategies (DiCecco & Gleason, 2002; Vaughn & Edmonds, 2006). Graphic organizers have been suggested as tools educators can use to facilitate critical…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Students, Learning Disabilities
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Webb, Katy Kavanagh; Hoover, Jeanne – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Librarians designed a biology tutorial not only to address an assignment, but also to make tutorials more accessible to students with various learning styles. The Science Librarian created the content by using aspects of the Information Literacy Standards for Science and Technology/Engineering, an informal survey of biology faculty, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Academic Libraries, Library Instruction, Tutorial Programs
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Ciullo, Stephen – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
Social studies instruction in upper elementary school (Grades 3-5) is important for building foundational content knowledge to equip students for the secondary school curriculum. Due to numerous school initiatives and demands on the time of teachers, social studies instruction can play second fiddle to reading and mathematics instruction, which…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
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MacArthur, Charles A. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2009
In this article, I discuss research on the use of technology to support the writing of students with learning disabilities. Struggling writers can benefit from a wide range of computer applications for writing. Word processing, spelling checkers, word prediction, and speech recognition offer support for transcription and revision. Word processing…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Learning Disabilities