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Synthesis of Research Symposium at CLD's 35th International Conference on Learning Disabilities: Must Reads for 2012-2013
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Reed, Deborah K.; Cummings, Kelli D.; Allen, Elizabeth A.; Weiser, Beverly L.; Hott, Brittany L.; Smolkowski, Keith – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
The Council for Learning Disabilities' Research Committee hosted a "Must Read" session at the 35th Annual International Conference in which they discussed influential articles published between August 1, 2012, and July 31, 2013. Articles were selected in six areas relevant to learning disabilities research and practice: response to…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Learning Disabilities, Conferences (Gatherings), International Studies
Synthesis of Research Symposium at CLD's 33rd International Conference on Learning Disabilities: "Must Reads for 2011"
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Weiser, Beverly L.; Reed, Deborah K.; Kethley, Caroline I.; Mathes, Patricia G. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2012
In October 2011, Council for Learning Disabilities' (CLD's) research committee members (i.e., authors of this article) presented their "Must Reads" at the organization's 33rd Annual International Conference on Learning Disabilities. In this article, the presenters summarize a few of their selected articles and state why each article is a "Must…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Instruction, Research Committees, Organizations (Groups)
Technology to Support Writing by Students with Learning and Academic Disabilities: Recent Research Trends and Findings
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Peterson-Karlan, George R. – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2011
The trends and findings from a descriptive analysis of 25 years of research studies examining the effectiveness of technology to support the compositional writing of students with learning and academic disabilities are presented. A corpus of 85 applied research studies of writing technology effectiveness was identified from among 249 items in the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Writing (Composition), Editing, Writing Processes
Response to Intervention: A Research-Based Summary
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Hughes, Charles A.; Dexter, Douglas D. – Theory Into Practice, 2011
Response to Intervention (RTI) is an instructional framework through which schools can provide early intervention for students experiencing academic and behavioral difficulties. It is also promoted as an alternative to the IQ-discrepancy model for identifying students with learning disabilities. Most states have developed, or are developing,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Early Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention
Intelligence, Information Processing, and Specific Learning Disabilities: A Triarchic Synthesis.
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Kolligian, John, Jr.; Sternberg, Robert J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
The article describes the triarchic theory of human intelligence, which is composed of three subtheories: componential, experiential, and contextual. Deficient cognitive strategies and inadequate knowledge in certain domains may result from the inability of the learning disabled to selectively encode, compare, and combine information, or from an…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style