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Sideridis, Georgios D.; Mouzaki, Angeliki; Simos, Panagiotis; Protopapas, Athanassios – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
Attempts to evaluate the cognitive-motivational profiles of students with reading comprehension difficulties have been scarce. The purpose of the present study was twofold: (a) to assess the discriminatory validity of cognitive, motivational, affective, and psychopathological variables for identification of students with reading difficulties, and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Low Achievement, Student Motivation
Deatline-Buchman, Andria; Jitendra, Asha K. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
A within-subject pretest-posttest comparison design was used to explore the effectiveness of a planning and writing intervention in improving the argumentative writing performance of five fourth-grade students with learning disabilities. Students were taught to collaboratively plan and revise their essays and independently write their essays using…
Descriptors: Intervention, Essays, Learning Disabilities, Writing Instruction
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Hagborg, Winston J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
Comparison of middle-school-age students with learning disabilities, grouped according to their self-reported ratings of scholastic competence, found significant differences between the low subgroup and the medium/high subgroups on internal locus of control for positive events, school attitudes, and global self-worth. Subgroups did not differ in…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Intelligence, Intermediate Grades
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Schalock, Robert L.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1992
The postgraduation outcomes of 298 special education graduates with specific learning disabilities or mental disabilities were analyzed. Outcome measures analyzed were current employment environment, employment outcomes, work-related benefits, primary reported source of income, and living arrangement. (Author/BRM)
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Environment, Employment Level, Followup Studies
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Richardson, Virginia; Anders, Patricia L. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
Three themes are identified in response to several papers about teachers' cognition and instructional improvement of students with learning disabilities: (1) the teacher's dilemma between attention to the individual or the group; (2) the content of the curriculum and perspectives on knowledge and knowing; and (3) staff development. Researchers are…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adoption (Ideas), Classroom Research, Disabilities
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Newcomer, Phyllis L. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1988
The article presents the rationale behind development by the Council for Learning Disabilities of a set of competencies for teachers of learning disabled children. Competencies cover the areas of oral language, reading, written expression, spelling, mathematics, cognition, behavioral management, counseling/consulting, career/vocational education,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills
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Palmer, Douglas J.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
A sample of 236 elementary-level Black, Hispanic, and Anglo pupils, referred or nonreferred for learning disabilities, were assessed with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and the Kaufman-Assessment Battery for Children cognitive and achievement scales. Results showed that referral status, ethnicity, and language proficiency…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Black Students, Elementary Education
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
The authors of an article on staff development for general education teachers serving students with learning disabilities respond to a commentary. They stress the involvement of teachers in the development and research process on Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) and Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS). They also note independent teacher…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Curriculum Based Assessment, Educational Research
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Montague, Marjorie; Rinaldi, Claudia – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2001
These two follow-up studies measured teacher-student interactions, peer interactions, students' perceptions of their teachers' expectations, student self-perceptions and academic engaged time with grade 2-4 children at risk or not-at-risk for learning, emotional and behavioral disorders. Findings suggest that as children at risk get older, they…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances
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Reid, D. Kim – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
Seven elementary school personnel and eight university personnel participated in a school-university partnership based on narrative knowing. Using a teacher-as-researcher model to focus on the instruction of students labeled as language and learning disabled, the educators engaged in group-building activities and research collaboration. Case…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Classroom Research, College School Cooperation
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