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Coolong-Chaffin, Melissa; Wagner, Dana – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2015
As implementation of multi-tiered systems of support becomes common practice across the nation, practitioners continue to need strategies for intensifying interventions and supports for the subset of students who fail to make adequate progress despite strong programs at Tiers 1 and 2. Experts recommend making several changes to the structure and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
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Viel-Ruma, Kim; Houchins, David E.; Jolivette, Kristine; Fredrick, Laura D.; Gama, Robert – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
Students with disabilities often struggle with writing tasks. In order to improve the written expression performance of high school students with deficits in written expression, a Direct Instruction writing program was implemented. The participants were six high school students in programs for individuals with learning disabilities. Three of the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness, English
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Jenkins, Joseph; Terjeson, Kari J. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2011
This study examined effects of goal setting, frequency of progress monitoring, and method of evaluating progress on the number of instructional change prompts generated by reading-curriculum-based measurements (CBM). Participants were 31 high-incidence special education students in grades 2-6 selected from 8 schools. Following baseline…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Goal Orientation, Evaluation Methods, Incidence