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Amber Y. Wang; Robin F. Schumacher; Barbara J. Dougherty; Samantha Wavell; Joseph Dimino; Russell Gersten – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2024
This pilot study examined the feasibility of using worked examples as a mechanism to improve verbal explanations of fractions concepts among Grade 5 students with mathematics difficulties in a small-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) before scaling up to a large-scale RCT. Students (N = 49) were randomly assigned to a business-as-usual (BAU)…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Mathematics Instruction, Fractions, Mathematical Concepts
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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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Wolfe, Gerri L.; Lee, Christopher – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2007
For postsecondary students with disabilities influencing reading performance, printed class materials pose a substantial barrier and have a negative impact on academic achievement. Digital technologies offer alternative ways of accessing print materials for students with print-related disabilities. Alternative media is a broad term that…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Reading, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities