Self-regulated learning (SRL) involves metacognition, motivation, and strategic action, and self-regulated learners are successful in and beyond school. Therefore, studies of how SRL develops and, perhaps, how it can be taught, are needed. Our research examines whether and how beginning teachers can be mentored to develop practices that support…

The thesis of this article is that teaching practices that foster independent, academically effective approaches to learning, self-regulated learning (SRL), in the general population of students can be used effectively to include students with learning difficulties/disabilities in general education classrooms. First, I describe features of…

We use the term "self-regulated learning" (SRL) to describe independent, highly effective approaches to learning that are associated with success in and beyond school. Research has indicated that fostering SRL in elementary school children requires a level of instructional sophistication and student awareness that may be beyond the…