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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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Ciullo, Stephen; Reutebuch, Colleen – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2013
This article presents a systematic review of the literature for studies that utilized computer-based graphic organizers for students with learning disabilities. A comprehensive search yielded 12 studies that were coded and analyzed. The authors investigated the effectiveness of the treatments on academic outcomes, and selected integral…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Instructional Materials, Learning Disabilities, Assistive Technology
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Wexler, Jade; Vaughn, Sharon; Roberts, Greg; Denton, Carolyn A. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
This experimental study was conducted to examine the efficacy of repeated reading and wide reading practice interventions for high school students with severe reading disabilities. Effects on comprehension, fluency, and word reading were evaluated. Participants were 96 students with reading disabilities in grades 9-12. Students were paired within…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Reading Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Effect Size
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Mellard, Daryl; McKnight, Melinda; Jordan, Joanna – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
Response-to-intervention (RTI) frameworks have become increasingly prevalent in schools as an academic and behavioral prevention and intervention organizational approach that emphasizes students' responsiveness and nonresponsiveness as indicators of appropriate curricular and instructional decisions. Theoretical as well as practical descriptions…
Descriptors: Prevention, Response to Intervention, Small Group Instruction, Feedback (Response)
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Vernon-Feagans, Lynne; Gallagher, Kathleen; Ginsberg, Marnie C.; Amendum, Steve; Kainz, Kirsten; Rose, Jason; Burchinal, Margaret – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
With the advent of "Response to Intervention" there has been emphasis on preventing reading disabilities. This study examined the effectiveness of a classroom teacher Tier II intervention for struggling readers in kindergarten and first grade called the Targeted Reading Intervention. Three rural schools were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Rural Schools, Intervention, Kindergarten