ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Intermediate Grades	2
Junior High Schools	2
Learning Disabilities	2
Learning Strategies	2
Reading Comprehension	2
Teaching Methods	2
Generalization	1
Instructional Effectiveness	1
Maintenance	1
Middle Schools	1
Reading Instruction	1
Self Evaluation (Individuals)	1
Study Skills	1
More ▼

Source

Exceptional Children

Author

Gajria, Meenakshi	1
Malone, Linda Duncan	1
Mastropieri, Margo A.	1
Salvia, John	1

Publication Type

Journal Articles	2
Reports - Research	2
Reports - Evaluative	1

Education Level

Audience

Practitioners	2
Researchers	2

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 2 results Save | Export

The Effects of Summarization Instruction on Text Comprehension of Students with Learning Disabilities.

Peer reviewed

Gajria, Meenakshi; Salvia, John – Exceptional Children, 1992

This study, with 30 students with learning disabilities (grades 6-9) and 15 nondisabled students, found that instruction in a 5-rule summarization strategy significantly increased reading comprehension of expository prose. Strategy use was maintained over time, and students were reported to generalize its use. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools

Reading Comprehension Instruction: Summarization and Self-Monitoring Training for Students with Learning Disabilities.

Peer reviewed

Malone, Linda Duncan; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Exceptional Children, 1992

This evaluation study (with 45 middle school students with learning disabilities) found that students trained in summarization procedures performed significantly higher on all dependent measures of reading comprehension than those receiving traditional instruction. Also, on some measures, students also trained in self-monitoring outperformed those…

Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies