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Teaching Algebra to Students with Learning Disabilities: Where Have We Come and Where Should We Go?
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Watt, Sarah J.; Watkins, Jessie R.; Abbitt, Jason – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
This review investigates effective interventions for teaching algebra to students with learning disabilities and evaluates the complexity and alignment of skills with the Common Core State Standards in math. The review includes the results of 10 experimental and 5 single-subject designs (N = 15) producing a moderate overall effect size (g = 0.48).…
Descriptors: Algebra, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention
The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Volume 2
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Marschark, Marc, Ed.; Spencer, Patricia Elizabeth, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2010
"The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Volume 2," is an updated edition of the landmark original volume. A range of international experts present a comprehensive overview of the field of deaf studies, language, and education. This area has grown dramatically over the past forty years. From work on the linguistics…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Linguistics, Sign Language
Mathematical Word-Problem-Solving Instruction for Students with Mild Disabilities and Students At Risk for Math Failure: A Research Synthesis.
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Jitendra, Asha; Xin, Yan Ping – Journal of Special Education, 1997
Summarizes 14 mathematics word-problem-solving intervention studies for elementary and secondary students with disabilities or who were at-risk for math failure. Interventions included representational techniques (diagramming), strategy-training procedures (cognitive and metacognitive), task variations (sequencing and word-problem context), and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education