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Prunty, Mellissa; Barnett, Anna L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Handwriting difficulties are frequently mentioned in descriptions of developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Recent studies have shown that children with DCD pause more and produce less text than typically developing (TD) peers. This temporal dysfluency indicates a lack of automaticity in handwriting production. One possible contributing factor…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Handwriting, Children
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Glover, Patti; McLaughlin, Thomas; Derby, K. Mark; Gower, Jan – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2010
Introduction: The use of Direct Instruction (DI) flashcards has been suggested as an effective classroom intervention procedure. The present case report examined the use of DI flashcards with two adolescents with learning disabilities. Objectives: The purpose of this research was to increase the correct rate and decrease the error rate for…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Visual Aids
Pipkin, Claire St. Peter; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Sloman, Kimberly N. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) is used frequently as a treatment for problem behavior. Previous studies on treatment integrity failures during DRA suggest that the intervention is robust, but research has not yet investigated the effects of different types of integrity failures. We examined the effects of two types of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Integrity, Reinforcement