Information & Resources for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

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Practice Alert
Self-Monitoring
Pena L. Bedesem and Brian R. Barber, Kent State University; Tanya Santangelo, Arcadia University
Issue 27, Summer

Self-monitoring involves two components: self-assessment and self-recording. In this Alert, the authors review the literature on self-monitoring as it has been used for attention and performance in the classroom. This Alert also describes the process of self-monitoring and provides materials to support it.

Behavior
Practice Alert
Direct Instruction
Sara Tarver, University of Wisconsin
Alert Issue 2, Summer 1999

Direct Instruction (DI) is an approach to teacher-directed explicit instruction distinguished from other approaches by its emphasis on both instruction and curriculum design. The goal of DI is to accelerate student learning by maximizing efficiency in the design and delivery of instruction. Our review of the research on DI indicates that it is an effective instructional approach and can be reliably implemented for elementary students with LD. Questions remain regarding the long-term benefits of DI, as well as its efficacy at the secondary level.

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Practice Alert
Explicit Instruction in Math
Mary E. Little, Professor, University of Central Florida and Lauren Delisio, doctoral student, University of Central Florida
Issue 23, Winter 2015

Mary Little and Lauren Delisio from the University of Central Florida examine explicit instruction for improving mathematics outcomes for students with LD.

Mathematics