Given the importance of both academic and self-determination skills for students with
disabilities, it is important to identify efficient ways to deliver instruction in these essential …

Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging, and success oriented--and has been
shown to promote achievement for all students. This highly practical and accessible …

Publisher Summary This chapter reveals a methodology of assessing basic academic skills
focused on problem solving that has been designed to evaluate a student's skills and …

Growing evidence suggests that self-determination is a significant factor in improving
educational and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and developmental …

Most adolescents with learning disabilities spend the majority of their school day in general
education classes and are expected to meet most, if not all, of the academic requirements of …

Curriculum modification strategies, particularly curriculum adaptations and augmentations,
have been identified as important to enable learners with disabilities to achieve access to …

Homework is an important activity in the lives of school–aged children, including students
with learning disabilities (LD). Characteristics often associated with LD (eg, poor …

We reviewed empirical investigations of the effects of goal setting on task performance of
persons with mental retardation. Use of goal setting strategies, in conjunction with other …

Results from randomized controlled trials of learning strategies instruction with 375 adult
basic education participants are reported. Reading outcomes from whole group strategic …

The infusion of instruction in learning strategies into school curricula has become an
important goal in many school districts. However, strategy instruction has taken many forms …