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The Voices of Young Adults With Learning Disabilities: Their Perceptions of Elementary and Secondary Schooling
(2012-08-14)
The classroom is a space in which students can participate in both academic and social experiences. Perceptions of school held by students with learning disabilities (LD) may be different than those held by their peers. ...
Melissa, Trisha, and Ruth: Hearing the Voices of Three Home Schooled Adolescents With Learning Disabilities
(2011-09-01)
ABSTRACT
The intent of this study was to explore the life and values of three home schooled adolescents with learning disabilities and their families, to determine the level of social inclusion for the students and to ...
Students’ Beliefs About Learning and Intelligence: an Examination of Academic Stream, Gender, LD Status, and Achievement
(2013-08-15)
In the present study, the researcher examined the motivational variables of students within the Ontario Secondary School system, where groups based on course stream, LD status, gender, and achievement level were compared. ...
The Visual Arts-Based Experiences of Students with Learning Disabilities: Two Multiple-Perspective Case Studies
(2013-10-22)
Visual arts-based tasks have been used and continue to be used by educators to help support the learning needs of many students. Research findings pertaining to visual arts-based education have concluded that visual ...
Social Competence and Collaborative Guided Inquiry Science Activities: Experiences of Students with Learning Disabilties
(2008-04-16)
This thesis presents a qualitative investigation of the effects of social competence on the participation of students with learning disabilities (LD) in the science learning processes associated with collaborative, guided ...
Curb Cuts for Writing: Students with Learning Disabilities' Perceptions as Learners and Writers using Assitive Technology
(2011-06-28)
Assistive technology, specifically, word prediction software holds great promise in supporting the writing process for students with learning disabilities. This thesis reports on a qualitative study that examined eight ...
Unpacking Reading Comprehension by Text Type: An Examination of Reading Strategy Use and Cognitive Functioning in Poor and Typically-Achieving Comprehenders
In the present study, I examined how students build comprehension with different types of text. Poor comprehenders and typically-achieving comprehenders, as determined by a standardized measure for general reading ...