{"title":"A Systematic Review of Research Syntheses for Students with Mathematics Learning Disabilities and Difficulties","authors":"Gena Nelson, Angela R. Crawford, J. Hunt","doi":"10.18122/sped.143.boisestate","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18122/sped.143.boisestate","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this document is to provide readers with the coding protocol that authors used to code 36 research syntheses (including meta-analyses, evidence-based reviews, and quantitative systematic reviews) focused on mathematics interventions for students with learning disabilities (LD), mathematics learning disabilities (MLD), and mathematics difficulties (MD). The purpose of the systematic review of mathematics intervention syntheses was to identify patterns and gaps in content areas, instructional strategies, effect sizes, and definitions of LD, MLD, and MD. We searched the literature for research syntheses published between 2000 and 2020 and used rigorous inclusion criteria in our literature review process. We evaluated 36 syntheses that included 836 studies with 32,495 participants. We coded each synthesis for variables across seven categories including: publication codes (authors, year, journal), inclusion and exclusion criteria, content area focus, instructional strategy focus, sample size, methodological information, and results. The mean interrater reliability across all codes using this coding protocol was 90.3%. Although each synthesis stated a focus on LD, MLD, or MD, very few students with LD or MLD were included, and authors’ operational definitions of disability and risk varied. Syntheses predominantly focused on word problem solving, fractions, computer- assisted learning, and schema-based instruction. Syntheses reported wide variation in effectiveness, content areas, and instructional strategies. Finally, our results indicate the majority of syntheses report achievement outcomes, but very few syntheses report on other outcomes (e.g., social validity, strategy use). We discuss how the results of this comprehensive review can guide researchers in expanding the knowledge base on mathematics interventions.\u0000 The systematic review that results from this coding process is accepted for publication and in press at Learning Disabilities Research and Practice.","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43449472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter from Editorial Team","authors":"Linda H. Mason, Paul Haspel","doi":"10.1111/ldrp.12271","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ldrp.12271","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":"36 4","pages":"277"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44852155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Issue Information (Aims and Scope, Subscription and copyright info, TOC and Editorial Board)","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/ldrp.12225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ldrp.12225","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":"36 4","pages":"273-276"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ldrp.12225","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137527770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reframing Literacy in the Discipline of Science with the Disciplinary Literacy Observation Tool (DLOT)","authors":"Sally Valentino Drew, Jeffrey Thomas","doi":"10.1111/ldrp.12270","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ldrp.12270","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article explains how teams of special educators, science teachers, literacy consultants, and administrators can use the Disciplinary Literacy Observation Tool (DLOT) and accompanying planning tool to improve disciplinary literacy instruction in inclusive secondary science classrooms. The DLOT was developed in partnership with practitioners as a tool for professional development and coaching. First, the tool's development and five dimensions are described: (a) aspects of disciplinary literacy in science, (b) instructional grouping, (c) student engagement, (d) quality of pedagogy, and (e) overall quality. Then, an illustration is provided for how special educators can collaborate with science educators and other colleagues to use the DLOT to identify, document, reflect upon, and set goals regarding disciplinary literacy instruction in science in ways that benefit students with learning disabilities. With the DLOT, practitioners can approach literacy integration in science to address both general and discipline-specific strategies aligned synergistically to Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards through three-dimensional science learning.</p>","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":"37 1","pages":"64-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ldrp.12270","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43508714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do Taiwanese Undergraduate Students with SLD Use Different Learning Strategies than Students without These Disabilities?","authors":"Li-Chih Wang, Kevin Kien Hoa Chung","doi":"10.1111/ldrp.12269","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ldrp.12269","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigated the learning strategies that university students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) report using in the Chinese language context. Participants were 105 first-year undergraduate students with SLD and 134 typically developing peers. Three questionnaires about reported reading/writing difficulties, metacognitive knowledge, and learning strategies were administered. Students with SLD reported using fewer learning strategies than students without SLD. The use of writing/research skills, which are the skills used to research topics from various sources in different ways (e.g., organizing writing projects, and monitoring for errors), significantly negatively predicted the reported reading/writing difficulties in both groups. These findings help expand our understanding of which learning strategies are useful for students with SLD and university instructors use more suitable techniques to facilitate the learning of these students.</p>","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":"37 1","pages":"6-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46754369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Qualitative Methods in Special Education Research","authors":"Melinda M. Leko, Bryan G. Cook, Lysandra Cook","doi":"10.1111/ldrp.12268","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ldrp.12268","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Qualitative research methods are used within special education research to provide insights about how and why phenomena occur. They can, however, be misunderstood and applied inappropriately. Our aim in this article is to provide an overview of qualitative methods, including their purpose, contributions to research involving students with learning disabilities, limitations, and quality indicators for methodological rigor. Additionally, we highlight common qualitative methods and data sources. We review a recent study that exemplifies the use of qualitative methods in the field. Our take-home message is that qualitative methods can provide valuable in-depth information about how and why phenomena occur, but they are not intended to support causal relationships or large-scale generalizability.</p>","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":"36 4","pages":"278-286"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47061655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Synthesis on the Impact of Self-Regulated Instruction on Motivation Outcomes for Students with or at Risk for Learning Disabilities","authors":"Cameron M. Butler, Susan De La Paz","doi":"10.1111/ldrp.12264","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ldrp.12264","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this synthesis, we examined and assessed the impact of self-regulated instructional components on the motivation of students with or at risk for learning disabilities (LD) in reading, writing, or mathematics intervention studies. Elements such as goal setting, self-monitoring for task completion, self-monitoring for emotions, self-talk for task completion, self-talk for emotions, and self-talk for progress monitoring were identified as relevant constructs, and were further examined to determine their effect on students’ motivation for learning and academic functioning. Results indicated major differences in the application of these self-regulated instructional components across academic domains. Quantitative analyses also revealed that interventions with self-regulated instructional components resulted in positive effects on motivation measures such as self-efficacy, self-esteem, attributions, value for task, affect, expectancy for success, and intrinsic motivation. Finally, our findings have practical implications for struggling learners, as goal setting and self-talk, for task completion or for progress monitoring, seem especially likely to improve the likelihood that struggling learners will demonstrate positive gains in motivation.</p>","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":"36 4","pages":"353-366"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2021-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45031249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lina Shanley, Ben Clarke, Keith Smolkowski, Christian T. Doabler, Evangeline C. Kurtz-Nelson, Hank Fien
{"title":"Examining the Role of Domain-General Skills in Mathematics Learning and Intervention Response in Kindergarten","authors":"Lina Shanley, Ben Clarke, Keith Smolkowski, Christian T. Doabler, Evangeline C. Kurtz-Nelson, Hank Fien","doi":"10.1111/ldrp.12267","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ldrp.12267","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Effective early mathematics instruction is critical to support long-term mathematics achievement. Given that student response to typical instruction varies, a range of mathematics interventions have been developed to support foundational mathematics development. However, not all students respond to these interventions. To better understand factors associated with intervention response, the current study explored how domain general cognitive skills were associated with intervention response for 621 kindergarten students with or at risk for mathematics difficulties. Results indicated that although domain general skills were associated with mathematics achievement, there was no evidence of differential response to intervention based on cognitive skills. When examining differences while holding initial mathematics skill constant, there was a non-significant, but potentially important pattern of students with higher domain general skills demonstrating greater mathematics gains as a result of intervention participation. Implications for mathematics intervention and curriculum development, including potentially impactful instructional approaches and cognitive scaffolds are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":"36 4","pages":"330-352"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2021-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43048992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah R. Powell, Erica N. Mason, Samantha E. Bos, Stacy Hirt, Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller, Erica S. Lembke
{"title":"A Systematic Review of Mathematics Interventions for Middle-School Students Experiencing Mathematics Difficulty","authors":"Sarah R. Powell, Erica N. Mason, Samantha E. Bos, Stacy Hirt, Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller, Erica S. Lembke","doi":"10.1111/ldrp.12263","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ldrp.12263","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this systematic review, we explored mathematics interventions for middle school (Grades 6, 7, and 8) implemented with students who experienced difficulty in the area of mathematics, including students with an identified learning disability in mathematics. A total of 72 single-subject and group comparison studies met inclusion criteria, with 59 studies demonstrating positive effects on student-level mathematics outcomes. The majority of mathematics interventions focused on foundational, prealgebraic skills (e.g., operations and problem solving) related to algebraic reasoning. To understand the landscape of effective mathematics interventions and inform instruction within mathematics intervention, we identified six instructional components used with regularity within the effective studies. These components included explicit instruction, multiple representations, problem-solving instruction, mathematical language, mnemonics, and graphic organizers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":"36 4","pages":"295-329"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2021-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41290521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danielle Lynn Auriemma, Yi Ding, Chun Zhang, Mitchell Rabinowitz, Yangqian Shen, Katherine Lantier-Galatas
{"title":"Parenting Stress in Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities: Effects of Cognitions and Coping Styles","authors":"Danielle Lynn Auriemma, Yi Ding, Chun Zhang, Mitchell Rabinowitz, Yangqian Shen, Katherine Lantier-Galatas","doi":"10.1111/ldrp.12265","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ldrp.12265","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigated the relationship between parental cognitions, coping styles, and stress in parents of children with learning disabilities. More specifically, parental beliefs about self-efficacy and satisfaction in the parenting role were examined in relation to parenting stress. Furthermore, the relationship between parenting stress and problem-focused and emotion-focused coping styles was evaluated. Participants, who were 147 parents of 5- to 12-year-old children who had been diagnosed with a learning disability, completed three self-report measures. A hierarchical multiple regression model was used to examine the effects of the predictor variables on parenting stress. Results revealed that parents’ perceptions of the severity of their child's learning disability, as well as their use of emotion-focused coping strategies, were significant predictors of parenting stress levels. Participants’ beliefs regarding their self-efficacy in the parenting role and their satisfaction with the parenting role were not significant predictors of parenting stress. Additionally, parental use of problem-focused coping strategies was not a significant predictor of parenting stress. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47426,"journal":{"name":"Learning Disabilities Research & Practice","volume":"37 1","pages":"51-63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2021-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63383385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}