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The Effects Of Teaching A Summary Skills Strategy To Students Identified As Learning Disabled On Their Comprehension Of Science Text, J. Ron Nelson, Deborah J. Smith, John M. Dodd

Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders: Faculty Publications

The effects of a summary skills learning strategy on the comprehension of science text were examined with 5 elementary-age urban minority special education students in a summer remedial program. The program's effect on the overall completeness of the students' written summaries and the maintenance of the strategy also were examined. Following baseline, the summary skills strategy was introduced in both group and individual reading settings according to a multiple baseline across settings design. Student performance was assessed in both setting, and maintenance was probed at 4 weeks in the individual reading setting. The strategy produced clear improvement in the comprehension …