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The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship

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What Do You Meme? Meme Humor Comprehension In Adolescents With Language Disorder Or Hearing Loss, Lindsey Buxbaum Ms, Ccc-Slp, Holly F. Pedersen Ed.D., Cheryl Gilson Ph.D., Ccc-Slp, Lesley Magnus Ph.D., Ccc-Slp Jan 2022

What Do You Meme? Meme Humor Comprehension In Adolescents With Language Disorder Or Hearing Loss, Lindsey Buxbaum Ms, Ccc-Slp, Holly F. Pedersen Ed.D., Cheryl Gilson Ph.D., Ccc-Slp, Lesley Magnus Ph.D., Ccc-Slp

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Easy access to the internet allows adolescents to share humor, such as memes, via social media. This quasi-experimental study investigated whether there was a difference in the number of memes comprehended on an assessment test among adolescents who were typically developing, adolescents who were deaf or hard of hearing, and adolescents with language disorders. It also sought to determine if the meme’s picture, whether related to the text or unrelated, contributed to adolescents’ comprehension. Participants were given a short reading screening and a multiple-choice test of meme comprehension. Adolescents who were typically developing out-performed adolescents who were deaf or hard …


The Effects Of Direct Instruction Flashcards And Rewards With Math Facts At School And In The Home: Acquisition And Maintenance, Zennetta Mann, T.F. Mclaughlin, Randy Lee Williams, K. Mark Derby, Mary Everson Nov 2012

The Effects Of Direct Instruction Flashcards And Rewards With Math Facts At School And In The Home: Acquisition And Maintenance, Zennetta Mann, T.F. Mclaughlin, Randy Lee Williams, K. Mark Derby, Mary Everson

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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Direct Instruction (DI) flashcard procedure, combined with strategies and rewards on multiplication fact accuracy of two elementary school-age students. A single subject replication design across three and four sets of multiplication facts was used to evaluate outcomes. The results indicated improvement in math performance for each participant. Follow-up data indicated maintenance of treatment effects over time. Finally, pre and posttest outcomes found generalization to correct writing of math facts for each participant. The benefits of employing DI flashcards in a resource room or home were discussed.


The Effects Of Di Flashcards And Math Racetrack On Multiplication Facts For Two Elementary Students With Learning Disabilities, Kaitlyn Lund, T.F. Mclaughlin, Jen Neyman, Mary Everson Apr 2012

The Effects Of Di Flashcards And Math Racetrack On Multiplication Facts For Two Elementary Students With Learning Disabilities, Kaitlyn Lund, T.F. Mclaughlin, Jen Neyman, Mary Everson

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a Direct Instruction (DI) flashcard system paired with a math racetrack to teach basic multiplication facts to two elementary students diagnosed with learning disabilities. The study was conducted in a resource room which served intermediate aged elementary students. The school was located in an urban school district in the Pacific Northwest. Targeted math facts were chosen based on the students’ pretest scores. The effects of the DI flashcard procedure were evaluated using a multiple baseline design across sets of problems. Both participants improved their mastery of multiplication facts. The …