Teaching Note-Taking Skills to Students with Learning Disabilities: CUES+CC Strategy

Note-taking skills of middle school students with and without learning disabilities.

For middle school students with learning disabilities (LD), one major component of learning in content area classes, such as science, involves listening to lectures and recording notes. Lecture learning and note-taking are critical skills for students to succeed in these classes. Despite the importance of note-taking skills, no research has been reported on the problems that school-age students...

Differences in the note-taking skills of students with high achievement, average achievement, and learning disabilities

Exploring metacognitive strategy use during note-taking for students with learning disabilities

Exploring metacognitive strategy use during note-taking for students with learning disabilities Joseph R. Boyle, Sonia M. Rosen & Gina Forchelli a Department of Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA b Rosen, School of Education, Arcadia University, Philadelphia, PA, USA c Department of Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, T...

Strategic Note Taking for Middle-school Students with Learning Disabilities in Science Classes

While today's teachers use a variety of teaching methods in middle-school science classes, lectures and note-taking still comprise a major portion of students' class time. To be successful in these classes, middle-school students need effective listening and note-taking skills. Students with learning disabilities (LD) are poor note-takers, which negatively impacts their academic performance. Th...

Note-Taking and Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities: Challenges and Solutions

As more secondary students with learning disabilities (LD) enroll in advanced content-area classes and are expected to pass state exams, they are faced with the challenge of mastering difficult concepts and abstract vocabulary while learning content. Once in these classes, students must learn from lectures that move at a quick pace, record accurate and complete notes, and then demonstrate their...