Students with Learning Disabilities Construct Meaning Through Graphic Organizers: Strategies for Achieventent in Inclusive Classrooms

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  • Eileen D. Sabbatino

Abstract

Students with learning disabilities are being placed with their peers in inclusive classrooms for content area subjects in greater numbers than ever before. In many cases, these students are being held to the same standards as their general education peers. Many students with learning disabilities have deficits in a very essential skill area needed for success, reading comprehension. This article familiarizes teachers with the concept of graphic organizers as an effective comprehension strategy, presents a research-based rationale for their use with students with learning disabilities, and introduces graphic organizers as a tool for helping students with learning disabilities make sense of a wide variety of textual information.

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