title: Cognitive strategy instruction in mathematics for students with learning disabilities.
abstract: This article provides a context for understanding and using cognitive strategy instruction to improve students' performance in mathematics. The theoretical and research base for strategy instruction is reviewed, and characteristics of students who have difficulties in mathematics are discussed from a developmental perspective. Then, a practical illustration of cognitive strategy instruction used to assess the teach mathematical problem solving to middle school students with learning disabilities is presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Education, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124-2040, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montague
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D002648:Child; D003210:Concept Formation; D003479:Curriculum; D004519:Education, Special; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008433:Mathematics; D011340:Problem Solving