The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) is committed to bridging the gap between research and practice in the education of students with learning disabilities. To that end, in May of 1999 NCLD convened a Summit on Research in Learning Disabilities: Keys to Successful Learning. The Summit offered research syntheses prepared by leading researchers in the field of learning disabilities. These syntheses are designed to help educators, administrators, teacher educators, parents and advocates recognize key ingredients of effective instruction.

Read this Report	Types of Research and Their Roles in Improvement of Practice - A framework for determining what type of research relates directly to validated practice. Author: Dr. Russell Gersten.
Read this Report	The NICHD Research Program in Reading Development, Reading Disorders and Reading Instruction - A comprehensive overview of the research findings from extensive research on reading conducted by the National Institutes of Health. Author: Dr. G. Reid Lyon.
Read this Report	Intervention Research for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis of Outcomes Related to High-Order Processing - An effective method of improving problem-solving skills in adolescents with learning disabilities. Author: Dr. H. Lee Swanson
Read this Report	The Effect of Instructional Grouping Format on the Reading Outcomes of Students with Disabilities: A Meta-Analytic Review - An examination of the relationship between reading outcomes of students with disabilities and the grouping formats (i.e., pairing, small groups, multiple grouping formats) used for reading instruction. Authors: Drs. Batya Elbaum, Sally Watson Moody, Sharon Vaughn, Jeanne Shay Schumm, and Marie Hughes
Read this Report	Reading Comprehension Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities - A review of recent contributions to the body of research on reading comprehension in students with learning disabilities. Authors: Dr. Russell Gersten and Dr. Scott Baker
Read this Report	Teaching Expressive Writing to Students with Learning Disabilities: A Research Synthesis - A report that synthesizes recent findings of research on expressive writing. Authors: Dr. Russell Gersten and Dr. Scott Baker
Read this Report	Effective Instruction for Learning Disabled or At-Risk English-Language Learners: An Integrative Synthesis of the Empirical and Professional Knowledge Bases - An overview of what is known about effective teaching practices for English-language learners with disabilities or those at risk for school failure in the elementary and middle school grades. Authors: Dr. Russell Gersten, Dr. Scott Baker, Susan Unok Marks and Sylvia B. Smith
Read this Report	Can School-Based Interventions Enhance the Self-Concept of Students with Learning Disabilities? - A report on the efficacy of a variety of classroom interventions designed to improve the self-concepts of students with learning disabilities. Authors: Dr. Sharon Vaughn and Dr. Batya Elbaum
Read this Report	Intervention Research for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis of Treatment Outcomes - A comprehensive synthesis of research on the effects of various forms of instruction intended to improve students' academics (e.g., reading, mathematics), cognition (e.g., problem solving) or behavior. Author: Dr. H. Lee Swanson

NCLD's Recommended Resources for Research on Teaching and Learning  - Our selection of Web sites and online documents offering information on research and research-based instruction.