The following case studies describe the idiosyncratic responses of two learning disabled students involved in an experimental number fact program for children with special learning needs. Central to this progam was the development of strategies matched to individual learning needs in a non-traditional approach to the organization of addition facts. The major goal was to facilitate mastery of these facts. Analysis of results and videotape recordings indicated that the two students benefited from these strategies and showed major improvement in fact mastery.
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