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Secondary School Experiences and Academic Performance of Students With Mental Retardation
NCSER 2009-3020
July 2009

Table 20.  Types of learning supports received by students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning


  Overall High Moderate Low
Percentage who received:    
Some type of learning support80797983
Monitoring of progress by special education teacher58585954
A teacher's aide, instructional assistant, or other personal aide39274256
More frequent feedback36353631
Learning strategies/study skills assistance26282716
A peer tutor23232420
Self-advocacy training1481717
A reader or interpreter1116123
Tutoring by an adult7586
NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 70 to 560 across variables.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Wave 1 student's school program survey, 2002.