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The Effects of Cover, Copy, and Compare Strategy to Improve Spelling Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Systematic Review

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Nouf Abdullah Almubarak
Spacial Education,King Saud University, Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Volume: 17 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 19-32| June 2025-| https://doi.org/10.54940/ep37982162-|-PDF
Received:-06/11/2023-|-Received:-05/02/2024-|-Accepted:-08/02/2024
Corresponding Author: [email protected]


Abstract
This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Cover, Copy & Compare strategy in developing the performance of students with learning disabilities in spelling. Because most of students with learning disabilities struggle to become academically independent and successful. Consequently, there is a need for strategies and teaching methods that helps them to become independent and supports their academic success. One of those strategies are self-monitoring strategies. However Cover, Copy & Compare strategy considered one of the most effective one of these strategies to trach people with special needs.

This study included (11) studies that examined the effectiveness of the Cover, Copy, and Compare strategy in developing spelling among students with learning disabilities, which was published between (2007-2022), and relied on the experimental approach represented in Single Subject Designs. The sample of those studies consisted students with learning disabilities. All studies relied on the “Cover, Copy & Compare” strategy worksheet model that prepared by the researchers as a basic tool for measurement in those studies. The implementation of the studies took from half to a full year. The results showed that the strategy was effective for most of the participants, whose academic performance had significantly improved in spelling. the results also can be generalized to all academic skills and in all different educational settings. In conclusion, this review presented recommendations and proposals, such as: the necessity of getting to know more about "Cover, Copy & Compare" strategy and how to train the students with learning disabilities to implement the strategy in our Arab environments.

Keywords
Cover, Copy and Compare Strategy – Self-Monitoring Strategies – Special Education Students – Learning Disabilities – Spelling Skills.

How to Cite
Almubarak, N. (2025). The Effects of Cover, Copy, and Compare Strategy to Improve Spelling Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Systematic Review. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Educational and Psychological Sciences,Vol 17(2), pp19-32. https://doi.org/10.54940/ep37982162

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1658-8177/© 2024-by the Authors. Published by-J. Umm Al-Qura Univ. for Edu. and Psychological Sci.-This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/-Creative Commons License

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