This study had the aim to verify if the intervention in the use of learning strategies promotes in students with learning difficulties a greater control and reflection over their own learning process. 10 students participated in the pretest and 10 participated in the post test. The intervention was conducted in 18 sessions of 1 hour each. The strategies on focus were related to attention control, behavior and environment; organization of ideas, selection and adjustments of time, and control of thoughts and distractions. For the pre and post test data collection, a structured interview, adapted by Boruchovitch (1995), was applied. The results show an increase in the frequency of learning strategies use in the classroom, home study and in accomplishing school tasks. The intervention in the use of learning strategies may represent a contribution to students with learning difficulties in helping them improve school performance.
Learning strategies; learning difficulties; intervention
