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Peer reviewedScott, Mary E. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Understanding learning strategies used by gifted students can help teachers improve effectiveness in all learners. Six traits common among the gifted and modifiable in students with learning difficulties include (1) superior concentration skills; (2) field independence; (3) reflection; (4) internal locus of control; (5) active learning; and (6)…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedJohnson, Genevieve Marie – Preventing School Failure, 1998
Lists 20 basic instructional principles for increasing academic success of at-risk learners, including maintaining high expectations, administering praise, using learning technologies, teaching learning strategies, accommodating learning styles, teaching vocabulary directly, establishing an experiential base for learning, encouraging cooperative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Educational Principles
Peer reviewedFeigin, Judith; Meisgeier, Charles – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1987
Poor social skills of children with serious learning disabilities may be more limiting than their academic deficits. This paper reviews the social and behavioral issues related to social status, self-control, problem-solving behavior, student-teacher relationships, language and communication skills, individual temperament differences, and learning…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Cognitive Style, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
