Teachers should develop a communication system in order to gather performance information on handicapped students entering a regular classroom. (JD)

Suggestions for tutoring students with reading comprehension problems include careful selection of books with readable text segments, use of comprehension strategies such as paraphrasing brief sections, and reading to find specific information. Several reading comprehension strategies for students are summarized. (Contains 7 references.) (DB)

Two mentors in a math mentoring program for gifted students offer principles for developing such a program. Topics covered include mentor qualifications, getting started, finding materials, preparing for the first mentoring session, frequency and length of meetings, student behavior, and planning. (DB)

Offers suggestions for utilizing hypertext to individualize reading lessons for deaf and hard of hearing children. Necessary hardware and software requirements are listed, and a detailed example is provided. Possible uses of hypertext in mathematics instruction are noted. (DB)

This article provides a community relations professional the rationale and background regarding the use of Universal Instructional Design in classrooms. It also provides community relations specialists with a communication plan for educating the public on Universal Instructional Design via a teaching and modeling approach. Results of a recent…

Presented are guidelines to help teachers make learning activity packets (LAPs) to aid the individualization of instruction. (DB)

Five areas are suggested for individualized instruction. (HB)

Systems of programmed instruction appear to offer some solutions to common pedagogic problems. In this article, the author describes how one such system has been used in some higher education courses. (Editor)

This short pamphlet promotes the Newspaper in Education (NIE) program. The pamphlet discusses reasons why educators should choose newspapers as instructional tools; how newspapers can be used for indivdualized instruction, reading, writing, computing, and critical thinking; what the research says about the use of newspapers in schools; what…

This book is designed to provide teachers with techniques for entering and modifying BASIC programs on Apple computers. The underlying theme is that a teacher need not become a programmer to benefit from being able to use and modify BASIC programs. The key to the successful use of software in the classroom is the ability to individualize software…

Camelot is a microcomputer-based system for individualizing information in a variety of settings. The information is not prespecified in Camelot and, consequently, can take many forms including instruction, counseling, prescription, and task assignment. The basis for individualizing the information is also not predeclared; therefore, users can…

The paper describes ways in which mainstreamed special education students can engage in individual assignments to master course content. The activities include developing a word parts dictionary which addresses prefixes, roots, and suffixes of the subject area; highlighting the textbook to sort out main ideas, vocabulary words, and supporting…

Learning centers can be developed in secondary school subject area classes to encourage independence and to help the teacher individualize instruction. (MKM)