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Gersten, Russell; Carnine, Douglas – 1981
The results from the longitudinal evaluation of over 2000 low income students involved in the Direct Instruction Follow Through Project between kindergarten and third grade are reviewed. Of the ten major education approaches evaluated, students in the Direct Instruction model performed highest in all areas of Math: (1) Computations (66%…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Direct linkGersten, Russell; Baker, Scott K.; Smith-Johnson, Joyce; Dimino, Joseph; Peterson, Anne – Exceptional Children, 2006
This study compared two approaches for teaching a history unit on the Civil Rights Movement (1954-1965) to middle school students with learning disabilities (LD) in general education settings. The curriculum was designed to make the content challenging, but accessible. The major text was the documentary, Eyes on the Prize (DeVinney, 1991).…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Civil Rights, Learning Disabilities, History Instruction
