Learners' preferred perceptual modalities--the means through which they obtain information--need to be considered in instruction design. Two strategies to individualize instruction are a multisensory approach and point-of-intervention approach. (SK)

Recent research concerning learning via a single mode or particular combination of modes prompted an experiment which used a dual stimuli methodology. Manual sign, graphic, and oral stimuli were presented, in pure and in combination, to normal adults without previous signing experience. An efficiency rating of method of presentation was obtained.…

Thirty college students with dyslexia who participated in spelling remediation using a modified Orton-Gillingham approach called the Wilson Reading System significantly improved in spelling performance, compared to a group receiving nonphonetic remediation and a control group. Results indicate that adulthood is not too late for appropriate…