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Reading Remediation Based on Sequential and Simultaneous Processing.
Gunnison, Judy; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1982
The theory postulating a dichotomy between sequential and simultaneous processing is reviewed and its implications for remediating reading problems are reviewed. Research is cited on sequential-simultaneous processing for early and advanced reading. A list of remedial strategies based on the processing dichotomy addresses decoding and lexical…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Reading Difficulties, Reading Processes, Remedial Instruction
A Rationale for Rhetoric.
Scally, John – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1980
Presents the theory that rhetorical modes taught in developmental writing courses parallel the process of human cognitive development. Describes the teaching strategies and competencies incorporated in a developmental writing course which proceeds sequentially from description through analysis, comparison, classification, and cause and effect. (JP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, Postsecondary Education
Using Data to Learn about Concrete-Semiconcrete-Abstract Instruction for Students with Math Disabilities.
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Miller, Susan Peterson; Mercer, Cecil D. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
Nine students (ages 7 to 11) with math disabilities were effectively taught using an instructional sequence that moved from the concrete to the semiconcrete to the abstract. Subjects needed between three and seven lessons using manipulative devices and pictures before being able to do abstract-level problems. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Fraction Instruction for Students with Mathematics Disabilities: Comparing Two Teaching Sequences.
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Butler, Frances M.; Miller, Susan P.; Crehan, Kevin; Babbitt, Beatrice; Pierce, Thomas – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2003
This study compared effectiveness of either a concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) or a representational-abstract (RA) instructional sequence in teaching fraction concepts to 50 middle school students with mathematics disabilities. On all achievement measures, students in the CRA group had overall higher mean scores than did students in the RA…
Descriptors: Fractions, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Manipulative Materials
Strategies for the Remediation of Speech of Hearing-Impaired Children.
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Perigoe, Christina B. – Volta Review, 1992
This paper focuses on formal strategies for remediation of speech production in children and youth with hearing impairments. A seven-step model of speech acquisition is summarized. General principles for improving student speech at phonetic and phonologic levels and specific strategies to deal with common speech errors are offered. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
Reading Program--Remedial, Integrated, and Innovative.
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Butler, Susan R. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1991
The Reading Assistance Tutorial (R.A.T.) Pack is a systematic, multidisciplinary remedial reading program incorporating listening, speaking, seeing, writing, thinking, and comprehension skills. The sequenced activities demand a high percentage of on-task behavior and train phonological processing strategies and functional language use. Research…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials, Integrated Activities