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Koons, Theresa L. – Academic Therapy, 1985
A step-by-step procedure for teaching students to solve time-lapse problems allows the student to convert what is normally a pure mental process to a systematic paper and pencil activity coupled with a step-by-step thought pattern. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Time Factors (Learning)
Cook, Ruth E.; Slife, Brent D. – Academic Therapy, 1985
The article addresses obstructions to problem solving (such as an overemphasis on learning facts) and suggests six steps to overcome those obstacles: (1) recognizing that the problem exists, (2) understanding the problem, (3) analyzing the problem, (4) considering alternative solutions, (5) choosing the best solution, and (6) evaluating the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes, Problem Solving
Neibart, Marilyn – Academic Therapy, 1986
The author reviews the role of logic problems in teaching thinking strategies to LD students. Devising one's own written logic problems is advocated to present less wordy tasks. (CL)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities, Logic, Logical Thinking
Harth, Robert; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1981
Adding mediation (guidance in problem solving) to an educational task enabled learning disabled sixth graders to produce superior performances compared with unmediated tasks. The author contends that focus on problem-solving skills is needed as much as emphasis on reading and perceptual skill development for learning disabled students. (CL)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities, Mediation Theory, Problem Solving
Horowitz, Jeff – Academic Therapy, 1986
The author presents ideas for allowing LD students to discover ways to improve their problem-solving skills. Activities touch upon the influence of the environment, the need for patience and planning, factors in sequencing and organization, and the importance of thoroughness and revision. (CL)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities
Hall, Robert J. – Academic Therapy, 1984
The author analyzes the problem-solving nature of spelling, notes its cognitive components, and reviews research findings relevant to learning disabled students. He emphasizes the need to understand spelling developmentally and chart-succeeding stages. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving
Kane, Martin – Academic Therapy, 1984
The second of two articles defines terms associated with in two contrasting cognitive approaches to promoting problem solving: the visual/spatial, holistic style (terms such as face recognition, impulsive) and the verbal analytic and detail-oriented style (terms such as logical, sequential, and focalized). (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Mild Disabilities
Fuller, Gerald B.; Fuller, Diane L. – Academic Therapy, 1982
Learning disabled (LD) children react to hurt and rejection by selecting from a number of poor choices, including giving up or throwing a tantrum. A teacher can help the LD child through a reality program which includes 10 steps to better control. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving
Valett, Robert E. – Academic Therapy, 1986
Learning disabled students need systematic instruction in thinking skills. Both individual clinical studies and group programs have proven such training effective. Some important thinking strategies include goal clarification, previewing, organization, questioning, imagining, predicting, checking results, humor, and self-monitoring techniques. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Lowenthal, Barbara – Academic Therapy, 1986
Methods are suggested to stimulate learning disabled children to develop the metacognitive skills of: (1) reflecting on what they already know, (2) devising a plan for attacking the problem, (3) monitoring progress, and (4) evaluating the outcome of the plan. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Metacognition
Shankman, Albert L. – Academic Therapy, 1974
An optometrist hypothesizes that poor reading skills stem from a child's inability to discern relationships among objects, people, concepts or instructional materials and suggests that physical problem-solving tasks that utilize several sense modalities simultaneously provide effective remedial treatment. (LH)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Modalities, Optometrists
Elksnin, Linda K.; Elksnin, Nick – Academic Therapy, 1989
Parent-teacher conferences offer an opportunity to cooperatively prevent and solve learning and behavior problems. The phases of a parent-teacher conference include: preconference phase (notification, preparation, agenda planning, and arranging environments); conference phase, which utilizes a problem-solving approach; and postconference phase,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Crank, Joe N. – Academic Therapy, 1988
To improve problem-solving skills of learning-disabled students, five attributes of problem solution are outlined: the solution's permanence, starting time, length of time required, ease of implementation, and creation of additional problems. Based on these attributes, a structured method for rating and choosing solutions to personal or social…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Logical Thinking
Ness, Jean E. – Academic Therapy, 1989
Issues that face learning-disabled students and their parents during the transition from a secondary to a postsecondary setting are explored, and recommendations are offered for consideration in resolving problems during this period. (JDD)
Descriptors: College Students, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Parent Attitudes
Cawley, John F.; Parmar, Rene S. – Academic Therapy, 1990
This paper discusses the "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards" (produced by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) that are of particular relevance to mildly handicapped children. Concepts discussed include curriculum and instruction, need for a broad spectrum of mathematics, problem solving, vocabulary, emphasis on understanding, and…
Descriptors: Calculators, Comprehension, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
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