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Fahsl, Allison J.; McAndrews, Stephanie L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Writing can be a powerful tool for thinking and learning. Journaling is one form of writing that is a commonly used learning tool in many classrooms. Children use journals to record personal experiences, explore reactions and interpretations to reading and videos, or record, analyze, or enhance information about literature or other subject areas.…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Learning Disabilities, Scoring, Diagnostic Teaching
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Rooney, Karen J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
Intervention with students having attention disorders must focus on specific identified needs. Sample behavioral and cognitive descriptors are listed to help teachers operationalize principles of diagnostic/prescriptive teaching and plan appropriate interventions. A variety of behavioral and academic interventions are briefly explained. (DB)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
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Welch, Marshall; Link, Donald P. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1992
This article presents a seven-step informal assessment procedure for evaluating the form and function of paragraph composition, useful with students who have difficulty in written expression. The procedure uses dichotomous scoring to reduce subjectivity, facilitates instructional decision making, awards points for grammatically correct sentences,…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment
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Demchak, MaryAnn – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1993
This article offers a framework for assessing problem behaviors in classroom settings. It explains three prerequisite steps (identification, prioritization, and delineation of operational definitions) and three methods for formulating hypotheses (structured interviews, systematic observations, and experimental functional analyses). (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
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Nahmias, Maria L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
This article addresses the importance of home-school communication for students with attention deficit disorders and identifies specific areas for collaboration. These include problem assessment (differential diagnosis, determining eligibility); planning by educators, parents, and students; intervention (classroom and home management, reward…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
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Scholes, Corey – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Presents a diagnostic teaching unit in general science designed to identify effective learning strategies for seventh-grade students with learning disabilities or behavior disorders. The unit is intended to identify effective strategies for students in reading comprehension, mathematics problem solving, and memory. Detailed instructions for four…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Diagnostic Teaching, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
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Rivera, Diane M.; Bryant, Brian R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1992
Mathematics curriculum and instruction for elementary students with learning and behavior problems are addressed. The article considers (1) best practices in assessment of both product and process to identify instructional needs; (2) determining an appropriate curriculum; and (3) designing an instructional program based on best practices.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Teaching
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Bock, Marjorie A.; Barger, Rita. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Presents a diagnostic teaching unit designed to identify effective teaching strategies for fourth- or fifth-grade students with learning or behavior disorders. The unit uses "The Popcorn Book" (de Paola) for activities to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching strategies across the content areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Curriculum Based Assessment, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis