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Goldberg, Lorraine F. – 1989
Cooperative learning lessons in mathematics were instituted in 6 learning disability elementary classrooms serving a total of 47 students. Verbal rehearsal and collaboration were intended to reinforce the internalization and generalization of skills. Structured social interaction was intended to facilitate peer acceptance. Although two of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Cooperative Learning, Educational Methods
Download full textMaine Township Diagnostic and Remedial Learning Center, Park Ridge, IL. – 1968
A collection of monographs concerning learning disabilities is presented. Subjects include a high school learning disabilities program, English curriculum development, evaluation philosophy, a traditional program, teacher created learning exercises, reading disability, student discussion, and language development. Discussions also concern…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Centers, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Methods
Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research, 1989
Special education students (21 learning disabled, 12 emotionally/behaviorally disordered, 14 educable mentally retarded) and 30 nonhandicapped students were observed to identify teaching structures and tasks experienced during reading in both mainstream and special education settings. Several setting effects and a difference in the amount of time…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Peer reviewedDalton, Bridget; Morocco, Catherine Cobb; Tivnan, Terrence; Mead, Penelope L. Rawson – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
This study compared effects of two approaches to hands-on science, supported inquiry science (SIS) and activity-based science, in six urban and two suburban fourth-grade general education classrooms involving 172 students, 33 of whom had learning disabilities (LD). The study found that students with and without LD demonstrated greater concept…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Discovery Learning, Educational Methods, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedRuiz, Nadeen T. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
Bilingual students' language and literacy skills were compared across three classroom events (varying in degree of formality) in a special classroom for students with language learning disabilities. Results showed that certain contextual features (usually holistic-constructivist in nature) were associated with enhanced student performance, whereas…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Communication Skills, Constructivism (Learning)
Peer reviewedLopez-Reyna, Norma A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This article examines issues in bilingual special education in the context of moving from a skills-based approach to a whole language approach. Classroom observations in a self-contained elementary classroom for students with learning disabilities revealed the role of the native language and background experiences, the teacher's role in assessing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Educational Methods, Educational Principles
Lansdowne, Stephen C. – 1978
The booklet is intended to provide regular class elementary and early childhood teachers with basic information about types of handicaps and teaching strategies to use with exceptional children. An initial section considers the nature of handicaps and the degree of severity of conditions. Reviewed are the following types of exceptionalities:…
Descriptors: Definitions, Early Childhood Education, Educational Methods, Elementary Education
