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Kauffman, James M., Ed. – Exceptional Education Quarterly, 1981
Eight articles address research in teaching essentials of decoding, instruction and research in reading comprehension, strategy training for arithmetic instruction, functional competence in communication instruction, vocational skills instruction for the handicapped, community living skills instruction for mildly retarded persons, and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills
Smith, Cyrus F., Jr.; Kepner, Henry S., Jr. – 1981
The concept that it is important for students to learn how to read the language of mathematics is promoted. Most mathematics teachers neither have the knowledge nor feel the responsibility to develop reading skills in their students. The materials in this document are viewed to be of sufficient variety and potential for making important…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Decoding (Reading), Instructional Materials
Wood, M. Beatrice – 1973
Three Intensive Reading Instructional Teams (IRIT's) provided a comprehensive half-day program of reading instruction for a period of approximately 11 weeks for 405 third and fourth grade pupils who were in Hartford's validated schools and not achieving up to expectancy. A fourth team, funded by the general budget, provided special reading…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Comprehension, Decoding (Reading)
Hasselbring, Ted S.; Goin, Laura I. – 1988
This research-based review discusses effective computer applications for students with mental disabilities. Most computer-based instruction currently in use is of a drill-and-practice variety, which is needed to develop fluency in basic academic skills. Studies conducted on math fluency indicate that when students are using counting strategies to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Decoding (Reading)
Taylor, Vivian Baker; Rosecrans, Deborah – 1986
A study investigated the effects of computer-assisted instruction on the vocabulary development of college students enrolled in a developmental reading program at a two-year college of a metropolitan, midwestern university. The subjects were 41 entry level students, 98% of whom had never used computers as an instructional tool. The students were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction