Describes a diagnostic and remedial spelling approach used with high school students. (HOD)

Finds that more students with learning disabilities are taking mathematics courses. Argues that recognizing learning disabilities and effectively addressing them are important skills for college mathematics teachers. (CCM)

This special education research brief provides a synopsis of the steps in curriculum-based assessment (CBA) and lists resources that provide more detail on the method and applications of CBA. The described CBA method involves selecting or developing a method of measurement, assessing student knowledge, tailoring instruction to student needs, and…

An eighth grade English teacher with 12 years of teaching experience in a conventional classroom setting decided to modify teaching and learning strategies to respond to the needs, interests, and abilities of individual students in a group setting. This action research study used the method of reflective analysis to analyze the process and results…

The purpose of this diagnostic-prescriptive reading system (DPRS), proposed by Palm Beach County and the Florida Atlantic University and sponsored by the Florida Department of Education, was to provide classroom teachers with resources which would enable them to more effectively meet the individual reading needs of their students. This report…

The article describes the essential features of curriculum-based assessment (CBA) and provides suggestions for developing them. Special emphasis is placed on describing how teachers can use CBA results to place students into curriculum materials, adjust instruction based on their performance, and evaluate and communicate pupil progress. (Author/CL)

The paper reviews research, largely inconclusive, on diagnostic-prescriptive teaching and proposes a model for use with learning disabled students using neuropsychological test data to infer relevant learner aptitudes. Studies are cited to support the validity of strength-matched teaching and the use of compensatory teaching with severe learning…

Suggests that new developments in prescriptive theory offer an opportunity for instructional designers to combine research and practice in developing instruction. Ways in which instructional theories can facilitate practical applications are suggested. (MER)

Mastery learning, an approach originated by B. Bloom and based on formative testing to give the student feedback and correction, is advocated as an effective way to individualize instruction in a mainstreamed setting. (CL)

Test-study spelling instruction (diagnostic-prescriptive) involves a pretest on words, practice with mispelled words, and a posttest. Study-test spelling (nondiagnostic-prescriptive) involves the study of all words, known or not known, followed by a test. A review of the literature reveals overwhelming support for the test-study method, but it is…

Presented is an annotated bibliography with approximately 65 citations (1974-1976) on teaching methods and curricula for learning disabled students. Information is explained to have been drawn from volume eight of Exceptional Child Education Resources. Entries are arranged according to accession number, and usually include information on author,…

Based on the premise that students have a wealth of resources they can tap for their writing, this book presents a series of practical, student-centered strategies for use in high school and college composition classes. The exercises are grouped in four sets: the comfort zone (strategies for use in the early part of the composition course),…

Pointed out are issues seen as unresolved in the implementation of diagnostic prescriptive teaching methods with learning disabled children. Questioned are the cost effectiveness of the clinical diagnostic process, practical limits of task analysis, and the failure to consider the child's total ecology or life space as a possible cause of the…