Presents a visual method for displaying the interrelationships between Piaget's work related to children's intellectual development and curriculum development based on an analysis of the processes of scientific inquiry. (PB)

In order to individualize instruction for learning disabled students, tasks should be matched to students' abilities and learning styles. Two types of task modifications include modifying the task content to coincide with what students are ready to learn and modifying task processes and features to match how students prefer to learn. Readiness…

BELIEF THAT ALL SCHOOL LEARNING IS INFLUENCED BY THE TEACHER'S FEELING FOR THE STUDENT, BY THE TEACHER'S CULTURAL EVALUATION OF THE STUDENT, BY CULTURAL MOTIVATION AND BY INTRINSIC VALUE IN THE CURRICULUM LED TO THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED STUDENT--STUDY OF THE COMMUNITY, AND OF THE SCHOOL INSERVICE TRAINING OF…

One of the recent trends in language learning is training the learner to learn, so that he or she becomes "autonomous," that is, able to carry out alone the various steps in the learning process. This article concentrates on one of the most important of those steps, the analysis and fulfillment of the learner's needs, and it shows that this is…

Three aspects of concept teaching might be guided by the conceptual learning and development model. First, by assessing the characteristics of cognitive style, classificatory skills, and logical reasoning ability, the student's readiness to attain concepts under various circumstances can be determined. Secondly, the model points to optimal methods…

Making their own dictionaries gives beginners confidence in their writing, reading, and spelling progress. (Editor)

By insisting that a student master a skill before progressing to a more complex task, a teacher can help that student build a firm foundation for further learning experiences. (JD)

Used Hersey/Blanchard model of situational leadership to study readiness levels of undergraduates (N=39) to learn listening skills, pairing high and low skill groups with high and low structure instruction. Results support view that developmental educators should consider individual levels of skill, experience, and motivation when designing…

Focusing on the brain's natural functions, this article discusses specific teacher characteristics, teaching methods, and peripheral stimuli helping to activate appropriate learning behavior. Also identifies particular events and teacher behaviors that block learning and frustrate the brain's efforts to harmonize conflicts and admit new…

A new idea is catching on fast: instead of giving all students the same classroom time and grading A to F, give each the time and the teaching technique he or she needs to master the subject. (LBH)

Reports on study of 80 elementary students in grades 3-6 to determine whether tempo perception and performance abilities increased with grade level and musical training. Finds that student performance and perceptions did increase with grade level and training. Concludes that modern technology has made research into tempo perception more precise…

As one step in the process of developing consensus on the definition of school readiness, the National Education Goals Panel requested a survey about the current beliefs and professional judgments of public school kindergarten teachers regarding school readiness. Conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics in the spring of 1993, the…

Contends that developing an interest in a particular topic is the first step in getting students ready to read in the social studies. Maintains the teacher must find ways of using what children already know and couple this with their experiential background to fulfill the need for establishing familiarity before reading. (TRS)

This review includes investigations and discussions of the teaching of reading in a multi-cultural society. An annotated bibliography follows the completed review of the literature. (Author)

Children's learning of consumer economics concepts in two types of preschool teaching conditions was compared. Children in the Ausubelian program (high proportion of teacher-directed learning activities) achieved a significantly higher level of performance than did children in the Piagetian program (high proportion of child-directed activities.)…