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Quarles, N. K. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1972
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Slow Learners, Student Needs, Teaching Methods
Hartmann, Clinton P. – Soc Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Course Content, Instructional Materials, Slow Learners, Social Studies
Davis, Bertha – Soc Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Reading Instruction, Slow Learners, Social Studies
Berres, Frances – Grade Teacher, 1972
The author points out six ways that a teacher may be hindering a learning-blocked child. The author suggests how the teacher can help a child that has learning problems and gives six ways to help the child overcome his problems. (MS)
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Problem Children, Slow Learners, Teacher Attitudes
Mishra, Chandra Prabha – Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Low Ability Students, Slow Learners, Student Characteristics
Karnes, Merle B. – Todays Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Language Skills, School Responsibility, Slow Learners
Quayle, Therald P. – Todays Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Individualized Instruction, Laboratory Techniques, Science Programs
Peer reviewedNemec, Philip T. – Clearing House, 1979
Presented is a simple and effective formula for aiding low ability, nonmotivated secondary students to construct an essay. It avoids the particulars of composition, like syntax, and concentrates on organization. (KC)
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Slow Learners, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedBelmont, Ira; Belmont, Lillian – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The article addresses the question of who learning disabled children are and suggests approaches for delineating subgroups of slow learning children. (SBH)
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedFawcett, Angela J.; Nicolson, Roderick I.; Maclagan, Fiona – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2001
Tests of phonological, speed, motor and cerebellar tasks were given to 36 students with learning disabilities, 29 of whom were classified as non-discrepant (IQ<90) and 7 as discrepant, (IQ at least 90 and dyslexic). On the cerebellar tests of postural stability and muscle tone, the non-discrepant group performed significantly better than the…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Learning Disabilities
Direct linkShaw, Steven R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
Students with intelligence test scores between 70 and 85 frequently fall into the gap between general and special education. Students with borderline intellectual functioning are a large population at-risk for school failure. Recent educational trends (e.g., the use of response to intervention models of special education eligibility,…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Inclusive Schools, Educational Needs, Student Diversity
Abosi, Okey – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2007
The increase in the number of slow learners and children with learning disabilities in schools in Africa has become a major issue and concern. The situation is reflected in various school-leaving examinations, where an average of 30 percent of the results are below average or failures each year. Although there are no statistical records available…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Slow Learners, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedDobbs, Mary Carolyn – Children Today, 1974
Describes a gardening project undertaken by a junior high school special education class. (SET)
Descriptors: Gardening, Junior High School Students, School Activities, Slow Learners
Rasmussen, Peter – 1970
The third in a series of three workbook texts on beginning algebra. Designed primarily for use by low ability mathematics students, the texts have been used by average ability students as supplementary materials. Volume 3 contains material on order of operations, using variables and phrases, solving equations, equivalent equations, the addition…
Descriptors: Algebra, Educationally Disadvantaged, Instructional Materials, Secondary School Mathematics
Dobbs, Mary Carolyn – Pointer, 1976
Class hobbies such as coin collecting, stamp collecting and pen pal projects can accelerate the learning of teenaged slow learners. (GW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Hobbies, Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities
