Normal (N=58) and learning disabled (N=52) primary grade children were classified into five groups (overachievers, target achievers, under achievers, slow learners, and disabled achievers) based on IQ-achievement and age-achievement discrepancies and followed over a 3-year period. Learning disabled students became more disabled with age in spite…

An art program that caters to the abilities of slow learners as well as of normal children provides an opportunity for individual growth. (CK)

A curriculum designed for special education classes is discussed. (DB)

The Immediate Reinforcement and Remediation (IRR) method is advocated as a systematic approach to aid in the success of mainstreamed elementary slow learning and learning disabled students. IRR allows the resource room teacher to followup on identified critical lessons using different materials and aids. (CL)

Suggestions are made for teaching history to slow-learning students. The importance of developing a sense of time and of stimulating imagination is discussed, and three examples of history activities are provided. (CL)

A teacher had to deal with the problem of effectively instructing slow learners while making sure that the gifted students were kept interested by practicing creative thinking. Paradox and analog techniques were applied to instruction in a biology class. (SBH)

Once identified, slow learners can benefit from the following approaches: child-centered education; established classroom rules; simplified textbooks and instructional materials; focus on familiar current events; and use of the unit approach, the inquiry approach, community resources, dramatic plays, self-directed free time, student research,…

Covers two major aspects of reading instruction for mildly mentally handicapped children in the regular classroom: a review of their reading characteristics and a presentation of questioning techniques useful for promoting their reading comprehension. (FL)

Students considered gifted and learning disabled (G/LD) are those most at risk of not being adequately served in U.S. schools. This research compares delivery formats and Individual Education Plan (IEP) modifications offered to 1,055 elementary school students, grades 3-5, who qualified as having a learning disability (LD) at different levels on…

The paper describes evolution of an approach to teaching mathematically disabled and slow learning students through a Piagetian framework. It is explained that a step-by-step procedure is used to internalize material actions into mental actions via perception and verbalization. Formulae are introduced early, and emphasis is placed on promoting…

The spelling performance of four groups of 9th grade students who were Educable Mental Retardates (EMR), Disadvantaged (DIS), Language and/or Learning Disabled (L/LD), or Slow Learners (SL) was investigated. (Editor)

A THREE YEAR INVESTIGATION WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. THE 157 SUBJECTS WERE PUPILS FROM A STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL AND SLOW LEARNERS AND UNDERACHIEVERS IN ONE PAROCHIAL AND TWO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. ALTHOUGH NOT AVAILABLE FOR ALL SUBJECTS, RESULTS OF THE RORSCHACH TEST, THE…