This article discusses applications of the Cloze whole language technique for teaching reading to deaf students. Techniques described include using Cloze questions in shared reading, predicting language in written text, solving Cloze exercises with teamwork, working with minimal clues, predicting in patterns, and using Cloze techniques for…

The article raises concerns about educational approaches which rely heavily on extrinsic reinforcers and offers instructional guidelines to promote intrinsic motivation in children with learning problems. Stressed is the importance of mediational dynamics between teacher and student in the learning process. (DB)

The article presents a model of learning based on the four learning stages of (1) acquisition, (2) proficiency, (3) maintenance, and (4) generalization. The importance of directing instruction at the appropriate learning stage is stressed and examples are given. (DB)

An itinerant teacher of multiply handicapped students with low vision shares learning activities in which students learn to use coins with the aid of a computer program and make a shopping list using advertising flyers. (DB)

The paper traces the histories of several language disorders and the recommended educational treatment for them. It covers the historical events in medicine and education that have contributed to the confusion in relation to aphasia, dyslexia, and perceptual-motor disorders. (JDD)

Two experiments examined visual cues as a means for four severely mentally retarded secondary-age students to order in fast-food restaurants. The experiments involved training in school-based simulated environments or in community restaurants. Use of the visual cues was quite effective and easily generalized. Previous experiments with similar…

Reports on a descriptive study of German education at several Illinois high schools. Data collected through interviews, questionnaires, and the videotaping of classroom instruction are presented and analyzed. The implications of the data are discussed with regard to teaching German grammar, students attitudes toward learning grammar, and the use…

Results of a study with dental assistants and hygienists, clinic clerks, supply and sterilization personnel, receptionists, and housekeeping and secretarial staff (n=80) suggest that inservice training programs on infection control and clinical asepsis procedures may be better accomplished by practical demonstration than by lecture or seminar.…

The use of study questions to guide student learning and in-class discussion is presented as an alternative to the traditional methods of instruction in social work which rely upon formal lectures and midterm and final examinations and term papers to motivate studying. (Author/MLW)

Investigates processes involved in helping young children acquire musical concepts. Concludes that, even though children's involvement with musical skills and activities aids concept development, the enjoyment and experience of music should be predominant. (NH)

Presents a method for assessing three major objectives in the teaching of vocational and technical courses: material assimilation, application to real practical problems, and resourcefulness of the student. Provides examples of questions developed and compares them with questions normally used. (YP)

Suggests activities that use students' cultural stereotypes to enhance their cultural awareness and foreign language skills. The exercises emphasize the recognition of the nature of stereotypes and prepare students to explore the belief systems and living patterns of other cultures. (CB)

Reviews early methods of formal training for library acquisitions, textbooks pertaining to the subject, and relevant library literature to provide a historical perspective on education for acquisitions. Strategies to provide basic and adequate training in acquisitions for all librarians are suggested. (49 references) (CLB)

Presents a matrix that can be used by accreditation team members to gather, organize, analyze, and report descriptive and evaluative information about instructional support components, teacher observations/interviews, and curriculum evaluation. (DMM)

Develops a rationale for the application of single subject time-series) research technology to problems in minority and bilingual special education. Outlines characteristics of the simple case study, ABA withdrawal design, multiple baseline design, changing criterion design, and alternating and simultaneous treatment designs. Contains 34…