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Nanmathi Manian; Wendy McColskey; Kim Benton; Noah Lipshie – National Comprehensive Center, 2021
School communities in both urban and rural settings need trauma-informed (TI) supports; however, the adversities experienced and access to student supports may be unique to rural school communities. In addition, the contextual challenges experienced by rural schools and communities, as well as the strengths that can be drawn from them, will…
Descriptors: Trauma, Rural Schools, Child Development, School Districts
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Keefe, Kristen A.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1989
Four children, aged 26-41 months, with localized, perinatal brain lesions, were compared to 4 matched controls. With the exception of phonological development, subjects scored below controls on all formal language measures; however, subjects often scored at or above test norms. No score differences were found between right- and left-brain-damaged…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Evaluation, Language Acquisition, Neurological Impairments
Wasserwald, Lee – 1986
In a continuation study, 12 students with dyslexia participated in muscle testing and exercises. Six areas were evaluated via pre- and post-tests: academics (using measures of spelling, reading, and math); parental observations of changes in their children (behavioral, academic or affective); perceptual drawing; oral reading; written language; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Dyslexia
Nutter, Susann C. – 1983
Research on hemispheric mode functioning indicates that some connections exist between learning disabilities (LD) and right-mode dominance, which suggests that instruction should be offered to develop right hemispheric (spatial perception) abilities in LD persons. The influence on student drawing of the right-left hemispheric shift during reading…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Elementary Secondary Education, Freehand Drawing
Grevenow, Barbara – 1988
The study presents teaching techniques for use with elementary learning disabled students which utilize right brain simultaneous (as opposed to sequential or left brain) learning processes. It also describes a 15-week classroom project utilizing selected techniques with 11 learning disabled children in grades 2 through 6. The literature review and…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Altman, Howard B.; And Others – 1985
Based on the questions of second language teachers concerning classroom practice, generated by mail survey in 1983, research on aspects of second language teaching and learning was reviewed and is summarized here. In each case, a question or questions are posed and a brief discussion follows, in layman's language and based on relevant research,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Aptitude, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Careers