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Evans, William H.; Stritch, Thomas M. – Academic Therapy, 1983
Computers should not supplant other forms of basic instruction for learning disabled students. Overreliance on computers could lead to difficulties for students with poor visual skills and to inadequate practice for students with motor problems. (CL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Ewy, Christine Allen – 2003
This book provides a guide to visual instruction and assessment using the Unit Visual Framework (UVF). Combining pictures, color, and text for meaningful representation of the core concepts in a unit of study, UVFs result in a deepened understanding by all students, regardless of language level. The manual includes specific steps and suggestions…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Graphic Arts, Program Development, Teaching Methods
Sonnier, Isodore L.; Kemp, Judy B. – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1980
Based on the theory that the human left brain hemisphere processes verbal-sequential data and that the right hemisphere processes visual-spatial data, this article presents a teaching strategy for stimulating both hemispheres. It also describes the study that contributed to this strategy. (DS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Townley, Mary Ross – School Arts, 1983
There is a natural progression from making single objects to creating sculpture. By modeling the forms of objects like funnels and light bulbs, students become aware of the quality of curves and the edges of angles. Sculptural form in architecture can be understood as consistency in the forms. (CS)
Descriptors: Architecture, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education
Glazzard, Peggy – Academic Therapy, 1982
The author describes a technique, a visual spelling approach, which has been used successfully with learning disabled students who demonstrate poor auditory discrimination but who have good visual skills. (SW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Perceptual Handicaps, Spelling Instruction
Sinatra, Richard – Academic Therapy, 1983
A visual/spatial nonverbal approach to sentence development for the reading and learning disabled uses pictures, model sentence configurations, and function words. Students are encouraged to contribute their own written language that conforms to the model. Visual and sentence clues provide input to the right brain, encouraging language learning.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties
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Hortin, John A.; Baily, Gerald D. – Reading Improvement, 1983
Discusses the value of making students visually literate. Stresses the technique of visual rehearsal and offers suggestions for incorporating visual rehearsal activities into the classroom. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Visual Learning
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Getman, G. N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
The author reviews aspects of visual integration which should be assessed in students with suspected learning problems: visually directed and monitored movements, visual tactual integrations, visual auditory language integrations, and visual systems integrations. (CL)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Sensory Integration
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Silverman, Linda Kreger – Preventing School Failure, 1989
Research with gifted children has identified certain clusters of traits which are directly related to a visual/spatial orientation in learning. This article presents common traits of visual/spatial learners, including introversion and behavior problems, and offers adaptive techniques that have been found effective in teaching "nonsequential"…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Burmark, Lynell – 2002
Because of television, advertising, and the Internet, the primary literacy of the 21st century will be visual. It is no longer enough to read and write text--students must learn to process both words and pictures. They must be able to move fluently between text and images, between literal and figurative words. This book examines the effect on…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation
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Groenveld, M.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article discusses the increasing incidence of cortical visual impairments, resulting from medical advancements making possible the survival of critically ill children with severe brain damage. Discussed are the prevalence of multiple handicaps, formation of visual concepts, foreground/background distinction, potential for mainstreaming, use…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence, Mainstreaming
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Brosnan, Patricia A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
This article describes how students (ages 8-16) with hearing impairments can use geoboards to develop perceptions about squares, including: pattern recognition, characteristics of squares, concepts of area and perimeter, and generalizations of those ideas. A step-by-step lesson plan and a student worksheet are provided. (CR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry, Hearing Impairments, Lesson Plans
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Luckner, John; Bowen, Sandra; Carter, Kathy – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article explains visual teaching strategies appropriate for use with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. It describes some general visual teaching strategies, discusses how to develop and use graphic organizers, provides a sample unit and lesson using graphic organizers, and offers examples of visual materials to use with all students.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Graphic Organizers
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Cunningham, Patricia M. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Discusses teaching vocabulary when students do not know the words nor the concepts they represent. (SRT)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Language Usage
Alesandrini, Kathryn Lutz – Electronic Education, 1982
A set of teacher guidelines for use in developing effective computer-assisted instruction lessons enhanced with computer graphics. (JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
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