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Peer reviewedAnderson, Richard C.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1988
The article summarizes a report of the Commission on Reading which lends support (based on research findings) to many of the practices embodied in the Direct Instruction Model. The Commission recommends practices such as early teaching of reading and parent involvement that are closely tied to Direct Instruction strategies. (DB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Instruction
PDF pending restorationIllinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. – 1991
A series of eight videoconferences was designed to help educational professionals improve schools by applying knowledge gained from research. During the videoconference programs, which are transmitted by satellite to facilities with receiving capacity, viewers can interact by telephone with the program presenters. Each program covers a specific…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Majsterek, David J.; Wilson, Rich – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Following a description of findings from published research on computer assisted instruction with learning-disabled students, sources of software reviews and suggested criteria for software evaluation are provided. Stressed are the importance of a program's technical and instructional adequacy and the appropriateness of the materials for an…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMastropieri, Margo A.; Scruggs, Thomas E. – Remedial and Special Education, 1997
A review of the research on developing reading comprehension skills in students with learning disabilities found strongest outcomes for teacher-led questioning and self-questioning strategies, text enhancement strategies, and strategies involving basic skills instruction and reinforcement. (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedRiley, Richard W. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
The U.S. Secretary of Education describes the Department of Education's READ*WRITE*NOW! Initiative which aims to increase literacy rates by encouraging early and frequent reading as well as summer reading for children and youth, including those with learning disabilities. The need for a closer relationship between research and practice in reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Literacy
Bryant, Dale; And Others – 1983
The Research Institute for the Study of Learning Disabilities, established at Teachers College, Columbia University, was guided by the postulation that academic failure experienced by learning-disabled children results from interaction between the way they process information and the information processing demands of the instructional methods…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Becker, Evelyn Z.; McCormick, Sandra – 1991
This review examines all data-based ecologically valid studies published in "Learning Disability Quarterly" or "Journal of Learning Disabilities" that addressed reading instruction and were published from 1980 to 1990. It first looks at studies focusing on comprehension, including such reader factors as prior knowledge, metacognition, and visual…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
