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Download full textJeffers, Robin L. – 1996
In an effort to provide students with instruction in academic writing early in their college careers, a project was undertaken to link a developmental composition course to an introductory psychology course at Washington's Bellevue College. The two professors designed a sequence of four papers offering practice in two of the more common academic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Expository Writing, Introductory Courses, Psychology
Peer reviewedGraves, Anne; Montague, Marjorie – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
This article provides specific recommendations for teaching students with learning disabilities how to use a story grammar cueing system for improving writing. The article emphasizes the importance of individualizing instruction and teaching for generalization, and discusses the purpose of the system and methods of assessment. (JDD)
Descriptors: Cues, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Story Grammar
Peer reviewedMacArthur, Charles A.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
Intermediate grade students with learning disabilities learned to work in pairs to help each other with editing and revising of their compositions. The 13 subjects made more revisions and produced papers of higher quality when revising with peer support than did 16 students in a process-approach control group. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedFreeman, Marjorie; Murphy, Michael – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1990
Described are experiences for incorporating writing assignments in mathematics and computer science courses. Reports survey results from students who participated in the courses. (YP)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Science, Course Content, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCorcoran, Tim; Allen, Bill – Science Teacher, 1994
Describes activities that can be added to any chemistry curriculum and can offer students an opportunity to gain and practice skills in research, written and verbal communication, and database creation and use while working as a part of a problem-solving team. (JRH)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Communication Skills, Computer Literacy, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedGlazer, Susan M. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1991
This article reviews literature supporting the relationship of emotional factors and success in reading and writing activities, outlines physical and language behaviors that indicate emotional involvement with success or lack of success in comprehension, and presents strategies that help children understand what they need to do to read and write…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development, Learning Strategies
