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Ncube, Sitembiso – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2011
With the growing need to make the curriculum accessible to students with special needs, there has been an increase in the inclusion of special education students with learning disabilities in general education classroom. The major challenge that has faced teachers in inclusive classrooms is using instructional strategies that will accommodate the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods
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Chaturvedi, Amrita; Gartin, Barbara C.; Murdick, Nikki L. – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2011
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurobiological disorder characterized by various involuntary motor movements and vocal tics. Symptoms of TS emerge between the ages of 3 to 8 years old, are most severe when an individual reaches puberty, and decrease by the time a person is 20 years old. Additionally, persons with TS may have secondary disabilities of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neurological Impairments, Special Needs Students
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McFall, Lindsey; Fitzpatrick, Michael – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education (2000) reported that approximately 80% of students identified with learning disabilities (LD) received half of their instruction within the general education classroom setting. Therefore, it is important that general education teachers implement teaching strategies and practices that meet the distinct educational…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, General Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Gillet, Pamela – Academic Therapy, 1986
The article discusses general classroom management suggestions to help the learning disabled student achieve in the regular classroom. Suggestions address aspects of orientation/organization, physical environment, directions, instruction, memory, assignments, worksheets, and evaluation. (CL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
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Rock, Marcia L.; Thead, Beth K. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
Students with learning and behavioral disorders often lack the requisite academic skills and behavioral self-control to remain engaged during passive seatwork activities. Because independent seatwork composes a large portion of the instructional time in general education classrooms and teachers expect students to demonstrate self-control in these…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Special Education Teachers
Brody-Hasazi, Susan; Gillet, Pamela – 1984
The digest explores aspects of serving the learning disabled (LD) student in vocational education classrooms. It is noted that LD students may have difficulty following directions and understanding lectures and may forget more often than other students. A list of seven accommodations that can be made for LD students in vocational classrooms…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics
Willis, Judy – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007
If you've ever felt unprepared to teach students with learning disabilities, here's a book that will extend your brain-friendly teaching practices to address students with learning disabilities and other special challenges. Neurologist and classroom teacher Judy Willis explains how the research on how people learn can help you: (1) Build safe and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Brain, Teaching Methods, Inclusive Schools
Williams, Jane M. – 1986
Suggested accommodations for mainstreamed secondary learning disabled students on teacher made tests are presented. Suggestions are grouped into general; format; and test taking modifications (presentation, recording, and scoring). Among the many suggestions made are the following: watch readability of questions; assure test is clearly printed;…
Descriptors: High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Teacher Made Tests
Cosden, Merith A.; Lieber, Joan – Academic Therapy, 1986
Teachers' decisions regarding size and composition of student groups working at the computer can have positive cognitive and social effects for both handicapped and nonhandicapped students. (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Learning Disabilities
Goodman, Gay; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1989
A buddy system was used to help reintegrate pairs of learning-disabled students into regular classroom programs. Students were taught to observe, monitor, and reinforce appropriate behavior of their "buddies." Following implementation in the resource room, the program was extended to the regular class placement. (DB)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Education, Helping Relationship, Learning Disabilities
Macon, Lynn, Ed. – 1991
This booklet provides subject area high school teachers with a guide for teaching students with learning disabilities who are being mainstreamed into regular classrooms. The booklet points out that teachers of students with learning disabilities must find and implement different approaches to teaching course content to meet each student's needs,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Instructional Design, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Fuchs, Lynn S.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1992
This article addresses the use of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) techniques within regular education settings. Specific CBM decision-making strategies in the areas of mathematics operations are described. Successful application of these strategies in 40 elementary classes, each with at least 1 student with a learning disability, is also…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Chalmers, Lynne – LD Forum, 1995
Students with learning disabilities may gain from use of "flip-flop" study guides to gain key vocabulary and concepts. Rather than providing definitions for terms, the student provides terms for definitions and concepts in the study guide. Such guides allow the teacher to focus on particular concepts and provide repetition of information for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Riester, Albert E.; Bessette, Karen M. – Pointer, 1986
A program to prepare elementary grade students for mainstreaming of handicapped students is described. An outline of objectives, student activities, and required media and materials to improve understand of hearing impairment, visual impairment, physical handicap, and learning disability are provided. (DB)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Hearing Impairments
Smith, Gayle; Bos, Candace S. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
Two articles look at effective practices with the learning disabled. The first, "Facilitating Mainstreaming through a School-Wide Study Skills Program" (Gayle Smith), stresses one skill each month. "Semantic Feature Analysis: An Interactive Teaching Strategy for Facilitating Learning from Text" (Candace Bos and Patricia Anders) offers a method for…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
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