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Smith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
Direct Instruction (DI) is a pedagogical method that has come to be seen as the principal alternative to whole language reading instruction. Its development is attributed to Siegfried Engelmann, from the University of Illinois, in the mid-1960s. DI was originally developed as an instructional method in both mathematics and reading. This topical…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Grammar, Instructional Effectiveness
Schneider, Elke – 1996
This digest introduces a specialized approach to teaching at-risk students a foreign language. In the dyslexia literature, the approach is referred to as "multisensory structured language." Because the methodology places a strong emphasis on the metacognitive aspects of language in both native and foreign language instruction, the term…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, German, Grammar, High Risk Students
Cooper, Stephen – 1980
This is the fourth annual listing of graduate theses and dissertations in English as a second language (ESL). The studies cited here were completed during the academic year 1978-79. The listing is intended to provide graduate students and others doing research in ESL and related fields with specific, comprehensive data on current graduate-level…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Education
Cooper, Stephen – 1981
This is the fifth annual compilation of graduate theses and dissertations in English as a second language (ESL). This series is intended to provide researchers in ESL, bilingual education, and related fields with specific information on current graduate-level studies. Each of the sixty-nine entries provides the writer's name, thesis or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Education