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Learning Styles (Questions and Answers).
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Jongsma, Kathleen Stumpf – Reading Teacher, 1990
Offers a solicited response to a question about learning styles, and discusses how this information should affect planning and implementing instruction. Finds that the instructional implications of the body of research on learning styles and learning modalities are limited. (MG)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Research, Learning Modalities, Learning Processes
Parents and Students as Cooperative Learners: A Workshop for Parents.
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Allen, Jennifer M; Freitag, Kimberly Koehler – Reading Teacher, 1988
Stresses the importance of parental involvement in children's education. Describes a successful parent-student study-skills workshop, and discusses several common barriers to parents' participation in workshops along with suggested solutions. (ARH)
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Parent Education, Parent Participation, Parent Role
Collaborative Learning (Questions and Answers).
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Jongsma, Kathleen Stumpf – Reading Teacher, 1990
Answers questions about collaborative learning and offers some strategies to use with students. (MG)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Helping Slow Readers (ERIC/RCS).
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Smith, Carl B. – Reading Teacher, 1990
Offers five guidelines for teaching slow readers: (1) use age-appropriate content; (2) build background and highlight key concepts; (3) keep assignments short; (4) focus on only a few skills and strategies; and (5) practice the chosen objectives to achieve success. (MG)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Reading Ability