Understanding learning strategies used by gifted students can help teachers improve effectiveness in all learners. Six traits common among the gifted and modifiable in students with learning difficulties include (1) superior concentration skills; (2) field independence; (3) reflection; (4) internal locus of control; (5) active learning; and (6)…

Seventy-one successful adults with learning disabilities were studied to identify success strategies that could be used in teaching children with learning disabilities to boost their achievement. Identified strategies included preparation, desire to succeed, goal orientation, persistence, and learned creativity. For each strategy, specific…

The job of a teacher is first and foremost to instruct, not to manage. Both management and instruction, however, are necessary components of an optimal learning environment. This handbook pieces together the different pieces of classroom management--the classroom environment, instruction, self-management, intervention, and schoolwide efforts--into…

Principles of teaching students with special needs the processes for self-regulation of their behavior are offered, for the four components of self-instruction, goal setting, self-monitoring, and self-reinforcement. Forms of self-instruction are described, with examples, and sample recording systems are provided. (DB)

Typical characteristics of impulsive children and adolescents are reviewed and strategies for changing this behavior are considered. Self-instruction training requires the child to verbalize a given problem, alternative approaches to resolution, and attentional strategies. Language becomes a mediator for self-monitoring and regulation. Cognitive…

Three case studies illustrate how a program called Project Learning Strategies at DePaul University (Illinois) assists learning-disabled college students with organizational problems. Clinic sessions help the students improve thinking and study skills, take class notes, improve ability to organize class materials, manage time, and develop…

This manual is a resource book for organizers and leaders and parent groups who want to explore specific strategies to use in helping children become more disciplined learners. The guide contains material necessary to conduct a 1- or 1.5-hour session on how parents can encourage children's self-discipline. The guide includes: (1) a leader's guide…

Educational practices with students in both regular and special education that have stood the tests of time, research, and application are described. They include peer tutoring; direct instruction; cooperative learning; self-instructional training; curriculum-based measurement; instructional alignment; and learning strategies. (DB)

This book offers advice on arranging classrooms, diagnosing student behavior, and responding to students' emotional needs, examining intellectual, emotional, and physical challenges students face and providing strategies which help teachers create communities of learners, design classrooms, diagnose student behavior, and respond to student needs.…

Academic underachievement represents a significant problem faced by many children. This guide for parents is based on a framework called "Building Blocks of Learning" that enables parents to evaluate their child's pattern of learning and to pinpoint strengths as well as weaknesses. By using strengths to bolster weaknesses, continuing damage to…