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Peer reviewedWeismer, Susan Ellis – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
This article examines the role of capacity limitations in working memory for children with specific language impairment (SLI). Preliminary findings support the contention that capacity constraints play a role in language disorders and that variations in the presentation rate of linguistic models affect the ability of children with SLI to learn new…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments
Pressley, Michael; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1984
Results of five experiments in which adults and children were exposed to two study strategies for vocabulary learning: (1) repetition of words with meanings and (2) associative elaboration (the keyword method). Subjects were asked to choose one of the two study methods for learning a 24-item list of new vocabulary words. (SL)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Tests
Download full textStern, Lois W. – 2001
This paper, two of four on literature and the young child, focuses on two ways the simple act of a parent reading to a child during the early years helps the child grow into a successful reader. The two ways are: reading to the young child helps him or her build a rich vocabulary which in turn will help strengthen his or her memory skills; and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Memory
Devine, Thomas G. – 1987
This book describes specific ways for teachers to assist their students in mastering skills needed for success in school. It is based upon the belief that thinking can be improved, human intellect sharpened, and academic ability increased. A case for study skills is made in Chapter I. Chapter II provides guidelines for the immediate improvement of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Hoy, Cheri A.; Gregg, K. Noel – 1984
The booklet, fifth in a series, examines the assessment and remediation of reading difficulties in adults with learning disabilities. The section on assessment concerns touches upon reading recognition difficulties, and includes a list of questions for investigating auditory, tactile, and visual processes. Reading comprehension difficulties are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Auditory Discrimination, Informal Reading Inventories
Peer reviewedScholes, Corey – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Presents a diagnostic teaching unit in general science designed to identify effective learning strategies for seventh-grade students with learning disabilities or behavior disorders. The unit is intended to identify effective strategies for students in reading comprehension, mathematics problem solving, and memory. Detailed instructions for four…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Diagnostic Teaching, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
