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Peer reviewedPolloway, Edward A.; Bursuck, William D.; Epstein, Michael H. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2001
Discusses efforts leading to changes in homework policies and practices, problems experienced by students with disabilities, and how schools have addressed these issues. Focuses on home-school communication patterns as a key variable in improving the homework performance of students with disabilities. Reviews several studies that establish the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Homework, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedHaggstrom, Margaret A. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1993
Ways are outlined to help students read their textbooks and do homework exercises effectively, know when they really understand the material, pinpoint what they do not understand, and know when they need help. Suggestions are offered for incorporating student training and practice in study strategies. A sample worksheet is appended. (25…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Foreign Countries, French, Homework
Download full textDoyle, Mary Anne E.; Barber, Betsy S. – 1990
Three types of homework assignments are common in U.S. schools: practice, preparation, and extension. Reasons cited for assigning homework are: (1) Doing homework is useful as an act of intellectual discipline; (2) Homework eases time constraints on the amount of curricular material that can be covered; (3) Homework fosters student initiative,…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment
LaConte, Ronald T. – 1981
Three types of homework assignments are commmon in schools in the United States: practice, preparation, and extension. To be effective, practice exercises must be highly individualized and based on the progress of each student. Preparation normally refers to reading assignments given prior to class meetings. Homework of this sort should be…
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Study
