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The Foreign Language Requirement.
Ganschow, Leonore; Sparks, Richard – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
The article examines the foreign language requirement in college and its impact on universities and students with specific learning disabilities (SLD). Noted are SLD foreign language learning subtypes, factors affecting SLD students' language learning ability, college expectations and requirements, and ways universities are dealing with these…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Second Language Instruction
Social and Vocational Problems of Adults with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Literature.
Smith, Judith Osgood – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1988
The critical evaluation of data-based studies concerned with social and vocational problems of adults with learning disabilities concludes that, despite methodological problems of existing research, professionals need to take a life-span approach to learning disabilities since many children with learning disabilities will become learning disabled…
Descriptors: Adults, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities, Lifelong Learning
A Component Analysis of Effective Learning Strategies for LD Students.
Ellis, Edwin S.; Lenz, B. Keith – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
Intended to assist teachers in evaluation of specific learning strategies for learning disabled students, the article summarizes 14 metacognitive strategies (sets of steps used by the student to talk his or her way through a problem) based on principles of rehearsal, transformation, organization, mnemonics, monitoring, motivation, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Teaching Learning Disabled Students at the Secondary School Level: What Research Says to Teachers.
Zigmond, Naomi; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
The authors review research on effective practices in secondary schools with relevance for secondary teachers of learning disabled students. Three elements appear to be related to student learning: time for student learning, teacher-student interaction, and lesson structure. Research on each of these elements is reviewed and suggestions made for…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Learning Disabilities, Secondary Education, Teacher Student Relationship
Relating Text-Processing Research to Reading and Writing Instruction for Learning Disabled Students.
Seidenberg, Pearl L. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Research on text processing is reviewed including the role of text structure and summarization ability. Implications for the instruction of learning-disabled students include strategy instruction and instruction in such text processing skills as identifying main idea and identifying text structure. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension
A Survey of Ten Years of Academic Intervention Research with Learning Disabled Students: Implications for Research and Practice.
Lessen, Elliott; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
A systematic search of academic intervention research with students with learning disabilities published from 1978 through 1987 in eight major special education journals revealed that academic intervention with this population has received scant attention. Under- and unresearched areas are also identified. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Educational Strategies, Intervention
Identification and Remediation of Learning Disability Subtypes: Preliminary Findings.
Lyon, G. Reid – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1985
Current literature on identification and instructional remediation of subtypes of learning-disabled readers (LDR) are reviewed. Preliminary findings suggest that not all LDR children manifest the same oral language, memory, and perceptual deficits that impede decoding accuracy and efficiency and all do not respond equally well (or poorly) to the…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes
Micros for LD College Writers: Rewriting Documentation for Word-Processing Programs.
Collins, Terence G.; Price, Lynda – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
Word processing software can accommodate the writing deficiencies of high-functioning, learning-disabled college students, but documentation frequently needs revision for increased user-friendliness, better instructional layout, less complex syntax, and repetition of key concepts. A sample revision of one program is presented, focusing on switch…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Gifted Learning Disabilities: Is It Such a Bright Idea?
Vaughn, Sharon – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Literature related to the definition, identification, characteristics, and intervention for gifted learning-disabled students is reviewed. Under-researched areas revealed include identification of characteristics and effectiveness of specific interventions. Issues in gifted/learning-disabled education and suggestions for future research are…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Strategies, Gifted Disabled, Handicap Identification
Making Every Minute Count: Academic Learning Time in LD Classrooms.
Wilson, Rich; Wesson, Caren – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
Suggestions for teachers who wish to increase academic learning time for learning-disabled students include: reducing transition time; shortening recess or free time; creating more teacher-led instructional groups; teaching more and testing less; increasing teacher questioning; increasing teacher enthusiasm; improving seatwork tasks; giving…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Positive Reinforcement
Selected Views on Metacognition, Arithmetic Problem Solving, and Learning Disabilities.
Cawley, John F.; Miller, James H. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
A review of literature on selected relationships among metacognition, quantitative problem-solving, and learning disabilities focuses on three types of problem-solving activities: word problems; knowledge-based problems; and decision and argument problems. Techniques for teaching problem-solving and integrating metacognition principles into…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level, Learning Disabilities
New Directions for Service Delivery to Learning Disabled Youth and Young Adults.
Rosenthal, Irwin – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
The increased accessibility of learning-disabled persons to higher education has created the need to address program development, student psychosocial growth, parent adjustment, and transitional needs. A new, federally funded (Office of Special Education Rehabilitation Services) Master's Degree program has been developed to teach counselors and…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs
Computer-Assisted Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities: Considerations for Practitioners.
Majsterek, David J.; Wilson, Rich – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Following a description of findings from published research on computer assisted instruction with learning-disabled students, sources of software reviews and suggested criteria for software evaluation are provided. Stressed are the importance of a program's technical and instructional adequacy and the appropriateness of the materials for an…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education