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Peer reviewedFulk, Barbara Mushinski; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1994
Explanations for motivational difficulties of students with learning disabilities emphasize student-perceived competence and student-perceived control. Motivation can be intrinsic or extrinsic and is enhanced by students' active involvement and ownership of the learning process, by the use of techniques to create and maintain interest, and by the…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textStebbins, Molly S.; McIntosh, David E. – 1997
Marfan's syndrome is an autosomal dominant chromosomal disorder of connective tissue which may cause major abnormalities in the musculoskeletal, ocular (pertaining to the eye), and cardiovascular systems of the body. A description of this disorder is presented in this paper. It affects approximately .03 to .05% of the population; approximately…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Chronic Illness, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedReynolds, Cecil R. – School Psychology Review, 1981
The importance of neuropsychological paradigms of higher order human information processing in providing remedial services to learning-problem children and in providing a guide to the habilitation of learning for all children is explained. The conceptual requirements of such models as well as their implementation are described. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Style, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMcShane, Damian; Mitchell, Jeanette – Journal of American Indian Education, 1979
Summarizes a number of studies which have attempted to document the prevalence of otitis media among American Indians. Reviews findings concerning psycho-educational consequences of otitis media and mild-to-moderate hearing loss, and their importance in American Indian education. Recommends procedures for creating an optional language listening…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Children
Wozniak, Robert H. – 1980
The implications of Soviet psychoeducational research on learning disabilities (LD) and its relevance to American research and practice are discussed. The first section provides an overview of the general perspective of Soviet special education, with particular reference to LD and its relationship to Soviet psychology and philosophy. The second…
Descriptors: Attention, Auditory Perception, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education
Storch, Ivy S. – 1987
This paper reviews instructional strategies for dealing with learning-disabled preschool children in mainstreamed classrooms. It focuses on the teacher's role in developing the child's abilities in the areas of social skills, choices and anxiety, sequencing and routine, transition periods, and motor skills. To enhance social skills, peer…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Child Development, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
