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Johnson, Doris – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
This final paper in the journal's special issue on educational intervention research for students with learning disabilities stresses the importance of cohesion and coherence in instruction across the curriculum. Emphasis is on the task of intervention teams to consider when, and for whom the various teaching models are appropriate. (Contains…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention

Tarver, Sara G. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
This article presents the goals, philosophy, and theory of the Direct Instruction model. The theory stresses the learning of generalizations with multiple examples through a highly structured curriculum. Connections between theory and practice are illustrated with a variety of examples of thinking operations from Direct Instruction programs.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy

Kline, Frank – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
This article summarizes the journal's special issue on intervention research for students with learning disabilities with emphasis on common themes in the preceding papers: (1) modeling in instruction, (2) the provision of feedback, (3) instruction for generalization, and (4) teacher preparation. (Contains one reference.) (DB)
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Generalization

Parrill, Melinda; Satterfield, Jule – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
This article summarizes the journal's special issue on educational intervention research for students with learning disabilities and identifies the following common themes in the preceding papers: (1) effective teaching, (2) the match between teacher and learner characteristics, (3) flexibility in delivery and use, and (4) teacher and student…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention