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Peer reviewedLloyd, John Wills; Kameenui, Edward J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1994
This article offers a rationale for preparing this special issue on academic instruction in learning disabilities, elaborates on the purpose of the series of five papers included, recounts how the series was developed, and introduces the individual articles. The series reveals features of research on interventions and provides guidance in…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
Peer reviewedBarbaro, Fred – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1986
A strategy, based on organizational change literature, for establishing a college program for learning-disabled students includes such crucial steps as assessing the change effort (nature of the change, environmental factors, initiators of change), establishing a campaign plan (program and decision centers), and developing deployment tactics…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Higher Education, Instructional Development
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
The coordinated use of performance-based assessment and curriculum-based assessment is explored. Criteria are suggested for evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each assessment method, and a framework for integrating the two methods is proposed. Specific recommendations are given for use with students having learning disabilities. (CR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedElksnin, Linda K.; Elksnin, Nick – LD Forum, 1995
This article addresses aspects of social skill instruction for students with learning disabilities, including assessing the need for instruction, the cultural context, children's and adults' opinions of the value of specific skills, social validation of skills, behavior replacement, and the developmental level of the child. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cultural Influences, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedJournal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
Special education programs and support services for individuals with learning disabilities must be part of an education agency's total instructional program and must not be regarded as a separate and parallel system. Recommendations regarding program and service planning and implementation and service options are presented. (CB)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
Peer reviewedJournal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
This report identifies major components of the current education reform movement and considers their implications for individuals with learning disabilities. Questions are raised concerning issues of academic standards and student achievement, curriculum and instruction, accountability and evaluation, school and classroom organization, locus of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
