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Strategies for Adapting WebQuests for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Skylar, Ashley A.; Higgins, Kyle; Boone, Randall – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2007
WebQuests are gaining popularity as teachers explore using the Internet for guided learning activities. A WebQuest involves students working on a task that is broken down into clearly defined steps. Students often work in groups to actively conduct the research. This article suggests a variety of methods for adapting WebQuests for students with…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Study Guides, Advance Organizers, Learning Disabilities
Math Instruction for Committed Youth within Juvenile Correctional Schools
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Maccini, Paula; Gagnon, Joseph Calvin; Mulcahy, Candace A.; Leon, Peter E. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2006
The current paper provides a description of instructional approaches for teaching mathematics to secondary students with learning disabilities (LD) and emotional disturbance (ED) within juvenile correctional schools. Recommendations for math instruction are based on a comprehensive review of the literature and examples are provided from an urban…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Emotional Disturbances
Using Interactive Teaching and Learning Strategies to Promote Text Comprehension and Content Learning for Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Bos, Candace S.; Anders, Patricia L. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1992
The Interactive Teaching Project was designed to test an instructional model to help students with learning disabilities comprehend content area concepts. This paper describes the theoretical model and the effective interactive teaching and learning strategies used, including semantic feature analysis, semantic mapping, and semantic/syntactic…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Content Area Reading
Addressing Needs through Strengths: Five Instructional Practices for Use with Gifted/Learning Disabled Students.
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Howard, Judith B. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1994
This article describes five instructional strategies for use with gifted students with learning disabilities: (1) use of computer technology; (2) mnemonic (memory enhancing) techniques; (3) graphic organizers; (4) the integrative strategy instruction model; and (5) seminar instruction. (DB)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique)