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Direct linkSternberg, Robert J.; Grigorenko, Elena L. – Theory Into Practice, 2004
Many students could learn more effectively than they do now if they were taught in a way that better matched their patterns of abilities. Teaching for successful intelligence provides a way to create such a match. It involves helping all students capitalize on their strengths and compensate for or correct their weaknesses. It does so by teaching…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Relevance (Education)
Peer reviewedBerninger, Virginia W. – School Psychology Review, 1990
Reviews recent theoretical advances in understanding orthographic codes and their relationship to phonological codes in reading acquisition. Discusses different ways in which orthographic skills have been conceptualized. Explores methodological issues in measuring orthographic skills. Stresses importance of multiple orthographic and oral language…
Descriptors: Orthographic Symbols, Phonemes, Phonology, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedHelfeldt, John P.; Henk, William A. – Journal of Correctional Education, 1985
This article reports some cautions to consider when too much emphasis is placed on phonic instruction, especially with adolescent and adult learners. The importance of developing automaticity in word identification and fluency in reading rate is discussed. Six specific procedures designed to improve reading fluency are outlined. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Observational Learning
Peer reviewedEvans, Charles S. – Social Studies, 1987
Presents a study of United States History textbooks that identifies possible shortcomings of several readability formulas as tools in determining the appropriateness of reading materials. Suggests additional factors to consider when selecting textbooks and techniques to help students understand reading materials. (AEM)
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Ability
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program. – 1987
The purpose of this report is twofold. The first is to deliver an accurate portrayal of students' achievement in geometry and measurement as gleaned from the results of the 1986 Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). The second is to provide K-12 teachers of mathematics with activities that have proven to be helpful in encouraging…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
Download full textEyler, Janet; And Others – 1982
Resegregation is the process by which students are separated into racially or ethnically isolated groups within desegregated schools. Resegregation may result from the traditional practice of sorting students into apparently homogeneous groups through ability grouping and tracking and through student selection for compensatory education, special…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Desegregation Methods
