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Peer reviewedFelton, Rebecca – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
Eighty-one kindergarten children at risk for reading disabilities were assigned to either code-emphasis or meaning-emphasis instruction for first and second grades. Children who received code instruction subsequently scored higher than the other group on reading and spelling measures. Critical instructional program elements are discussed.…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Educational Methods, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedPhillips, Norris B.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
Twenty general education teachers participated in a project that combined curriculum-based measurement (CBM) and peer tutoring (PT) for students with learning disabilities in the regular classroom. In interviews, the teachers specified a large number of academic, social, and instructional benefits of the methods, and they also identified several…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Curriculum Based Assessment, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRuiz, Nadeen T. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
Bilingual students' language and literacy skills were compared across three classroom events (varying in degree of formality) in a special classroom for students with language learning disabilities. Results showed that certain contextual features (usually holistic-constructivist in nature) were associated with enhanced student performance, whereas…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Communication Skills, Constructivism (Learning)
