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Exploring the Participation of Children with Down Syndrome in Handwriting without Tears
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Patton, Sandra; Hutton, Eve – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2017
Children with Down Syndrome typically experience difficulties with attention to task and lack motivation when learning to write. This article provides an evaluation of the HWT (Handwriting Without Tears) method applied as an intervention to promote handwriting among children with Down Syndrome attending mainstream school in the Republic of…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Attention, Writing (Composition), Student Motivation
Service Learning to Promote Brain-Based Learning in Undergraduate Teaching
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Nwokah, Eva E.; Leafblad, Stefanie – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2013
In this study 44 undergraduate students in a language development course participated in service learning with preschool homeless and low-income children as a course requirement. Students completed a survey, questionnaires, reflective journaling, and small-group debriefing sessions. Based on current views on brain-based learning from cortical…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Language Acquisition, Preschool Children
A Study of the Effectiveness of Ability Grouping on the Academic Achievement of Middle School Students.
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Phares, Barbara Georgeson – 1997
This study examined the effects of grouping students by ability or achievement on middle school students' academic achievement. Mathematics achievement scores from the California Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) were obtained from 25 seventh graders randomly selected from a group of 80 who had received instruction in an ability-grouped setting for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning