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Jacobsen, Yola – National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, 2010
The "Making it Work" book is for practitioners and managers working with people with learning difficulties in FE colleges, adult and community learning services, work-based learning and voluntary sector organisations. This book was produced as a result of a two-year project funded by the Department of Health. It provides information…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, Guides, Supported Employment
Fox, Barbara – 1980
The paper describes the Stepping Stone Model, a model for the remediation and mainstreaming of secondary learning disabled students and the adaptation of curriculum and materials for the model. The Stepping Stone Model is designed to establish the independence of students in the mainstream through content reading. Five areas of concern common to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Models
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Johnson, Alex B.; Ward, Marjorie E. – Clearing House, 1982
Describes a program designed for learning disabled adolescents that offers them instruction in the regular curriculum supplemented with direct and indirect services from trained special education teachers. (FL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Keefe, Charlotte Hendrick – Academic Therapy, 1988
A social skills curriculum for learning disabled students involves assessing strengths and weaknesses, choosing target skills, and teaching target skills. In the area of nonverbal communication, suggested activities can help students understand facial expressions, gestures, and vocal intonation. Opportunities should be provided to practice new…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities
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Woolfson, Lisa – Scottish Educational Review, 1995
Attentional skills (distractibility, attention span, goal directedness) are crucial in promoting or hindering progression through curricular targets, yet these strands are not included in "5-14" (national curriculum) guidelines. Proposes an additional 5-14 learning outcome with its associated strands and targets to encourage growth of…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development
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Lovitt, Thomas C. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1987
Collateral teaching offers an alternative to using commercially prepared social skills programs for learning-disabled students, by enabling teachers to instruct social skills that are required of their students as opportunities arise in normal contexts. Strategies for instructing social skills include coaching, modeling, reinforcement, cognitive…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Schumaker, Jean; Deshler, Donald – 1987
The project described in this report sought to develop a program whereby adolescents with learning disabilities could increase their skills to successfully cope with the transitions inherent in moving to adulthood. The program, termed the "Life-planning Program," consists of a series of activities designed to: (1) orient the student…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Goal Orientation
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Gillock, John D. – Journal of Reading, 1988
Presents a remedial program model which helps to alleviate students' diagnosed skill deficits using activities and materials directly connected to their content courses. (ARH)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials
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Kataoka, Joy C.; Patton, James R. – LD Forum, 1996
The problem of skill generalization is addressed with a presentation of a transdisciplinary approach to curricular development and instructional presentation. The use of integrated programming to teach mathematics skills is discussed. Specific examples of integrated programming in mathematics and recommended procedures for developing integrated…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization