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Snider, Vicki E. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
This study evaluated the transfer of decoding skills from a code-emphasis program that used a controlled text to a literature-based basal reading series consistent with the whole language approach. Participants were 11 elementary students with learning disabilities who received reading instruction in a resource program. Results found students…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Generalization
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Lopez-Reyna, Norma A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This article examines issues in bilingual special education in the context of moving from a skills-based approach to a whole language approach. Classroom observations in a self-contained elementary classroom for students with learning disabilities revealed the role of the native language and background experiences, the teacher's role in assessing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Educational Methods, Educational Principles
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Bos, Candace S.; Mather, Nancy; Narr, Rachel Friedman; Babur, Nalan – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
This study investigated the effectiveness of Project RIME, a project designed to support teachers in integrating more explicit instruction for children at-risk for reading failure into their curricula. Although the 11 teachers became more positive and knowledgeable toward using explicit instruction, their orientation toward implicit and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy