As traditional pull-out programs for students who are identified as gifted and talented (GT) decrease in number, classroom differentiation is becoming more essential for general education teachers at the elementary level. Despite the importance of differentiation, teachers are still not implementing it on a regular basis. One strategy that may…

A pilot study was made of 1) whether distinctive patterns of behavior exist for students of different learning characteristics and 2) whether or not and the degree to which the Individually Prescribed Instruction system succeeds in adapting its instructional procedures to these behavior patterns. (JY)

Briefly argues for a broader interpretation of the concept of individualized instruction. Would include various forms of student expression and teacher sensitivity to the intellectual, social, and emotional needs of children as teaching dimensions which can be individualized. (JMB)

Team Assisted Individualization (TAI) in mathematics and Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) are among the best researched and most effective of all cooperative learning methods. TAI was developed to apply cooperative learning techniques to solve individualized instruction problems. Relevant research on both methods is discussed.…

This study was conducted in an elementary school where the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development had been implemented and developed for several years. Its aim was to determine what happened to individual children during reading instruction when the Design was being systematically used. A case history approach was used, and the school was…

Presents an easy-to-follow chart that enables teachers to select the most appropriate reading strategy for each student, depending upon the student's ability. Moving from the bottom to the top of the chart, each strategy requires increasingly more reading independence of the student and less modeling by the teacher. (ET)

Intended both for teachers and for use in preservice programs in teacher education on the college and university level, this language arts curriculum for the elementary school is designed to enable teachers to develop objectives, learning experiences, and evaluation procedures which will provide for individual differences in the class setting,…

Children's learning preferences sometimes appear to be unique and specific to their cultural groups. (MM)

Based on the theory of multiple intelligences, this guide is designed for teachers as they assist students through a progression from understanding multiple intelligences and their own intelligence strengths to developing strategies to set clear educational goals, discover their passions, and develop self-advocacy. The guide's units, each of which…

Thirty-six studies on individualizing instruction in arithmetic are reviewed, and the general findings emerging from the combined research are discussed. (SD)

Project PLAN (Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs) is an ungraded, computer supported, learner oriented, individualized program of education for elementary and secondary levels. This paper reviews and describes the development and improvement of the individualization procedures over a period of four years of operation of the program.…

This article describes some ways counselors can use their skills to help teachers individualize instruction. The author describes the four basic components of most programs of individualized instruction, suggesting tasks counselors could perform relating to each component. The author concludes that the interested counselor is able to contribute…

Presented is a discussion of the nature of individual differences in the learning of mathematics, which leads to a review of field-dependent and field-independent cognitive styles. Field-dependence-independence is noted as an important variable in school learning and a study is cited that investigated the relationship between pupil success at…

The purpose of this study was the determination of the effects of fluid and crystallized intelligence and related individualized treatments on achievement of mathematical concepts. One hundred eighty sixth-grade students from three schools participated in the study. All students were given a measure of crystallized intelligence (the S.R.A. Primary…