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Walcot-Gayda, Elizabeth – Education Canada, 2004
Knowledgeable persons within the field frequently criticize definitions of "learning disabilities" for the choice of vocabulary, phrasing and implied ideas. Although there may never be a universally accepted definition, a definition that reflects current research is used in this article to make evident some of the cognitive and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Campbell, Donald S. – 1986
Typical characteristics of impulsive children and adolescents are reviewed and strategies for changing this behavior are considered. Self-instruction training requires the child to verbalize a given problem, alternative approaches to resolution, and attentional strategies. Language becomes a mediator for self-monitoring and regulation. Cognitive…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Restructuring, Conceptual Tempo
Clay, Marie M. – 1982
The reports of research in this monograph reflect 18 years of observation of the behaviors of children learning to read in New Zealand schools. The first section of the monograph urges teachers to look more closely at language behaviors in their classrooms to see how children go about the tasks set before them. The second section reports on…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis