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Dangel, Harry L. – Academic Therapy, 1989
Eight students (aged 9 to 14) with learning disabilities were placed in a variety of spelling programs and followed a variety of study schedules. Results showed that students averaged more words spelled correctly when they used planning and self-recording strategies than when they did not use these student-directed strategies. (JDD)
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Rooney, Karen J. – Academic Therapy, 1989
A study evaluated the usefulness of instruction in specific learning strategies to improve the learning processes of students with learning disabilities and attention deficits. The intervention sought to provide students with tools for maximizing atypical strengths, remediating weaknesses, and activating processing. Some strategies are described.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities
Brand, Shirley – Academic Therapy, 1989
A whole language approach to learning can be successfully used with children with learning disabilities. The approach can alleviate difficulties children have with memory and cognitive problems, anxiety, self-esteem, locus of control, and attentional deficit. Procedures are outlined for implementation of the whole language approach in resource…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Experience Approach, Learning Disabilities
Chadwick, Sandra S.; Watson, J. Allen – Academic Therapy, 1986
The computer's role in matching instructional content and method to the learning disabled student's individual cognitive style is examined for the four phases of instructional delivery: assessment, prescription, evaluation, and instruction. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Diagnostic Teaching
