Described are principles of a natural system approach to educating learning disabled children. (CL)

The paper presents an intervention framework for the management of communication disorders in learning disabled children. The model is comprised of three components: communicative intentions, presupposition, and the social organization of discourse. Resulting instructional guidelines and principles are offered. (Author/DB)

The theoretical base and practical operation of the Learning Lab, a diagnostic teaching approach with learning disabled students, are described. The program's philosophy is said to be based on child developmental-interactional principles in an integrated intervention approach. The program is explained to feature one-to-one tutorial work, training…

The article elucidates 14 principles drawn from the structuralist, constructivist, and holist literature and applies them to the teaching of learning disabled students. (Author/DB)

In response to two papers decrying reductionism and advocating holistic constructivism in models of learning disabilities, the article applauds trends toward a shifting paradigm in the field but warns against advocating any single approach as the only valid path to effective learning. (DB)

Cautions and considerations for developing and implementing instructional models for students with learning and behavioral problems are examined in view of the need for keeping students as close to the least restrictive alternative as possible. (Author)

The instructional model for intervention research in learning disabilities includes three foci: (1) knowledge inculcation (including declarative, procedural, and metacognitive knowledge); (2) students' cognitive processing of their training activities; and (3) students' motivation to learn. Advantages of the model include ease of linking with any…

This article offers characteristics and definitions of gifted, learning disabled, and gifted learning disabled. Principles of identification and programing are summarized. The five dimensions of the Autonomous Learner Model (including orientation, individual development, enrichment, seminar, and in-depth study) are applied to program development…

The article maintains that a reductionist fallacy in the four major models (medical, psychological, behavioral, and cognitive strategy) underlying services to learning disabled students explains the efficacy problems that have long plagued the field. (Author/DB)