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White, Garry W.; Pryzwansky, Walter B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Investigated the effects of learning disabilities teacher training for consultation with classroom teachers. Learning disabilities resource teachers (N=4) received communication skills training, and resource teachers (N=4) received conceptual assumptions training. Training resource teachers in communication skills resulted in significantly higher…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Disabilities

Kaufman, Sheri Skurow; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1994
A third-grade classroom participated in a communication skills unit (CSU) designed and implemented collaboratively by a teacher, speech-language pathologist, and student speech-language pathologist. The CSU aimed to increase the students' metapragmatic awareness of explanation adequacy. Students showed significant improvement in ability to rate…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Expressive Language, Grade 3, Interpersonal Communication

Voltz, Deborah L.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1995
This article describes implementation of a project which facilitated the collaboration of 26 elementary general education teachers and 5 resource teachers by providing time during the school day for structured interaction and inservice training in a collaborative problem-solving process. Pretesting and posttesting with the Resource Teacher-General…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Consultation Programs, Cooperation, Disabilities
San Francisco Unified School District, CA. – 1965
A COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS WAS INITIATED IN 27 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. DAILY SESSIONS OF 45 TO 50 MINUTES WERE SCHEDULED FOR 60 PUPILS IN GROUPS OF 12. DURING THE 1964-65 SCHOOL YEAR PRIORITY WAS GIVEN TO THE NEEDS OF THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS. BEFORE ASSIGNMENT TO THE COMPENSATORY CLASSES, EACH CHILD WAS TESTED TO…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Compensatory Education, Elementary Schools, Family Involvement