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Peer reviewedSawyer, Walter E.; Wilson, Bonnie A. – Reading Teacher, 1979
Reviews the history of remedial reading instruction for students with learning disabilities and clarifies the roles of the remedial reading teacher and learning disabilities specialist. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Reading Instruction, Remedial Instruction
Hartstein, Jack, Ed. – 1971
The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with an overall view of the terms, people, and studies involved in the evaluation of dyslexic children. The topics discussed in the nine chapters are: "Introduction to Learning Disorders for the Ophthalmologist," by Jack Hartstein; "Interdisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis of Reading Problems,"…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems, Reading
Peer reviewedBryant, N. Dale; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1982
Learning disabled (LD) children were taught sight words with mastery learning strategies, and a comparison group with methods that are typically used in teaching sight words. Results suggest that most LD children can reach mastery on sight words within a reasonable time framework if sound remedial principles are applied consistently. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mastery Learning, Reading Instruction
Download full textAbrams, Jules C. – 1980
The seventh of eight related documents, this booklet is part of a series of papers presented at the 1978 National Right to Read Conference examining issues and problems in literacy. In examining the literacy needs of the handicapped, this booklet notes diagnostic imprecision and political ineffectiveness as disadvantages in adopting the single…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Literacy, Mental Disorders, Physical Disabilities
Kaufman, Helen S.; Biren, Phillis L. – Academic Therapy, 1979
The article discusses the teaching of cursive writing to learning disabled and other handicapped children at an early age in conjunction with, and as an aid to, reading and spelling. A structured, logical, and sequential method of teaching cursive writing is presented, along with reinforcement and review procedures. (DLS)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Handwriting, Handwriting Skills, Learning Disabilities
Cahn, Lorynne – 1973
This paper discusses the placement, remediation, and management of the learning disabled child. The procedure for a professional assessment of the learning disabled child includes: (1) noting potentially dangerous signs such as poor visual and/or auditory memory for words, consistent letter or number reversals beyond the primary grades, short…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems, Reading
Peer reviewedCatts, Hugh W.; Hogan, Tiffany P. – Reading Psychology, 2003
Presents an overview of the language basis of reading and reading disabilities. Describes the Simple View of Reading, a model of reading that comprises two primary components, word recognition and language comprehension. Reviews research showing that language problems underlie most difficulties children have learning to read. Discusses the…
Descriptors: Early Identification, Learning Disabilities, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedDworkin, Nancy E.; Dworkin, Yehoash S. – Reading Improvement, 1977
Deals with a view of reading and general learning remediation which uses problem-solving strategies, rather than a skill-deficit approach. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving, Reading Instruction
Groff, Charlotte V. – 1981
A literature review was conducted to determine the meaning, symptoms, causes, and treatment of dyslexia. The review revealed that dyslexia simply means "distorted words," and is the inability to read either phonetically or visually. Among the symptoms of dyslexia disclosed by the review are motion sickness, retardation in reading of from 6 months…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedMather, Nancy – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This paper reviews the history of whole-language versus code-emphasis approaches to reading instruction. The paper concludes that students with severe learning disabilities may learn to read in a whole-language, mainstream classroom, if provided with supplemental instruction, a variety of instructional techniques, and appropriate intensity and…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1987
This manual provides teachers with abstracts of instructional materials intended for use with mildly handicapped students in language arts classes. The materials are correlated with the intended outcomes of each course as specified in the state curriculum guidelines for grades 9-12. The abstracts are organized by subject matter and level: applied…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Instructional Materials, Language Arts, Learning Disabilities
Pope, Lillie – 1977
The follow-up study of 47 learning disabled children (mean age 9 years when first interviewed) focused on current reading ability, school status, and involvement with the police. The Ss had all attended a clinic for 2 1-hour sessions weekly for periods of from 5 months to 2 years. The Ss also participated in therapy groups and crisis intervention.…
Descriptors: Attendance, Delinquency, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies
Silberberg, Norman E.; Silberberg, Margaret C. – J Learning Disabilities, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedWolff, Diana E.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1985
Discusses the use of analogy strategies, which involve comparing word parts to other known words, to teach reading. Reports on a study that showed positive effects from teaching analogy strategies to second-grade students and to learning disabled fifth-grade students. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Reading Difficulties
Grevenow, Barbara – 1988
The study presents teaching techniques for use with elementary learning disabled students which utilize right brain simultaneous (as opposed to sequential or left brain) learning processes. It also describes a 15-week classroom project utilizing selected techniques with 11 learning disabled children in grades 2 through 6. The literature review and…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
