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Davis, Bertha – Soc Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Reading Instruction, Slow Learners, Social Studies
Narem Journal, 1978
Eight articles are included in the journal of the National Association for Remedial Education, Malaysia (NAREM). Chua Tee Tee describes the history and objectives of NAREM. Alec Williams reviews philosophical issues in remedial education. Khoo Phon Sai discusses cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of slow learners and considers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children, Reading Instruction, Remedial Instruction
Peer reviewedNiensted, Serena – Journal of Reading, 1977
Describes how the combination of composition activities and oral reading encouraged a group of slow learners to read. (KS)
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Oral Reading, Reading Instruction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMisenoff, Ann – Business Education Forum, 1978
Typing special material of interest to high school students but on a third or fourth grade reading level is a way of instructing reading comprehension to slow learners at Bayside (New York) High School. A STAR (Students' Typing and Reading) lesson is described. (MF)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Program Descriptions, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
Peer reviewedBoone, Randall; Higgins, Kyle – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1993
This 3-year longitudinal study used hypermedia computer-assisted instruction (CAI) to provide individualized reading instruction for approximately 300 students in grades K-3. The software provided reading lessons in a hypermedia format designed as supplementary material for a basal reader series. The low ability subjects achieved significantly…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Hypermedia, Longitudinal Studies
Download full textToronto Board of Education (Ontario). Research Dept. – 1966
A two year pilot project studied difficulties of kindergarten-primary children learning to read via materials printed in the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) who, because of immaturity, late development, low ability, or inability to speak English, were expected to experience reading difficulty. Of 39 children in the first year of the study, 20 used…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, English (Second Language), Environmental Influences, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Peer reviewedBateman, Barbara – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1991
This article examines characteristics of low-performing readers, especially their poor word recognition skills; compares approaches to teaching word recognition to slow-learning children; identifies characteristics of successful methods of teaching word recognition; and concludes that phonics-based, thoroughly systematic, direct instruction is…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Sheridan, Susan J.; Lanasa, Philip J. – 1977
In teaching the moderately retarded student to read, it is essential to develop a basic survival reading vocabulary consisting of words necessary to remain alive, as well as to retain one's personal dignity. The individual must be able to recognize and respond appropriately to common signs of instruction and direction within the community. From a…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Low Ability Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
ENGELMANN, SIEGFRIED
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF TEACHING READING TO CHILDREN WITH LOW MENTAL AGES, FOR EXAMPLE, OF FOUR TO FIVE, IS THAT MOST READING PROGRAMS ARE GEARED TO THE CHILDREN WITH A MENTAL AGE OF ABOUT SIX AND ONE-HALF. A CHILD WITH THIS HIGHER MENTAL DEVELOPMENT WILL OFTEN HAVE MANY OF THE BASIC READING SKILLS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED, OR HE CAN LEARN THEM QUICKLY…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Instructional Improvement, Learning Problems
Howes, Virgil M. – 1970
This collection includes essays on individualizing reading (IR) and the language arts and individualizing social studies in elementary school education. Several essays explain the purposes of IR. Teachers who have used such a program explain how they did it and why they felt it successful. Supplementing these essays are reports of individualized…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged, Individual Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Sackmary, Arnold, Ed.; Winters, Stanley A., Ed. – 1969
The collection of readings on the slow learner contains articles on understanding the educable adolescent, the interdisciplinary approach, organizing experience units for the educable mentally handicapped, operant conditioning techniques to establish motivation, and curriculum ideas. Included are discussions of developmental schedules of…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Employer Attitudes, Exceptional Child Education
Pittsburgh Board of Public Education, PA. – 1967
This course of study for the slow-learner is intended to help the student understand his own worth and potential for growth, to improve his adjustments to his environment through better understanding and communication, and to show him the value of good work habits and participation in recreational and cultural activities. Introductory sections…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Guides, Educationally Disadvantaged, English Instruction
Winebrenner, Susan – 1996
This book offers principles and practical suggestions for effectively teaching students with a variety of learning difficulties in the regular classroom. Chapter 1 contains tips for helping all students feel welcome in the classroom and Chapter 2 suggests ways to get all students involved in all learning activities. Chapter 3 describes categories…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
Hardin, Susan J. – 1987
Jonathan Turner Junior High School, in Jacksonville, Illinois, identified 121 7th- and 8th-grade students as being below grade level in one or more subject areas. A special program for slow learners was designed, which called for classes of no more than 20 students. The program was successfully initiated without special funding or added personnel.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Curriculum Development, Junior High Schools, Language Arts
