A program of an educational center providing training for graduate students in the areas of special education, educational psychology, elementary and secondary education, and guidance education is described. Practicum experiences in the diagnostic and remedial programming of learning disabled children are offered. The unique aspects of the program…

Classroom teachers often do not get needed information from clinic case reports on children, and children often continue to fail in classroom settings even after individualized remedial instruction. Therefore, to complement existing clinic facilities, the CHILD Center, Kentfield, California, has included in its regular teaching program a…

This fourth monograph in the PREP reading series, concerns the role of the reading specialist who gives specific and concentrated treatment to individual and groups of children. He works closely with the classroom teacher, either in one school or in several. Related documents in this kit are: (5-B) "References"; (5-C) "Diagnostic…

Describes a teaching method that employs a variety of techniques--including psychology--to reduce math anxiety in basic skills math classes. States that when these types of efforts were made to reduce math anxiety, students received more satisfactory grades and fewer repeats and unsatisfactories. (NB)

A nationwide survey was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of college remedial mathematics programs. Questionnaires mailed to 200 two- and four-year remedial educators solicited information on teaching techniques, student evaluation, course offerings, faculty qualifications, classroom resources, math labs, time limits on remediation,…

FOUR ARTICLES DEALING WITH THE ROLE OF THE GREATER LAWRENCE GUIDANCE CENTER LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAM IN HELPING CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ARE PRESENTED. THE FIRST PAPER EXPLAINS HOW THE CENTER SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF OBTAINING MORE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORIES OF REFERRALS BY GIVING MORE ATTENTION TO PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR…

The chaotic condition of college remedial reading courses is criticized in this speech, with major emphasis placed on the inadequacy of the "English-teacher-turned-reading-teacher" in coping with the drastic ability and attitudinal problems of the remedial reading student. An outline of six issues confronting colleges and junior colleges pinpoints…

Forty first-grade classes were divided into four treatment groups to determine the effectiveness of three reading methods with low ability students. Treatment A subjects used the regular basal program. Treatment B subjects used the same basal program, with the low subgroup receiving additional instruction from remedial reading teachers. Treatment…

The education of the learning disabled child is seen to involve a number of disciplines and professionals which include the school psychologist, the speech and language clinician, the remedial reading specialist, and the learning disabilities specialist. Available from: EC 082 990. (SBH)

Describes the Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) process which involved 10 panelists in a three-day seminar to define "developmental educators" and identify the competencies they need. Provides and lists eight uses for a chart which enumerates, in order of importance, eight competency areas and specific competencies within each area. (CAM)

Reading instruction provided by classroom, remedial, and resource teachers (n=48) in six schools was observed. Findings showed that the three groups did not differ in the proportion of time devoted to management, discipline, or proactive teaching techniques. Comparable time was also devoted to comprehension, decoding, and indirect reading…

Reports on the efforts of one developmental education program to seek faculty input regarding the provision of services. Provides a look at faculty questionnaire results, and presents recommendations for expanding the use of the program, including publicity, courses and adjunct seminars, workshops, and classroom presentations, group and individual…

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT-2698 WAS EXTENDED TO THE SECOND-GRADE LEVEL IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AND MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL OR SMALL-GROUP INSTRUCTION FOR LOW-SCORING SECOND GRADERS IN READING, OF LESSONS ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS OF THE LOW GROUP, AND OF INSERVICE TRAINING OF TEACHERS. SECOND GRADERS WHO RECEIVED TOTAL METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT…

The role of the reading specialist as a remedial reading teacher or as a reading consultant helping to overcome reading problems in a single school is presented. Various levels of diagnosing the extent of reading probl"ms within the school are discussed, including th" use of tests, informal inventories, and environmental factor…

This digest discusses some of the ways basic skills instructors can help students become real learners. The digest argues that the "learning specialist" (a term preferable to "remedial/developmental" reading specialist) should operate from a philosophical perspective stressing strategic approaches to reading-to-learn as driven…