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Download full textNational Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1986
Developmental dyslexia is a specific learning disability characterized by difficulty in learning to read. Some dyslexics also may have difficulty learning to write, to spell, and to speak or work with numbers. Some researchers estimate that as many as 15 percent of American students may be classified as dyslexic. Children with dyslexia are not all…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Educational Strategies, Educational Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
Stewart, Arlene C.; Lillie, Pat – 1991
The purpose of this booklet is to provide literacy instructors and tutors with information on adults with learning disabilities and their needs within literacy programs. It defines learning disabilities and describes characteristics of adults with learning disabilities, emphasizing that, for tutors, the issue is how to determine whether the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Cognitive Style, Educational Diagnosis
Scheid, Karen – 1990
Based on suggestions of participants at the second annual Instructional Methods Forum held in June 1989, the monograph considers cognitive-based approaches to teaching mathematics to students with learning problems and the implications for the design of media and materials. It discusses characteristics of successful cognitive approaches and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Crealock, Carol; Kronick, Doreen – 1993
This guide is intended for teachers, parents, and community workers in many countries and provides concrete advice on meeting the needs of children with specific learning disabilities. The guide begins with a definition of learning disabilities and identifies seven areas of disability. It then considers in more detail five areas concerned with…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Definitions
Rye, Henning, Ed.; Skjorten, Miriam Donath, Ed. – 1989
The guide, intended to help teachers, parents, and community workers throughout the world develop educational services for children with severe cerebral palsy, is published in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese. The 11 practitioner-contributed chapters stress specific intervention techniques based on the practitioners' own experiences…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Iwler, Irvin H.; And Others – 1983
A project developed six inservice brochures and a summary booklet that defined the handicapped conditions that affect vocational students in an effort to increase vocational educators' awareness of what it is like to be a special student. The brochures also identify how students with specific handicaps learn and illustrate the techniques and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Educational Resources, Emotional Disturbances
