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Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
This "ERIC MiniBib" lists and annotates 20 monographs and booklets about children and youth with learning disabilities. The items were published between 1979 and 1989 and address child-rearing strategies, teaching methods, and career placement techniques. A source of availability is listed for each item. (JDD)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Rearing, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods
Brody-Hasazi, Susan; Gillet, Pamela – 1984
The digest explores aspects of serving the learning disabled (LD) student in vocational education classrooms. It is noted that LD students may have difficulty following directions and understanding lectures and may forget more often than other students. A list of seven accommodations that can be made for LD students in vocational classrooms…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Reston, VA. – 1995
This annotated bibliography and resource guide lists 29 references concerning reading instruction of young children with learning disabilities. Items include articles, books, and research reports, dating from 1988 through 1994. Items are listed alphabetically by author. Each listing includes bibliographic information and a brief abstract…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Internet, Learning Disabilities, Organizations (Groups)
Mays, Francine; Imel, Susan – 1982
An overview of learning disabilities in adults is presented to aid in detection, diagnosis, and instruction. Following a description of learning disabilities in general, and the occurrence in adults in particular, nine observable characteristics of learning-disabled adults are discussed: (1) vision problems; (2) extraneous vocal sounds; (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Adults, Educational Diagnosis
Hoffman, Alan – 2003
This brief paper reviews the literature and provides guidelines on how instructional practices to promote self-determination can be used to help students with learning disabilities make effective choices and decisions. Self-determination is linked to making good choices through five steps: know yourself; value yourself; plan; act; and experience…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Curriculum, Learning Disabilities
Schwarz, Robin; Terrill, Lynda – 2000
This digest reviews what is known about adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners and learning disabilities, suggests ways to identify and assess ESL adults who may have learning disabilities, and offers practical methods for both instruction and teacher training. Topics covered in some detail include identifying and diagnosing learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Learning Disabilities
Shaw, Stan F.; Scott, Sally S.; McGuire, Joan M. – 2001
This digest summarizes the issues involved in the instruction of college students with learning disabilities and offers a practical approach to teaching these students. It notes first that disability law at the college level is not as prescriptive as that for the elementary secondary level. Since the instructional climate in higher education is…
Descriptors: College Students, Compliance (Legal), Educational Principles, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Reston, VA. – 1995
This digest provides basic information on phonological awareness in the process of learning to read for students with learning disabilities. It considers how phonological awareness fits into this process and the special problems experienced by children with learning disabilities or from culturally diverse backgrounds. Suggestions for teaching…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cultural Differences, Decoding (Reading), Difficulty Level
Barr, Vickie – 1993
This digest discusses the dilemma surrounding foreign language requirements at colleges and universities and students with learning disabilities. Many students and professionals question the reasonableness of foreign language requirements for students with learning disabilities, but, according to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,…
Descriptors: College Students, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education, Latin
Gersten, Russell; Baker, Scott; Edwards, Lana – 1999
This brief paper summarizes research on effective instruction in writing for students with learning disabilities. It finds that three components stand out as methods that reliably and consistently lead to improved outcomes in teaching expressive writing to these students. These components are: (1) adhering to a basic framework of planning,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language, Instructional Effectiveness
Boudah, Daniel J.; O'Neill, Kevin J. – 1999
This digest discusses what research says about learning strategies and how teachers can teach learning strategies. A learning strategy is defined as an individual's way of reorganizing and using a particular set of skills in order to learn content or accomplish other tasks more effectively and efficiently in school and nonacademic settings.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Silver, Rawley A. – 1981
The recognition that children's cognitive skills are evident in visual as well as verbal conventions has led to the construction of the Silver Test of Cognitive and Creative Skills (STCCS) for the assessment and development of children's cognitive abilities. Research on cognition, the role of language in cognition, and left and right brain…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Creativity, Creativity Tests
Shermis, Michael – 1989
Addressing writing instruction for students with special needs, this annotated bibliography contains 26 references of articles and papers in the ERIC database. The citations in the first section discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using word processors in writing instruction with learning disabled (LD) students and suggest instructional…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Editing, Elementary Secondary Education
Rubenzer, Ronald L. – 1982
The document looks at left/right brain research as it relates to learning styles and teaching styles, particularly in special education. An initial section on brain basics covers the history of brain research, methods of investigation, cerebral dominance, divisions of labor of the bifunctional brain, language and related functions, bilingualism,…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Disabilities, Educational Research
Williams, Joanna P. – 2000
This digest, based on a book of the same title, summarizes relevant research and promising practices in the strategic processing of text, both narrative and expository, by students with learning disabilities. For narrative text, it cites studies on improving students' ability to use narrative structure and the effectiveness of teaching students to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities
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