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Zigmond, Naomi – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1990
This paper reviews service delivery models used with learning-disabled adolescents and proposes two alternative models of services. Components of an effective program include intensive basic skills instruction, explicit instruction in coping skills, successful completion of classes required for graduation, and planning for postgraduation life. (PB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Coping, Curriculum