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Peer reviewedFisher, Dennis F. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The paper reviews research efforts directed at identifying perceptual and cognitive components in reading and their dysfunction in disabled readers. Disruption in the processing sequence is identified, and a compensatory training technique for the reading disabled is described. (Author)
Descriptors: Models, Perceptual Development, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Ames, Kay N. – Academic Therapy, 1979
A reading program for second- and third-grade nonreaders based on neurological development rather than reading or perceptual skills is described. Results of a study of 24 children in the program showed average gains of eight months in reading ability in four months of instruction. (PHR)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Learning Processes, Neurological Organization
Nutter, Susann C. – 1983
Research on hemispheric mode functioning indicates that some connections exist between learning disabilities (LD) and right-mode dominance, which suggests that instruction should be offered to develop right hemispheric (spatial perception) abilities in LD persons. The influence on student drawing of the right-left hemispheric shift during reading…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Elementary Secondary Education, Freehand Drawing
Tansley, A. E. – 1986
This booklet presents educational programs and activities for perceptual training of 4- to 9-year-olds and older children with learning and reading problems. The development of visual and auditory perception needs to be understood as closely related to and dependent upon other developmental areas, including motor, language, thinking, emotional,…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Learning Problems
Direct linkBeyda, Sandra D. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
Theatre is a powerful tool for organizing one's experience. It is an instructional technique that motivates students as they seek to understand and communicate their learning. This article provides a foundation for using theatre as a learning strategy in the content areas for students with reading and learning disabilities, using metacognition as…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
