Reviewed are resources to be used in developing programs to improve motor abilities among learning disabled children with severe motor dysfunction. (MH)

The impress method, an oral reading technique in which the child and the teacher read aloud simultaneously, is a simple and effective method for improving the reading skills of students reading at below-grade levels. (MB)

Responding to Dodd's critique of his 1986 article on teaching psychology in prisons, Osberg defends his statement that prison students are comparable to traditional university students. Contends student achievement is due to remedial courses in basic skills. Discusses prison classroom "norm violations" and lists some special considerations…

Suggests that a buddy system of pairing remedial students may introduce positive attitudes toward reading activities. (MD)

Discusses using the dialogue as a major part of a reading program for reluctant readers to enhance the self-concept, motivation, and skill development of students. (JM)

An evaluation of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools' summer-school program to help raise low-performing students' mathematics achievement showed that students received little benefit. Disappointing results arose from use of teacher-centered instructional techniques. Students had little opportunity for informal thinking, exploration,…

The promise of dual language education has spurred a movement in the field of bilingual education to shift from remedial programs to enrichment forms of bilingual education. Although research supports the effectiveness of such programs, many programs do not maintain their level of implementation and quickly revert to their original remedial form.…

FORTY-FOUR REPRINTS CONCERNING HIGH SCHOOL READING PROGRAMS SELECTED FROM "THE READING TEACHER" AND THE "JOURNAL OF READING" AND THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION ARE PRESENTED. THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTION WERE CONSISTENCY WITH ACCEPTED CURRICULAR AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRINCIPLES, CURRENT APPROPRIATENESS, DUPLICATION, AND…

This paper argues that such components of a remedial program as formal tests, labels, and methods which teach to symptoms are unnecessary. Labeling is discussed in depth and some of the positive and negative factors which are associated with labeling are described. The ingredients of a successful remediation program include a good teacher who can…

Forty elementary level remedial reading students were instucted through a methodology employing two basic elements of the G. Lozanov "Suggestopedia" system: presenting lesson material in both attentive and nonattentive states and attempting to create a relaxed, nondefensive atmosphere in which both external and internal distractions to…

Describes different approaches to teaching reading by the individualized method. (MKM)

Twenty remedial reading students at Huntley Elementary School (DeKalb County School District, Georgia) were instructed through a teaching methodology employing the basics of the Lozanov system. Available from: Society for Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 2740 Richmond Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. (Author/CFM)

In this paper, I describe characteristics of programs developed for adolescents who are struggling with literacy. The paper references both a chart I developed to compare and contrast those characteristics and a review guide I created to help schools make principled decisions when choosing programs for use with their students. The chart and the…

Relates the experiences of a remedial teacher in Great Britain with an intermediate grade boy suffering from high frequency hearing loss, perceptual weakness, emotional maladjustment, poor speech, and reading difficulty in attempting to provide a program suited to his particular needs. (MB)