The paper reviewed 15 studies investigating the interaction between perceptual modality preference and method of teaching reading. (Author)

The article elaborates on the assumption that since sign languages are received and initially processed by the visual system, then the rules for the formation of signs of a sign language would be constrained by the limits of the visual system. (Author/NCR)

Challenges 15 popular beliefs held about students and optimal learning environments by citing data from studies of student learning styles. Individual learning styles vary, and academic achievement can be improved by providing flexible teaching styles and classroom environments where students can match their learning styles. Includes extensive…

Children were administered the Learning Style Inventory. Analysis revealed that children across sex, grade, and race had a majority of no preferences for the variables considered. The auditory approach was the least preferred learning mode by all groups. Specific diagnosis concerning modality strengths will contribute to a youngster's success in…

Extensive and detailed overhead projections, a complete set of reduced overhead miniatures in booklet form for each student, and tape recordings are used in a lecture setting to capitalize on the learning preferences of both visual and auditory learners. The use of the strategy in introductory chemistry is described. (JN)

Current research in learning style and reading indicates that students' reading achievement and attitudes improve significantly when students are taught to read through their individual styles. Research topics that support this conclusion are listed and implications for improving reading research are discussed. (DF)

Shares ideas for classroom activities based on use of the students' senses. The activities are especially helpful for use with students with no or minimal literacy skills. (EKN)

The television department at Kansas State School for the Deaf developed video tapes and other aids for a group of vocational education students, fifteen- 20-year-olds, as a means of teaching basic vocational skills. (IM)

This study focuses on the effects of map display and modality on learning geographical maps in a computer-based environment. Participants were randomly assigned to four versions of a computer program created by crossing two levels of map display (hypertext vs. rollover) with two levels of modality (audio vs. audio and text). Results showed that…

Nonverbal learning disorders are less common than the typical language-based learning disabilities identified by school staff. Appropriate intervention is highly dependent on the accurate diagnosis of this disorder. Emphasis on performance and behavior management often obscures the etiology of a child's difficulties and leads to ineffective…

Description of a study testing for retention of visual material identified as being familiar or unfamiliar to the subjects. (HB)

A discussion of television as a technological device used to teach reading both inside and outside of the classroom. (Author/HB)

An investigation into the relationships between typography, communication and learning. (HB)

An attempt to isolate possible effects of the application of visual reminders on learning by TV. The underlying assumption was that learning by means of television and other visual media can be enhanced by methodically applying visual reminders. (Author)

Article describes a method to effectively organize new courses of instruction or reorganize existing courses of instruction in higher education. (Author/HB)