Described is a four step method of teaching remedial handwriting which encourages the progressive approximation of writing to a good model and avoids common instructional errors such as unsupervised massed practice, lack of immediate feedback, and failure to provide good models. (DB)

Diagnostic testing followed by remedial work did not facilitate learning in a program on constructing and interpreting graphs, whether administered by the teacher or the student. Reasons for the lack of success are postulated. (AL)

Article explains series of programs by British Broadcasting Corporation, designed to help slow readers, by presenting exciting material, read aloud, while children read along in class, thereby enabling the children to make the connection between the characters on the page and the excitement of the story being read. (JB)

Older children were paired with younger children, on a tutortutee basis, ... to improve reading and language skills, instill self-confidence, and modify behavior of all those involved." (Author)

Suggestions are given on how to help students in developmental mathematics courses develop appropriate study skills. Ideas concerning reading, using the testbook, and taking tests and notes are included. (MNS)

Identifies seven factors that may be barriers to successful intervention with reading disabled adolescents and discusses how attention to each factor can produce program success. (FL)

Describes a diagnostic and remedial spelling approach used with high school students. (HOD)

Suggests activities for teaching students to put story events in the proper sequence when they read and write. (FL)

Education programs in Illinois juvenile corrections facilities attempt to give delinquent youths essential living tools such as functional reading, math, and survival skills; a high school diploma or vocational certificate; and improved behavior and attitudes. (SK)

An examination of the neuropsychology of written language is provided. An historical review of language disorders is presented to provide a framework for understanding the brain mechanisms underlying the reading process. Recent neuropsychological studies of developmental reading disability are discussed. Two distinct forms of the disorder are…

Remedial math instruction emphasizing auditory procedures with 224 elementary students with learning disabilities in arithmetic resulted in significant improvements in the Standard Aptitude Test for third-grade scores in computation and concepts, fourth- and fifth-grade scores in concepts, and sixth-grade scores in computations. (CL)

Suggests a one-semester intermediate typewriting course for students who have not attained a speed of 30-35 words per minute. It would emphasize remedial exercises as well as exercises on letters, memos, reports, invoices, and other business forms. The student would then enter advanced typewriting, business machines, and communications. (JOW)