Discusses the design and production of guided learning materials for remedial, supportive, and extending courses.

Discusses a course designed for large numbers of underprepared chemistry students at a large metropolitan university; an evaluation of the course based on student performance in succeeding courses is included. (MLH)

Discusses some of the unique problems within higher education which are present as a result of an open-door policy for students. (JM)

The study found that 40 percent of 25 adult alcoholics were found to have had special education, remedial services, or repeated grade failure concurrent with a familial history of alcoholism and current discrepancies indicative of learning disabilities. Results suggest that childhood learning disorders may be related to the development of…

Current Chapter 1 remedial and compensatory education programs may not be worth the substantial funds being poured into them. To address shortcomings, such programs should be upgraded, reconceptualized as educational (not funding) programs, and fully integrated into the total school program. Includes 14 references. (MLH)

Reviews the literature on the benefits of mentor relationships for both the protege and the mentor. Suggests that experienced developmental educators mentor colleagues new to the field and that developmental students be encouraged to find and cultivate mentoring relationships. (DMM)

Advocates using "classics" to teach remedial English classes. Outlines several misconceptions about teaching the classics to lower-ability students, and recommends several selections which can be used in remedial classes. (MM)

The study found that activities designed to improve the elaboration and/or retrieval of words with two language-impaired children (ages 9 and 10) showed definite effects with the greatest gains associated with activities focusing on both elaboration and retrieval. (Author/DB)

Describes a research project in which students investigate a personal "bad" habit. (MM)

The article describes a language-to-reading intervention method, termed "Communicative Reading Strategies," that can be used to provide language intervention within the context of the language-impaired child's classroom reading group. An example demonstrates modeling principles to assist children in dealing with the complexities of contextual…

Describes how to use pragmatic and logical arguments to change students' negative attitudes toward basic writing courses. (MM)

Cooperative learning arrangements for students with learning disabilities are discussed. Cooperative learning appears to be as effective as teacher-led instruction because it replicates natural learning contexts, enhances self-efficacy, provides level-appropriate information processing models, and addresses the specific needs of such students.…

Using a question/answer format, responds to some of the most common concerns and problems faced by newcomers to the use of computers in developmental education. Considers questions about hardware and software selection, explains basic terminology, and lists resources for further information. (DMM)

Describes a remedial program (developed for a ninth grade student labeled learning disabled) that incorporated principles of direct-explicit instruction, metacognition, and language to mediate thinking and learning. Notes that the program helped the student succeed and advance to the next grade. (SR)

An adult with language-learning difficulty participated in an instruction program for remediating a morphological impairment. The program focused on metalinguistic information and the contrast of sentence pairs differing in single morphological features. Results confirmed the program's effectiveness in improving the accuracy of suffix usage in…