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…

Examines the intersection of classroom inquiry and educational policy by asking the question: "Can teacher-research become a vehicle for creating just and politically sensitive accounts of how educational policies affect real lives?" Shares classroom research conducted with students receiving special assistance to pass a state-mandated writing…

Describes tracing and kinesthetic techniques (often used with severely disabled readers) which may help extremely poor spellers in first-year writing classes. (SR)

Describes a whole language approach to teaching reading comprehension using novels, essays, and short stories. Considers the shortcomings of lab classes and reading textbooks; curriculum goals and criteria; the use of ability groupings, testing, and placement; textbook selection; and teaching strategies emphasizing verbal interaction, writing,…

Describes a number of techniques used in a developmental English class. Notes that listening to colleagues in other disciplines and using writing-to-learn strategies are two ways to make a classroom successful. Suggests that these techniques can help developmental students become active listeners and readers. (SR)

Presents the computer software Mathemagic, a remedial teaching system for high school mathematics. Describes a preliminary study that showed that the software could provide effective remediation to students. (Author/ASK)

Advocates the elimination of remedial education from four-year institutions of higher education. Data are provided on the numbers of students enrolled in remedial courses at different types of institutions and the associated costs. The consequences of remedial education on academic standards are addressed. Efforts in Massachusetts to shift…

Describes both past and more recent efforts by the California State University (CSU) system to come to terms with "remediation." Describes recently mandated collaborations between high school language arts faculty and CSU English faculty to reduce the need for remediation. Describes an ongoing outreach program addressing the needs of…