Presents the idea that many tactics sports coaches use in training and improving athletes' performance can be adapted for the instruction of remedial writers. (JC)

Encouraging faculty to commit themselves to the remedial needs of America's students may require a reevaluation of the faculty reward system. Although general service and spending more time in teaching may not be recognized, contributing to emerging needs of institutions may attract special recognition. (MLW)

Issues relating to the psychoeducational evaluation of bilingual children from French immersion programs are presented using data from an in-depth study of a young learning disabled girl, discussed in reference to Cummins' theory of cross-linguistic transfer. (Author/MSE)

Discusses the importance of academic support services in ensuring the effectiveness of developmental programs. Describes the Learning Assistance Support System developed in Washington's community college system and Luzerne County Community College's Institute for Developmental Educational Activities. (DMM)

Looks at the special problems of mathematics instructors in providing remediation for students who are unprepared for college-level work. Considers issues related to assessment, stopouts' course-taking patterns, peer pressures, and remediation. (DMM)

Describes a method for teaching developmental writing using reader-response theory and the works of James Joyce and Plato. (HTH)

Four children, aged three-five years, were assigned to one of two phonologically based treatment procedures--a minimal pairs contrasting procedure or a modified cycles procedure. Clinical treatment results demonstrated that both treatments were effective and efficient and that correct production generalized to sounds that were not a focus of…

Identifies problems resulting from the inability to spell correctly. Assesses current writing programs as inadequate for remedying spelling deficiencies. Recommends individualized instruction to meet learners' needs. Confirms the importance of visualization to spelling ability, examining the relationship between field dependence-independence and…

Discusses the differences between developmental students and their teachers in terms of pragmatism and background. Describes the use of a classroom publishing project, which requires students to contribute articles to the magazine and share editing responsibilities. Discusses the benefits of the approach. (DMM)

Acknowledges that many basic writing students have few personal experiences that translate into telling examples and effective supports in their writing. Suggests that teachers encourage students to fabricate in their narratives, since such structured lying gives students sufficient objectivity to revise--a significant step toward good writing.…

Describes the results of a remedial program provided to an adult subject who had incurred aphasia and alexia as a result of a series of strokes. (FL)

Some of the major curriculum and instructional problems that precipitate failure among learning disabled adolescents are discussed. A variety of intervention strategies to increase success are then presented. (MNS)

How videotapes were developed to help students who miss instruction is described. (MNS)

Discusses the use of analogy strategies, which involve comparing word parts to other known words, to teach reading. Reports on a study that showed positive effects from teaching analogy strategies to second-grade students and to learning disabled fifth-grade students. (FL)

Describes the trials and tribulations of a teacher of remedial English as she attempts to find a learning strategy that will reach her class of problem students. (RBW)