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Peer reviewedMurray-Branch, Jamie; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1991
This article describes the use and development of communication systems for persons with severe intellectual and dual sensory impairments using tactually salient materials to refer to abstract and concrete objects and activities. A transdisciplinary model was used in teaching the use of these systems for requesting and decision-making processes.…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Deaf Blind
Peer reviewedEvans, Robert H. – Science and Children, 1992
Presents a list of 11 advantages that hands-on science instruction has over science instruction via television. Teaching methods encourage activities that appeal to sensual stimulation, problem solving, student interests, and cooperative learning. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cooperative Learning, Educational Television, Elementary Education
Download full textHoy, Cheri A.; Gregg, K. Noel – 1984
The booklet, fifth in a series, examines the assessment and remediation of reading difficulties in adults with learning disabilities. The section on assessment concerns touches upon reading recognition difficulties, and includes a list of questions for investigating auditory, tactile, and visual processes. Reading comprehension difficulties are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Auditory Discrimination, Informal Reading Inventories
Jackson Community Coll., MI. Dahlem Environmental Education Center. – 1982
This instructional packet is one of 14 school environmental education programs developed for use in the classroom and at the Dahlem Environmental Education Center (DEEC) of the Jackson Community College (Michigan). Provided in the packet are pre-trip activities, field trip activities, and post-trip activities which focus on the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Field Trips
Jackson Community Coll., MI. Dahlem Environmental Education Center. – 1984
This instructional packet is one of 14 school environmental education programs developed for use in the classroom and at the Dahlem Environmental Education Center (DEEC) of the Jackson Community College (Michigan). Provided in the packet are pre-trip activities, field trip activities, and post-trip activities which focus on the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Field Trips
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1983
This guidebook is based on research on the human brain and the way it processes information. It is noted that research on the learning process has studied the differing functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain. This research supports the theory that students are inclined to learn through different modalities (tactual/kinesthetic,…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cerebral Dominance, Class Organization, Cognitive Style
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1983
This guidebook is based on research on the human brain and the way it processes information. It is noted that current research on the learning process has investigated the differing functions of the left and right brain hemispheres. This research supports the theory that students are inclined to learn through different modalities…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cerebral Dominance, Class Organization, Cognitive Style
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1995
A guide to identifying, placing, and instructing children with severe disabilities, including deaf-blindness, is presented. Identification and placement information focuses on locating and referring children in need of special education services, the role of committees and staff members, the individualized education program, entrance and placement…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
Goodrich, Judy A.; Kinney, Patricia G. – 1985
Intended to assist teachers as they assess, plan for, and teach deaf blind students, this manual describes a process for adapting curricula for students who function within the 0-24 month developmental period, also known as the sensorimotor period. The manual's first section provides an overview of project activities including the literature…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Deaf Blind
Lobb, Nancy; Roderman, Winifred Ho – 1982
The Science in Action series is designed to teach practical science concepts to special-needs students. It is intended to develop students' problem-solving skills by teaching them to observe, record, analyze, conclude, and predict. This document contains a student workbook which deals with basic principles of life science. Six separate units…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Biology, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1986
The catalog was developed to provide information about more than 200 recommended learning games and toys for all children, especially those with learning problems or physical handicaps. The materials listed provide educational experiences through game formats and help to develop gross and fine motor skills, math and reading readiness skills,…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Cognitive Ability, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills
Levine, Suzanne Sosna – 1997
The Child Development Program at John Adams School in North Brunswick, New Jersey, was designed to be an immediate intervention for children with learning problems in the early elementary grades. This two-volume guide describes the work done in the program and how the program can be replicated. The first book details characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Dunn, Rita, Ed.; Griggs, Shirley A., Ed. – 2000
The focus of this collection of essays is on new approaches to teaching in higher education. Selections are organized in five sections; the first section focuses on learning styles, while the remaining sections focus on applications in various academic disciplines. The chapters include: (1) "Capitalizing on College Students' Learning Styles:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Students
