This instructional bulletin was prepared to assist teachers in planning and presenting the sequence of mathematics topics to slow learners. The course is designed to fulfill the high school graduation requirement of one semester of mathematics in the ninth grade. This course combines simple presentations of topics from modern mathematics with new…

IN TEACHING THE SLOW LEARNER, LITTLE USE SHOULD BE MADE OF READING AND BOOK STUDY. THESE PUPILS HAVE TROUBLE IN DEFINING, DISTINGUISHING, ANALYZING, AND MEMORIZING, AND ARE LOW IN ACHIEVEMENT, DOMINANCE, IMAGINATION, AND CURIOSITY. THEIR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE SIMPLE, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE CONSTRUCTIONAL AND MANUAL. CLASS ROUTINE SHOULD BE STRICT AND…

THIS INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE FOR MATHEMATICS 1 OUTLINES CONTENT AND PROVIDES TEACHING SUGGESTIONS FOR A FOUNDATION COURSE FOR THE SLOW LEARNER IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT TO THE STUDENT'S INTEREST LEVELS AND HIS ABILITY TO LEARN. THE GUIDE'S PURPOSE IS TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND…

IN RECENT EFFORTS OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION OF EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE, VISIBILITY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO COMMUNITIES WHICH HAVE INTRODUCED NEW CURRICULUMS, TEACHING METHODS, AND INSTITUTIONAL PATTERNS. FIVE LOCALLY-INITIATED PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PROVIDE A FLEXIBILITY OF THE…

A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR THE SLOW LEARNER IS PRESENTED. AREAS OF CONCENTRATION ARE--(1) IDENTIFICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SLOW LEARNER, (2) DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF AVAILABLE MATERIALS AND SUITABLE METHODS, AND (3) DEVELOPMENT OF POSSIBLE CLASSROOM UNITS AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES FOR THE RL PROGRAM. IN TEACHING THE…

Information was obtained from staffs of selected schools, from samples of eighth and twelfth grade students, and from group interviews with community representatives and school leaders for the purpose of detecting the inadequacies and shortcomings of California schools in a three-county region. Problems emerged in the areas of curriculum balance…