An overview is provided of the current literature on mathematical learning of children with a learning disability. Mathematics for the population viewed is seen to mean mainly arithmetic. It is felt more research is clearly needed on teaching arithmetic to children with a learning disability. (MP)

Discusses the historical fallacies and cultural assumptions surrounding the "literacy myth" in Western society. Includes an extensive list of references. (PD)

Discusses research on successful support programs for potential dropouts. Describes a Detroit high school's Ninth Grade Project 96 program, an intervention strategy for high-risk, low-achieving students. The program used a modified block schedule; attendance, academic, and monitoring interventions; incentives and rewards; and team teachers.…

This research synthesis identifies critical aspects of curriculum as they relate to the successful school-to-work transition of students with disabilities. The first section provides basic information on transition and covers the goal of transition, its framework, the transition process, and school personnel involvement. The second section reviews…

This executive summary of a research synthesis on critical aspects of curricular tools for successful transition from school to work for students with disabilities provides a brief discussion of the topics addressed in the full report, including: (1) the foundation for transition, including the goals and target populations; (2) a review of…

This literature review addressing school counselor education is divided into four chapters. The first chapter contains an introduction describing the nature and purposes of the review and concludes with a presentation of the problem statements, focus questions, and technical information that guided the review process. It is noted that five…

This information sheet: (1) lists and describes basic science process skills (observing, inferring, measuring, communicating, classifying, and predicting); (2) lists and describes integrated science process skills (controlling variables, defining operationally, formulating hypotheses, interpreting data, experimenting, and formulating models); and…

The Board of Education of the School District of the City of Saginaw requested the Department of Evaluation Services to review the literature relative to competency testing, especially for the elementary grades. This review on competency testing programs and competency based education (CBE) covers several areas. The emphasis on educational…

This report challenges a major interpretation of test data and cautions against decision-making without first considering alternative interpretations. A review of test score trends over the past 15 years indicates that compensatory education programs (competency-based education, minimum competency testing, etc.) have had a positive impact and that…

In a "College English" article, B. M. Kroll describes the educational and philosophical foundations of three perspectives on the teaching of writing: interventionism, maturationism, and interactionism. These three developmental perspectives offer a useful way of reviewing, evaluating, and classifying textbooks written for basic writers.…

This is one in a series of four papers describing a boy-oriented program for elementary school children. The program is based on the premise that boys have more reading problems, are referred more often for behavioral problems, and have more unexcused absences than girls and that creating a curriculum designed to meet their special academic and…

This paper reviews literature related to two questions: (1) How do preschoolers acquire numerical concepts? (2) What range of basic numerical knowledge do beginning kindergarteners possess? The first section briefly highlights main ideas of learning theories. The second section discusses Piaget's concept of conservation of number and how young…

Suggests using principles of instruction grounded in prose learning research to develop successful college developmental skills programs. (AEA)

Research on the reversibility of early cognitive deficits and on the remediation of poor school achievement suggests that an expanded national investment in developing cognitive competence of adolescents and young adults is warranted. Public policies should encourage programs that provide basic academic skills rather than trade skills alone.…

A letter from Thomas Sticht, written while conducting research for the United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, compares the learning situations of classrooms in schools and in battalions. (MKM)