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The LD Adolescent and the SAT.
Markel, Geraldine; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1985
Students with learning disabilities can prepare for the SATs (Stanford Achievement Tests) by (1) counseling sessions to discuss college prerequisites and pre-admission tests; (2) taking more academic courses or procuring necessary remedial help; (3) school personnel identifying and correcting skill weaknesses; and (4) discussing abuses and uses of…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Learning Disabilities, Secondary Education, Standardized Tests
May the FORCE Be with You: A Test Preparation Strategy for Learning Disabled Adults.
Wehrung-Schaffner, Linda; Sapona, Regina H. – Academic Therapy, 1990
The FORCE strategy was designed as a simple, step-by-step procedure to assist learning-disabled adolescents in preparing for tests. The steps are find out, organize, review, concentrate, and examine early (pretest). The article discusses application of the strategy and issues relating to generalization of the strategy to other subject areas. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Generalization, Learning Disabilities, Secondary Education
Help for the LD College Student.
Decker, Thomas W.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1985
Recommendations are offered for combining study skills and test-taking training, relaxation, and modification in thinking processes to help learning disabled college students improve their academic effectiveness. A stress management program is outlined in terms of assessment and interventions. (CL)
Descriptors: College Students, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Relaxation Training
Improving Test-Taking Skills of LD Adolescents.
Markel, Geraldine – Academic Therapy, 1981
A multicomponent model to improve test taking skills of learning disabled (LD) adolescents is proposed to encourage anxiety management, problem solving skills, assertiveness, study skills, and student confidence and control. The role of the LD consultant in this process is described. (CL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Learning Disabilities
Teaching Test Taking Skills.
Rothman, Rosalind W.; Cohen, Jill – Academic Therapy, 1988
Test-taking skills should be part of learning-disabled students' instruction. Student performance on previous tests should be analyzed to determine lack of information, carelessness, misinterpretation, material not studied, or incorrect reading. Notetaking techniques, language problems, and special problems presented by essay tests and math tests…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Sources of Assessment Errors.
Lowenthal, Barbara – Academic Therapy, 1989
The special educator must be aware of possible sources of error in assessment of children with learning problems. Sources of error can be attributed to unconscious examiner bias, ambiguous test responses, linguistic and cultural differences of the examiner and examinee, previous test-taking experience, and problems with test reliability and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Problems, Experimenter Characteristics
Austin Community College Study Guide Series.
Academic Therapy, 1989
A series of study guides, which were developed to assist students in improving study and library skills, is reproduced for teachers' use. The guides cover test-taking skills; writing business letters; selecting a writing topic; plagiarism; developing search strategies; documentation; and locating dictionaries, periodical articles, books,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Plagiarism