Reading Recovery is an early intervention program used around the world for at-risk readers. Developed at a time when constructivist principles dominated educational philosophy, its efficacy has caused debate and division over the last three decades. This qualitative study employed in-depth interviews and observations to explore 10 Reading…

Examined normal (N=34), learning disabled (N=34), and borderline mentally retarded (N=33) children's performance on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC). Results revealed no significant differences between the WISC-R Full Scale IQ and K-ABC Mental Processing Composite…

Normal (N=58) and learning disabled (N=52) primary grade children were classified into five groups (overachievers, target achievers, under achievers, slow learners, and disabled achievers) based on IQ-achievement and age-achievement discrepancies and followed over a 3-year period. Learning disabled students became more disabled with age in spite…

The Immediate Reinforcement and Remediation (IRR) method is advocated as a systematic approach to aid in the success of mainstreamed elementary slow learning and learning disabled students. IRR allows the resource room teacher to followup on identified critical lessons using different materials and aids. (CL)

Once identified, slow learners can benefit from the following approaches: child-centered education; established classroom rules; simplified textbooks and instructional materials; focus on familiar current events; and use of the unit approach, the inquiry approach, community resources, dramatic plays, self-directed free time, student research,…

Covers two major aspects of reading instruction for mildly mentally handicapped children in the regular classroom: a review of their reading characteristics and a presentation of questioning techniques useful for promoting their reading comprehension. (FL)

A study was conducted to determine if it was possible to identify and distinguish between poor readers who had a knowledge deficit and those who were somehow different (dialect speakers trying to read material in Standard English, for instance). A group of 20 fourth and fifth grade students were tested with normal prose, words in isolation, and…

This bibliography for family life and sex education is divided into four sections. The first section, "Teachers' Resources," includes a listing of curriculum guides and bulletins issued by state and local agencies; other listings are related to subject areas, including (a) guidance services, (b) health, physical education, and recreation, and (c)…

Reviews research on teaching spelling to the learning disabled and presents instructional recommendations. Examines research on reduced unit size and distributed practice, imitation plus modeling peer tutoring strategy training, self-monitoring generalization training, and microcomputer-based remediation. (KH)

IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO FIND INTERESTING MATERIAL FOR REMEDIAL READING PROGRAMS. STUDENTS OVER 14 YEARS OF AGE, BUT STILL IN GRAMMAR SCHOOL, FOUND NEWSPAPERS TO CONTAIN INTERESTING AND PRACTICAL MATERIAL. BECAUSE OF THE GREAT VARIETY OF ARTICLES CONTAINED THEREIN, NEWSPAPERS ARE RELEVANT TO EVERY AREA OF THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM. THEY CAN BE…

Reviews recent literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) on the reading and learning difficulties of slow learners. (RB)

Multisensory instructional packages facilitated achievement among slow learners who had not progressed with conventional strategies. (Author/MLF)

Perceptual-motor coordination is an important area of development for the slow learner, and a carefully planned music program provides assistance by strengthening hand-eye and eye-hand development. (CM)

This paper discusses a new approach to quality education and accountability in personnel performance and pupil progress in reading which has been initiated in the Title I elementary schools of the District of Columbia. This concept, known as competitive partnership, is an instructional program in which major publishing companies compete with each…

This study investigated the ability of learning disabled, slow learning, and average children (N=39) to adapt learning strategies to different stimulus demands in small group learning situations. Findings demonstrated distinctly different patterns of strategy usage in each diagnostic category; all three groups were able to differentiate among…