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Peer reviewedNational Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, 1973
Specific programs, representing a variety of philosophical and curricular approaches, that have promise for various groups of slow learners are described by their directors. (LS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedWallen, Neil – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, 1973
Eight sample lesson plans for slow learners'' are used to illustrate a variety of approaches, objectives, topics, grade levals, and purposes. (LS)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Elementary School Mathematics, Individualized Instruction, Instruction
Peer reviewedGoodman, Joan F. – Journal of School Psychology, 1977
Poor academic performance can result from single, multiple, interacting, and unknown causes, rather than being an entity with a specific cause and course. It is better to adopt a descriptive approach and define retardation as relative failure on a cluster of socially determined behaviors, varying over cultures and over time. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classification, Disability Discrimination, Educational Diagnosis
Madison, John P. – Elementary English, 1971
Sources of information for educators planning curricular for slow learners and for those interested in individualizing instruction in this special area of education. (Author)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Design, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedJunge, Charlotte W. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, 1973
Determining learning readiness, diagnosing difficulties, and organizing classroom atmosphere are recognized as prerequisite tasks to effective teaching. Examples of techniques, games, problems, and devices that have been successfully used are given. (LS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Games, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedMaletsky, Evan M. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, 1973
Specific examples of effective use of multisensory aids are given. All can easily and inexpensively be made by the teacher or the students. Examples are grouped under the following major headings: number patterns, arithmetic skills, geometric concepts, algebraic concepts, and models. (LS)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Instructional Materials, Low Ability Students
Download full textSheridan, Susan J.; Lanasa, Philip J. – 1977
In teaching the moderately retarded student to read, it is essential to develop a basic survival reading vocabulary consisting of words necessary to remain alive, as well as to retain one's personal dignity. The individual must be able to recognize and respond appropriately to common signs of instruction and direction within the community. From a…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Low Ability Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
RICHMOND, RUTH KUSSMANN – 1966
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…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Geometry
Brunswick Public Schools, ME. – 1969
To aid teachers of slow learners, this document, prepared under an ESEA Title 3 grant, reviews characteristics of low ability students, gives general recommendations for handling them, and suggests the establishment of a class newspaper to stimulate their study of the language arts. Twenty-seven specific teaching problems frequently encountered in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
Morris, Joan – School Guidance Worker, 1976
The author examines the counselor's role in working with trainable, mentally retarded students. (HMV)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Guidance Programs, Helping Relationship, High School Students
Saint Louis Park Public Schools, Minn.
THE ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA, CURRICULUM GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS AND ABILITES OF THE LOW 10 PERCENT OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. BACKGROUND MATERIALS INCLUDE--(1) CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF SLOW-LEARNERS AND FOR SELECTION OF TEACHERS OF THEM, (2) A CHART SHOWING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SLOW-LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Curriculum Guides, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Healy, Peter S. D. – 1979
Presented is a survey study funded by the Educational Research Institute of British Columbia (ERIBC), Canada. The purpose of this study was to compare current practices used in the teaching of science to limited success students in British Columbia junior secondary schools and those practices advocated in the literature from other countries. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Junior High School Students
Longstaff, F.R.; And Others – 1968
The desk calculator has been promoted as invaluable to the teaching of mathematics, though this claim has not been supported by controlled experimental studies. Using empirical methods, this study was designed to test calculators with two groups of ninth grade students and one group of fifth grade students in three differing instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computation, Educational Media, Electromechanical Aids
Phillips, Lottie – 1969
This study investigated the personal and academic qualifications essential for successfully teaching high school English to slow learners, and attempted to outline a curriculum that would foster the traits found desirable. Information was gathered from (1) extensive reading by the investigator, (2) questionnaires completed by 475 school…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Low Ability Students, Personality Studies, Slow Learners
Holbrook, David – 1964
This discussion of teaching the disadvantaged is based on the conviction that sympathetic respect and the imaginative-creative element in teaching are the most important and efficient ways to develop the capacities of backward children. The first part of the volume is concerned with (1) the teacher's personal problems in approaching backward…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Creative Teaching, Disadvantaged, Dramatics
