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Swaby, Barbara E. R. – 1989
Written for prospective and practicing teachers, this book is built on two major premises: firstly, that there are two broad categories of learners--inductive or traditional learners and noninductive or nontraditional learners; and secondly, that in order to prevent or remediate failure, all reading curricula must be modified to meet the needs of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Reading Diagnosis
Download full textNgandu, Kathleen M. – 1981
This handbook contains advice for the teacher in diagnosing dyslexia and developing an individualized program for overcoming severe reading problems. Observable characteristics of dyslexia are listed as an aid to the teacher's diagnosis, but it is emphasized that cooperation between the teacher and a reading specialist is of great importance in…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedGoyen, Judith D. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1992
Argues that effective instruction for children with reading difficulties relies little on accurate diagnosis. Maintains that standardized reading tests can help identify children with reading problems. Asserts that children with reading difficulties would be better served by more instruction and less diagnosis. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Difficulties, Reading Failure
Rosen, Carl L. – 1981
The orthodox view of reading as the accumulation of isolated skills continues to dominate classroom practice. Under this framework, prescriptions for problem readers usually involve intensified drills in the same basic skills to which the students failed to respond in the first place. Prevention entails the early and often precipitous examination…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Discourse Analysis, Educational Theories, Elementary Education
Clay, Marie M. – 1985
Intended for teachers and administrators, this book examines systematic observation of reading behaviors and reading recovery procedures to help children with reading problems. Part one deals with systematic observation, beginning with a discussion of the reading process and reading programs. Following that, it describes the use of the diagnostic…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Identification, Independent Reading, Individualized Reading
Carbo, Marie; And Others – 1986
Designed to assist parents, classroom teachers, reading specialists, and special educators, this book describes effective reading programs that promote reading success and achievement for children at all reading levels. The 10 chapters of the book are as follows: (1) "Preventing Reading Failure and Increasing Reading Achievement through Learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Learning Processes
