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Bush, Wilma Jo; Giles, Marian Taylor – 1969
Designed for the teacher in training as well as the classroom teacher, the text presents step-by-step remedial techniques for developmental training of the slow learner or the child with learning disabilities. Presented are activities, instructional materials, and teaching techniques for grades 1 through 8. Developmental areas included are…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Developmental Tasks, Exceptional Child Education, Expressive Language
Buffer, James J., Jr. – 1973
The document emphasis is directed toward the delineation of the various groups of exceptional children, their characteristics, and their problems. Ongoing industrial arts programs for gifted children, slow learners, mentally and physically handicapped, disadvantaged and culturally deprived, and dropouts are identified and comprise most of the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Educational Programs, Educational Research
Poltkin, Alan Leonard – 1966
The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects of occupational information classes on the vocational interest patterns of slow learning senior high school boys, and to develop and utilize an occupational information curriculum appropriate to the intellectual level of the students involved. From a random sample of 80 slow learning 11th…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Analysis of Variance, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Dissertations
Wellesley Public Schools, MA. – 1970
The human relations units, intended especially for the benefit of slow learners who may have emotional problems but also valuable for other children, help students become more aware of the dynamics of intra and interpersonal relations. Emphasis is upon involving all class members in participation at their own level. Discussion of all common…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Group Dynamics

Atkinson, Martha L. – Computers in the Schools, 1984
Review of the literature on computer assisted instruction covers advantages of use; varieties; effectiveness variables including student achievement, learning time, and student attitudes; factors influencing computer assisted instruction adoption including costs, teacher training, and distribution; and interactive video. (MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Assisted Instruction, Costs
Beaman, Charles A. – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2005
Educators across America face an enormous and growing challenge: motivating a diverse student population. The growing trend toward inclusion increases diversity by including special-needs students in the same classroom with regular education students. The increase in the number of students who do not speak English puts a huge responsibility on…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Slow Learners, English (Second Language), Student Diversity
Evans, Stanley R. – 1986
Considering that the lower ability student in the seventh and eighth grades faces problems of emotion, identity, and self-motivation, there is a need for a more activity-based, exploratory curriculum that gives students responsibility for their learning and living. An interdisciplinary local studies approach was adopted for this six-week unit…
Descriptors: Community Study, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials
Teaching English, 1977
The articles in this publication deal with English language study and other aspects of the English curriculum. Topics include the role of English in the secondary curriculum, a whole school language policy, information on language and language acquisition published in the past ten years that should be incorporated into language study courses, an…
Descriptors: Assignments, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Huessy, Hans R. – 1977
Early identification of Minimal Brain Dysfunction (MBD) is now easier, partly as a result of a series of 3 studies made in rural Vermont over a period of 15 years. MBD victims exhibit different behaviors at different ages. "Fidgetiness", a "nuisance" factor, and poor learning are all strong predictors of MBD for children at the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
COLETTE, SISTER M. – 1964
THIS SIXTH VOLUME OF RESEARCH ABSTRACTS PRESENTS REPORTS OF 35 RESEARCH STUDIES COMPLETED BY CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER'S DEGREE AT THE CARDINAL STRITCH COLLEGE IN 1964. TWENTY-NINE STUDIES ARE CONCERNED WITH READING, AND SIX ARE CONCERNED WITH THE EDUCATION OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. OF THE READING STUDIES, FIVE PERTAIN TO THE JUNIOR HIGH LEVEL…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, History Instruction, Junior High Schools, Language Acquisition
NORTH, ROBERT D.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A PILOT EVALUATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION-FORD FOUNDATION CORRELATED CURRICULUM PROJECT FOR THE 1966-67 SCHOOL YEAR WAS CONDUCTED TO SEEK THE OBJECTIVES OF ACADEMIC UPGRADING, IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENTS' ADJUSTMENT TO SCHOOL, AND PREPARATION FOR APPROPRIATE VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, ONE IN EACH BOROUGH,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grade 10, Grade 9, High School Students
LaValley, Joseph F., Jr. – 1969
The unit invites the student to consider a variety of viewpoints on what the vote means to Americans, challenging him ultimately to see it as a measure of his own political identity and of his association with or alienation from political society. After an introductory section which frames the question by looking at the role of the vote in Soviet…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civics, Civil Liberties, Democratic Values
Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English. – 1966
Six papers presented at the 1966 Workshop of the English Association of Greater Milwaukee suggest that the "new rhetoric" has been shaped by fresh professional interest in ancient rhetoric, in the creative process, in the grammar of English, and in the scholarship of such men as I.A. Richards and Kenneth Burke. The papers are concerned with (1)…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Writing, Creativity, English Instruction
Stamford Public Schools, CT. – 1972
The interdisciplinary career assessment program is an experiment in curriculum revision begun in 1969 at Stamford High School, Stamford, Connecticut, for the purpose of providing instruction relevant to the needs of 86 slow learners and disadvantaged youth. The cluster concept and correlation of classroom materials to occupational assessment and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration, Curriculum Development
Perez, Katherine D. – 1985
This teacher's guide was designed to accompany five student workbooks: Math Language, Understanding Word Problems, Using a Calculator, Estimation, and Solving Word Problems. The series was specifically developed for low achieving students. The teaching gradually progresses in difficulty, but concepts are presented in small chunks that students can…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Calculators, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education