The growing move to reintegrate special education within the general education system forms the background and rationale for this paper's proposals. Discussion includes the suggestion that general education students can benefit from explicit instruction in learning strategies which have been primarily used with only learning disabled students. Specifically recommended are strategies which train students to develop their metacognitive and social cognitive awareness and academic skill levels. It is argued that explicit exposure to learning strategy training at the elementary and intermediate levels will serve a variety of positive purposes, from individual learning empowerment to prevention of secondary level academic failure. (Author)