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Notification Of A Commercial Reading Program Presented As Learning Activity Packets For Learning Disabled Students, Edna M. Meyers
Notification Of A Commercial Reading Program Presented As Learning Activity Packets For Learning Disabled Students, Edna M. Meyers
All Graduate Projects
This project represents a modification of a commercial reading program, with individual learning activity packets as the management tool for the program. The project plan provides for:
1. Program goals and objectives
2. An initial placement test
3. Unit criterion tests
4. Mastery level tests
5. Individual learning activity packets
Each learning activity packet includes:
1. Individual student record and assignment page
2. Individual story report forms
3. Vocabulary words
4. Detailed comprehension questions
5. Individual student/teacher reading contract
This project provides a reading program that meets the unique instructional needs of the learning disabled student in a financially feasible …
The Effects Of Language Processing Strategies Upon Reading Comprehension, Kathy Ann Kirby
The Effects Of Language Processing Strategies Upon Reading Comprehension, Kathy Ann Kirby
Masters Theses
In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed providing educational services for children with exceptionalities. Learning disabilities was one of those exceptionalities whose definition used a language disorder as its major criteria for the identification and classification of a specific learning disabilities. The inclusion of language disorders within its definition brought about greater interest in language and the understanding of language development, acquisition and processing and how these aspects related with academic learning, particularly with reading.
The purpose of this study was to address the issue of language processing strategies in the remediating of language deficits and …