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A Case Study Of Two Disabled Readers Using An Eclectic Remedial Reading Approach, William J. Harrison

All Master's Theses

This study was conducted with two disabled readers to ascertain the value of an eclectic remedial reading program. No comparisons were made between the two subjects or any other group. The purpose of the study was to fully explain the diagnostic and remedial techniques used on two disabled readers and to relate the success of the eclectic remedial approach.

The Impact Of Remedial Language Arts Instruction On The Language Skills Of Slow-Learning Fifth And Sixth Graders, Elsie D. Thompson

All Master's Theses

This study is undertaken to determine the impact of remedial language arts instruction on the language skills of slow learning fifth and sixth graders. It will seek to determine whether slow learning fifth and sixth graders, receiving remedial instruction in the language arts, will achieve as well as, or better than, slow learning fifth and sixth grade students in a regular heterogeneous classroom situation.

A Study Of Three Nine-Year Old Boys, Retarded In Reading, Who Were Taught Reading, Writing, And Spelling By A Remedial Teacher, Emily Ellen Leslie

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the methods and materials best suited to the improvement of the reading, writing, and spelling skills of three boys, and to discover and alter, if possible, the factors contributing to the reading deficiency and lowered school achievement.

A Survey Of The Literature Of Intelligence Tests Being Used In Helping To Determine The Intellectual Abilities Of Cerebral Palsied Children, Ronald G. Ross

All Master's Theses

This paper will attempt to discover if suitable intelligence tests are available and are being used to help determine intellectual abilities of the cerebral palsied child.

The Hard Of Hearing Child Programming For Learning, Linda Lee Barret

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is threefold: to gain a better understanding of the hard of hearing child, to become aware of methods of discovering the hard of hearing child and to become cognizant of the methods and the means whereby the needs of the hard of hearing child could best be met by the teacher in the regular classroom.

Meeting The Needs Of The Slow Learner At The Secondary Level, Joan L. Takach

All Master's Theses

This study is directed toward gaining a better understanding of the slow learner, determining means for educators to identify the educational needs of the slow learner based upon his characteristics, and ways to apply personalized instruction in meeting his reading needs at the secondary level.

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Youth Study Center Of Yakima, Washington, From 1957 To 1964, Julius Edwin Glover

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this paper to record the history of the Youth Study Center, showing how and why it came about, and how it now fits into the total school picture in Yakima.

The Integration Of A Blind Student Into The Regular Classroom Of The Oak Harbor Public Schools, Robert C. Hostetter

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this paper was (1) to study the problem of integrating a blind student into the regular self-contained classroom of the Oak Harbor public school system and (2) to provide the writer with information on a program of learning for a blind person in a regular classroom.

A Proposed Program For The Use Of Instrumental Music With Orthopedically Handicapped Children, Donald Henry Allgaier

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study are (1) to investigate the historical foundations of occupational and musical therapy and their contribution to conditions existing in orthopedic hospitals throughout the United States; (2) to determine the value and extent of instrumental music in occupational therapy in orthopedic hospitals in states other than Washington; and (3) to establish a workable program for the use of instrumental music as functional therapy.

Diagnostic And Therapeutic Procedures In Speech Correction For Primary Teachers, Lila M. Brattkus

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study have been to report the number and types of speech disorders that might be found in a typical first grade classroom, to show the need for and the value of an articulation analysis, and to suggest ways in which the classroom teachers may help children with speech problems become better adjusted individuals.

A Follow-Up Study Of Kalamazoo Citizens Who Have Attended The Special Education Department For The Mentally Retarded Of The Kalamazoo Public Schools, Patricia H. Slesdet

Masters Theses

The philosophy of modern education emphasizes the necessity of meeting the individual needs of all boys and girls Education of all the children of all the people is a phrase with which all teachers of the modern school. are familiar as being the educational birthright of every child. Thus, it becomes the responsibility of the school to make pupil-activities an experience in living which is within the child's power or realization and appreciation and which will at the same time help to prepare him for a contributing adult citizenship.  As a result, we find a great deal of attention being …

Curriculum In The Education Of The Deviate Child, Florence Beaman

69 Bank Street

Volume 2 Number 4, January, 1936

Illustrates the function of a program for "unadjusted" children in a special class established at The Little Red School House, New York City.

Kentucky School Journal, Department Of Library Special Collections

Research Collections

No abstract provided.