Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ511142
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Publication Date: 1995
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Learning-Handicapped Classrooms with Latino Students: The Optimal Learning Environment (OLE) Project.
Ruiz, Nadeen T.; Figueroa, Richard A.
Education and Urban Society, v27 n4 p463-83 Aug 1995
Describes a longitudinal research project to introduce holistic-constructivistic pedagogy into bilingual special education classrooms. The authors report the process of teacher change as teachers shifted from a medical model to a contextual-performance model for viewing abilities and disabilities, the changes in students' attitudes toward reading and writing, and student metacognition regarding effective literacy-related strategies. (GR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Holistic Approach, Latin Americans, Learning Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Research, Special Education, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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