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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Valkenburg, Jim – Learning Assistance Review, 2012
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a neurological disorder which effects learning and that has a confusing set of diagnostic symptoms and an even more confusing set of remedies ranging from medication to meditation to nothing at all. Current neurological research suggests, however, that there are strategies that the individual with ADD can use to…
Descriptors: Brain, Learning Strategies, Attention Deficit Disorders, Student Needs
Valkenburg, Jim – Learning Assistance Review, 2010
Tutoring is one of those skills which require the ability to communicate an in-depth understanding of the subject. This article is about scaffolding while tutoring, and the tutoring talents described can be applied across the curriculum. Lev Vygotsky's ideas about communication and education play a key role in the development of scaffolding…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Tutoring, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction