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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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Personalizing Classroom Instruction To Account for Motivational and Developmental Differences.
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Taylor, Linda; Adelman, Howard S. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
Outlines an orientation to teaching that stresses the necessity of matching both motivation and capabilities and encompasses both regular instruction and remediation. Emphasizes improving regular instruction by enhancing teachers' abilities to personalize instruction. Notes the emphasis at all times is on use of the least intervention needed and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Improvement
A School-Wide Component To Address Barriers to Learning.
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Adelman, Howard S.; Taylor, Linda; Schnieder, Mary View – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
Explores the multi-faceted interventions schools must evolve if they are to make significant headway in addressing barriers to learning. Reviews how schools currently address barriers to learning, discusses deficiencies in current approaches, and outlines work designed to provide a new conceptual and programmatic framework for policy and practice,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
Scaling-Up Reforms across a School District.
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Taylor, Linda; Nelson, Perry; Adelman, Howard S. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
Suggests the field of education has paid little attention to complexities involved in large-scale replication of curricular changes and other new directions for school-based interventions, which has contributed to the failure of many reforms. Highlights a framework of general phases and specific steps for diffusion of major new approaches across a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Fundamental Concerns about Policy for Addressing Barriers to Student Learning.
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Adelman, Howard S.; Reyna, Christine; Collins, Robert; Onghai, Judy; Taylor, Linda – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
Looks at the problems for policy, research, and practice that arise from not carefully differentiating among students who manifest learning difficulties in reading and writing. Reviews the need for policy and practice that addresses the full range of barriers to learning so that all students have an opportunity to succeed. Concludes with…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Keeping Reading and Writing Problems in Broad Perspective.
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Taylor, Linda; Adelman, Howard S. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
Suggests fundamental changes are needed so that teachers can personalize instruction and schools can address barriers to learning; and the time is opportune for schools and classrooms to truly become the center and guiding force for all planning. Discusses six fundamentals that permeate all efforts to improve schools and schooling and that should…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education