ERIC Number: ED234552
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1982
Reference Count: 0
Cleo and the Learning Disabled. Alternative Techniques for Teaching History to Learning Disabled Students in the University.
A history professor describes his involvement with project HELDS (Higher Education for Learning Disabled Students) and discusses ways in which he accommodates LD students in his classes. Among the general techniques advocated are taping, use of analogies to help the students understand concepts, and emphasis on context of events within time periods. He cites the value of having readers, dictators, and tutors available. A list of mnemonic aids and the course syllabus are among appended information. (CL)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Sponsor: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Central Washington Univ., Ellensburg. Instructional Media Center.
Identifiers: Higher Education for Learning Disabled Students
Note: A part of the HELDS Project (Higher Education for Learning Disabled Students). For related documents, see EC 160 414-430.