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November 2001 | Volume 59 | Number 3
Marge Scherer
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Kurt W. Fischer and L. Todd Rose
The process of learning is better represented by a web than a ladder.
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Marcia D'Arcangelo
If humans are born with a sense of numbers, why do some have difficulty understanding math?
Rosemary Tannock and Rhonda Martinussen
Scientists who understand the cognitive nature of ADHD are rethinking how to best help children with attention and behavior problems.
Dorothy M. Vacca
Impaired by problems with visual perception and social response, students with nonverbal learning disorders are often mistakenly seen as emotionally disturbed.
Eric Jensen
Damage to the brain and environmental influences can account for certain learning problems.
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Thomas Armstrong
The test-and-label approach lures educators away from the complexities of their students' lives.
Carolyn M. Callahan
To meet the needs of gifted learners, teachers must look beyond the myths and seek multiple assessment strategies.
J. Christine Gould, Peggy Thorpe and Valerie Weeks
An early childhood program reaches out to under-served students.
Mariale M. Hardiman
A principal tells how her school translates education research into practice.
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Educators who align standards with learning styles better motivate their students to learn.
Judy Abrams, Julia Ferguson and Leslie Laud
A teaching team devises questions to discern whether students have second-language problems or learning difficulties.
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A 1st grade teacher remembers her introduction to inclusion and offers other teachers insight into the experience.
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Fourth graders take the initiative in analyzing their strengths and weaknesses.
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