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(Paper from the Hong Kong Red Cross 50th Anniversary
International Seminars)
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Learning difficulties: In search of effective teaching
methods
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Peter Westwood
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Abstract
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| This article explores what is currently known about the most effective teaching methods or approaches to be used with students who have special educational needs. Drawing first on the recent meta-analyses of Swanson, Kavale and Forness, the writer highlights methods producing the most impressive improvements. In general, the evidence shows that carefully structured approaches in which students are taught how to learn, combined with high quality direct teaching of curriculum content, have the greatest impact. The article then describes in detail the key characteristics of such approaches, as used in intervention programs and in mainstream teaching. |