Audio/telecommunications system to assist in speech and cognitive skills development for the verbally handicapped

1995 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 734-734
Author(s):  
Michael J. Coleman ◽  
Patricia G. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Skills Development

Computerized Cognitive Training with Learning Disabled Students: A Pilot Study

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1347-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Talbot ◽  
M. Pépin ◽  
M. Loranger
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Mental Arithmetic ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Computerized Cognitive Training

The effects of practicing computerized exercises in class by 59 learning disabled students who received an 8-hr. training program, 30 min. per week, were evaluated. Six exercises designed to facilitate basic cognitive skills development were used. Twelve subjects were assigned to a control group without any form of intervention. Covariance analysis (pretest scores used as covariates) showed a significant effect of training on mental arithmetic. These results suggest that practicing a computerized exercise of mental arithmetic can facilitate the automatization of basic arithmetic skills (addition, subtraction, and multiplication). The nature, progress, and evaluation of such types of intervention are discussed.

scholarly journals Content and Language Integrated Learning: A Duoethnographic Study about CLIL Pre-Service Teacher Education in Argentina and Spain

RELC Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 003368822093044
Author(s):  
Darío Luis Banegas ◽  
Marta del Pozo Beamud
Keyword(s):  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Language Awareness ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Curricular Content ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is a dual-focussed approach that promotes the learning of curricular content in tandem with an additional language, usually English. Since its inception in the 1990s in Europe, CLIL provision has increased considerably not only in Europe but also in other contexts, such as Latin America, given its purported benefits in terms of motivation, cognitive skills development, and language awareness. However, little is known about how future teachers, i.e. pre-service teachers, are trained to teach through CLIL. This article aims to address this gap by describing how we – two CLIL teacher educators based in Argentina and Spain – offer CLIL courses. Through duoethnography, we show how we plan and implement CLIL input and what lessons we have learnt drawing on reflective practice in interaction. Analysis of our interaction illustrates how CLIL is conceived and operationalized and what CLIL competences are prioritized in our practices. Pedagogical implications are included.

scholarly journals Instructional Materials: A platform to enhance cognitive skills and writing development

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Jorge Enrique Muñoz Oyola
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Writing Development ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Creative Writers ◽  
Coeducational School ◽  
L1 And L2

This paper describes the results of an action research project carried out with irst graders at a private coeducational school in Bogotá, Colombia. The purpose of the study was to account for children’s cognitive skills and writing development when using designed instructional materials based on the Structural Cognitive Modiiability model (SCM). The findings of the research suggest that children’s cognitive skills development evolves through a three-stage ongoing cycle. The indings also reveal that they become creative writers by recalling prior knowledge and integrating L1 and L2 elements. This study shows that mediation serves as a bridge between learners’ dificulties and understanding, highlights the use of L1 as a language acquisition facilitator.

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