EJ406809 CS739742
Title: Overcoming Learned Helplessness in At-Risk Readers.Author(s): Coley, Joan Develin; Hoffman, Dianne M.
Source: Journal of Reading, v33 n7 p497-502 Apr 1990
Publication Date: 1990
Notes: Themed Issue: Reading Instruction for At-Risk Students.
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1990
Describes
a program for at-risk sixth grade students designed to address their
learned helplessness and enable them to view themselves as competent,
capable learners. Suggests using question response cues, double
entry/response journals, and self-evaluation to give students some
control over their learning. (RS)
Descriptors: Case Studies; Classroom Research; Grade 6; *High Risk
Students; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Reading Research;
*Remedial Reading; *Self Concept; *Student Journals; Teaching Methods
Identifiers: *Learned Helplessness
