Pictorial Illustrations, Visual Imagery, and Motor Activity: Their Instructional Implications for Native American Children With Learning Disabilities

The purpose of this chapter is threefold: (a) to provide an overview of the characteristics of Native American children with learning disabilities; (b) to review and discuss research findings related to the impact of activity-and imagery-based learning strategies on students’ processing of written and verbal information; and (c) to relate these findings to a recent activity-based model of learning, while considering potential applications to learning-disabled Native American students.