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Demystifying Dyslexia: What the Office of Administrative Hearing (OAH) Is Saying
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Cummings, Christa – ProQuest LLC, 2023
It is estimated that twenty percent of the general population has some signs of dyslexia, and eighty percent of the students eligible for special education under Specific Learning Disability (SLD) are eligible due to reading deficits. As research on dyslexia and our knowledge of best practice identification and intervention grows, it is no…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Court Litigation, Response to Intervention, Multi Tiered Systems of Support
Professional School Counseling: A Handbook of Theories, Programs, and Practices. Third Edition
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Erford, Bradley T., Ed. – PRO-ED, Inc., 2016
"Professional School Counseling" is a comprehensive, single source for information about the critical issues facing school counselors today. This third edition of the Handbook integrates and expands on the changes brought about by the ASCA National Model. Revisions to each chapter reflect the influence of the model. Several new chapters…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Teaching Guides, Educational Theories, Educational Practices
Positive Behavior Supports and Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
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Cheney, Douglas; Jewell, Kelly – Advances in Special Education (MS), 2012
The 1990 reauthorization of PL 94-142, the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), emphasized the need for applied research in schools to prevent the development of emotional disturbance. Prevention research then led to mandates in IDEA 1997 that schools must develop positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) for children and youth…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Educational Objectives
The Creative Organization: An Empirical Investigation of the Importance of Participation in Decision-Making.
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Plunkett, Daniel – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1990
Three independent divisions of a large public agency, each with between 35 and 55 members, were randomly divided into experimental, placebo, and control groups for an intervention emphasizing decision-making and goal-setting practices that promote maximum employee interaction and participation. Results indicate increased levels of creativity after…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Creative Development, Creativity
Curricular Guidelines for Pharmacy Education: Substance Abuse and Addictive Disease.
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Baldwin, Jeffrey N.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1991
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy guidelines for required and elective instructional content concerning substance abuse for pharmacy students is presented. Recommended required content includes psychosocial aspects of drug use; pharmacology and toxicology; identification, intervention, and treatment of addiction; and legal issues.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Drug Addiction
Failure Is Not an Option (TM). Six Principles That Guide Student Achievement in High-Performing Schools
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Blankstein, Alan M. – Corwin Press, 2004
The author builds upon a foundation which identifies courageous school leadership and the professional learning community as the center of effective school reform. The author offers six guiding principles steps for creating and sustaining a high-performing school: (1) Common mission, vision, values, and goals: (2) Systems for prevention and…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Decision Making, Family School Relationship, School Community Relationship