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Download full textArtiles, Alfredo J., Ed.; Zamora-Duran, Grace, Ed. – 1997
This book discusses the disproportionate representation of students from minority backgrounds in special education and gifted classes, and presents strategies that practitioners can use to better address the educational needs of all students. Chapter 1, "Disproportionate Representation: A Contentious and Unresolved Predicament" (Alfredo J. Artiles…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Classroom Communication, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Bender, William N., Ed. – 1993
This book is written to assist the reader in understanding current thinking in the field of learning disabilities (LD), as well as current practices in that field. Part I describes the characteristics typically associated with LD, and includes the following chapters: "Neurological Basis of Learning Disabilities" (Richard M. Marshall and George W.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Psychology, Daily Living Skills, Disability Identification
Lyon, G. Reid, Ed. – 1994
This book offers 27 papers addressing critical issues in the assessment of students with all kinds of learning disabilities. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Critical Issues in the Measurement of Learning Disabilities" (G. Reid Lyon); "A Matrix of Decision Points in the Measurement of Learning Disabilities" (Barbara K. Keogh);…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Definitions
Ford, Bridgie Alexis, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This book presents 11 author-contributed papers covering the theory and practice of effective assessment and instruction of African American students with exceptionalities, including both disabilities and giftedness. Emphasis is on effective delivery of empowering services to African American youth and their families. The first seven papers have…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development
Direct linkKauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design
National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, Baltimore, MD. – 1994
Position papers of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities during 1981-1994 and information about this committee's history, mission, and operational procedures are presented. The position papers and statements are as follows: "Learning Disabilities: Issues on Definition" (1981); "In-service Programs in Learning…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adults, Agency Role, College Bound Students
Gordon, Michael, Ed.; Keiser, Shelby, Ed. – 1998
This manual outlines fundamental principles and actual clinical and administrative procedures for evaluating, documenting, and accommodating a wide range of mental and physical impairments. An initial section provides a solid understanding of the Americans with Disabilities Act's (ADA's) conceptual framework, demonstrating how the standards…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Attention Deficit Disorders, Civil Rights Legislation
Peterson, Reece L., Ed.; Ishii-Jordan, Sharon, Ed. – 1994
This book examines the effect of racial, ethnic, and cultural factors on the process of identifying and serving students with emotional or behavioral disorders. The book acknowledges the importance of diversity among students with behavioral disorders, and the need to consider their diversity in identifying their behaviors and intervening to…
Descriptors: Aggression, American Indians, Asian Americans, Behavior Disorders
Masters, M. Gay; Stecker, Nancy A.; Katz, Jack – 1998
This book offers the latest available information on central auditory processing disorders (CAPDs) drawn from a State University of New York at Buffalo conference on CAPDs in September of 1996. It is divided into three parts: introduction, management approaches, and specific methods and populations. Chapters include: (1) "Overview and Update…
Descriptors: Adults, Articulation (Speech), Attention Deficit Disorders, Auditory Discrimination
Breen, Michael J., Ed.; Fiedler, Craig R., Ed. – 1996
This text presents 13 chapters on the assessment of students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders for the purpose of making educational placement and programming decisions consistent with federal and state diagnostic guidelines. Chapters are grouped into four sections focusing on: basic considerations for assessment of youth in this…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
Wesson, Caren L., Ed.; Keefe, Margaret J., Ed. – 1995
This collection of papers considers how the school library media specialist serves special needs students and classroom teachers in multiple roles as teacher, information specialist, and instructional consultant or collaborator. Included are the following papers: "Teaching Library and Information Skills to Special Needs Students" (Caren…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Bibliotherapy, Computer Oriented Programs, Disabilities
