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Jason L. Kester; Leslie Ann Bross – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a technology-based self-monitoring application, I-Connect, to enhance the on-task behavior of five secondary students (ages 15-16) with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and specific learning disability during Biology instruction in a rural special education classroom. We…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities
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Kuronja, Maja; Cagran, Branka; Krajnc, Majda Schmidt – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2019
This study investigates primary school teachers' sense of efficacy in their work with pupils with learning, emotional, and behavioural difficulties (LEBD), both in mainstream inclusive classrooms and in special classrooms for pupils in residential treatment institutions. Using an online questionnaire survey, data were collected on teachers'…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Self Efficacy, Teacher Student Relationship
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Tkachyk, Ruth Elizabeth – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2013
Educating students with special needs in inclusive settings has become a priority for westernized governments as they strive to create more inclusive societies. While recognizing the societal benefits of inclusion, teachers and parents question whether or not implementation of full inclusion will come at the expense of learners' individual…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Secondary School Students, Inclusion, Learning Disabilities
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Barrocas, Lisa; Cramer, Elizabeth D. – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2014
This study examined achievement gains in reading and math for Hispanic middle school students with specific learning disabilities in inclusive versus segregated settings in a large urban school district. The authors report learning gains for students with and without disabilities in inclusive versus segregated settings. Results indicate no…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Middle School Students, Learning Disabilities, Student Placement
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Maccini, Paula; Gagnon, Joseph Calvin; Mulcahy, Candace; Wright, Kenneth – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2013
Students served in alternative and segregated settings tend to receive educational services that are not on par with their public school peers. To develop a better understanding of the problem, the authors conducted a national study of secondary psychiatric schools in the United States. Specifically, the authors administered a survey to…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Delivery Systems, Special Schools, Special Classes
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Kikas, Eve; Mannamaa, Mairi; Kumari, Vaike; Ulst, Triin – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2008
The relationships among verbal skills of primary school students with learning disabilities and a typically developing comparison group were studied and compared with written tasks carried out in Estonian classrooms. Word defining, categorising/justifying, guessing, and memorising tasks were used. The participants were 251 students in Grades 2-4;…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Guessing (Tests), Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Students
Phipps, Patricia M. – Academic Therapy, 1984
Representative reactions from eight regular class teachers regarding visits to special education classes for learning disabled students are presented. Reactions stressed the student's need for approval, the success of high expectations and realistic goals, and admiration for the work of the special education teacher. (CL)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Special Classes, Special Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Battle, James; Blowers, Tom – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1982
The study examined changes over 3 years in self-esteem and perception of ability in 75 children in regular classes and special education classes. Findings indicated that 68 learning disabled or educable retarded children in special education classes experienced greater gains in self-esteem and perception of ability scores than Ss in regular…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies, Mild Mental Retardation, Self Esteem
Hooker, Veronica; Foster, Ann – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1986
Elementary and secondary education services available to learning disabled students in the Vancouver school system are described, including teaching and evaluation centers and an extended skills development center. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Resource Room Programs
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Coben, Sharon S.; Zigmond, Naomi – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
The study examined the social status of 43 elementary grade learning disabled (LD) students who, though based in special classes, joined regular classes up to 18 periods per week. Findings indicated both lower acceptance and lower rejection, suggesting that the LD students are simply not known to their regular class peers. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Peer Acceptance
Bennett, Lorna – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1986
The article discusses a diagnostic remediation centre in North Vancouver, for severely learning disabled individuals. The procedures for admission, exit, and follow-up are outlined. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Remedial Instruction
Hannah, Elaine P.; Parker, Ronald M. – Academic Therapy, 1980
Factors involved in the decision to place a learning disabled child in a mainstream or special class setting include the classroom situation (class size and teacher training); the child (behavior, academic ability, and social competence); and the parents. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Parent Role
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Vance, Lisa Kelly; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
The study examined the ability of intellectual, achievement, and behavioral data to predict placement of 95 learning disabled students (ages 7 to 15) into a special program. Only 27-33 percent of the variance was accounted for by the battery of assessment instruments in student placement decisions. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Predictive Validity
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Milne, Nidia M. – Journal for Special Educators, 1981
Ninety-four administrators and secondary resource teachers, who were surveyed about program needs for learning disabled (LD) students, ranked individualization of instruction as most important and self-contained LD classes as least important among 15 programs. (MC)
Descriptors: Administrators, Individualized Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Needs Assessment
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Rosenkoetter, Sharon E.; Fowler, Susan A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1986
Based on a study of the differences between the way regular and special education teachers handle classroom transitions, this discussion suggests seven steps special education teachers should take to aid students in classroom transitions. A list of 24 different transition cues is included. (JC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
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