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McInerney, Maurice; Zumeta, Rebecca O.; Gandhi, Allison G.; Gersten, Russell – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2014
School and district personnel have identified common challenges in implementing individualized, intensive interventions for students with severe, persistent learning and behavioral needs. The National Center on Intensive Intervention has worked with scores of local educators--including district administrators, building principals, special and…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Intervention, Response to Intervention, Program Implementation
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Pearl, Cynthia – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2004
A resource room teacher describes a three-part mini-workshop in learning disability awareness for general and special education elementary grade students. An overview of the workshop is followed by description of preworkshop activities and preparation and implementation of each of the three sessions. Insets and tables provide a summary of the…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Program Development
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Yoder, Denise I.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
A program in which 12 seventh- and eighth-grade students with learning disabilities and/or culturally diverse backgrounds participated with nondisabled peers in service learning is described. The students improved their social skills and self-esteem through community service with younger students and senior citizens. The article offers a rationale…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Interpersonal Competence, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities
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Cruz, Lisa; Cullinan, Douglas – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article describes a points-and-levels system to improve behavior of students with learning and behavioral disabilities in an upper-elementary special education setting. The four levels each involved specified responsibilities and privileges and students earned specified numbers of points to qualify for a "successful day" and eventual…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Individual Development
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Duvall, Emily D. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Student diversity and inclusion presents a unique set of challenges to foreign language teachers. In fact, it has long been recognized that children with learning disabilities, especially those whose difficulties are language-based, will be challenged by foreign language education. Including children with disabilities in a foreign language class…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Student Diversity, Inclusive Schools