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Direct linkGuan, Chun-Lán Debbie; Cheatham, Gregory A. – Young Exceptional Children, 2018
Recently, early childhood programs in the United States are serving increasing numbers of dual language learners (DLLs), many of whom have disabilities or are considered at risk. Vocabulary skills in preschool and kindergarten are strong predictors of DLLs' early literacy and later reading achievement. However, DLLs might initially and temporarily…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Vocabulary Development, Story Reading, Preschool Education
Martin, Peter Clyde – Teachers College Record, 2016
The article presents a longitudinal study of an urban charter middle school to examine the impact testing pressures can have on the education of students with disabilities and English language learners, and how this may lead to a narrowing of the content they are taught. The study examines various sources of data, including the school's evolving…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Charter Schools, Urban Schools, Longitudinal Studies
Curran, Christina M., Ed.; Petersen, Amy J., Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
As classrooms are becoming more diverse, teachers are now faced with the responsibility of creating an inclusive classroom community. As such, researching classroom pedagogies and practices is an imperative step in curriculum planning. The "Handbook of Research on Classroom Diversity and Inclusive Education Practice" is an authoritative…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Classroom Environment, Guides, Federal Legislation
Stone-MacDonald, Angi – Young Exceptional Children, 2015
This article, intended to inform educators on how to use iPad apps for literacy development for young children with developmental disabilities, briefly reviews the literature on iPad apps for literacy development, examines key apps for literacy development for children with developmental disabilities, and discusses how to incorporate iPad apps…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Disabilities
Curcic, Svjetlana; Johnstone, Robin S. – Computers in the Schools, 2016
This study examined the effects of an intervention in writing with digital interactive books. To improve the writing skills of seventh- and eighth-grade students with a learning disability in reading, we conducted a quasi-experimental study in which the students read interactive digital books (i-books), took notes, wrote summaries, and acted as…
Descriptors: Intervention, Writing Skills, Learning Disabilities, Cartoons
Cooper-Duffy, Karena; Szedia, Pamela; Hyer, Glenda – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2010
In 1997, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandated that students with disabilities have access to the general education curriculum. Access means more than being exposed to language arts, math, and science; access means academic progress. In addition, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires that all students have…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Access to Education, Mainstreaming
Download full textNational Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2012
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of compiling, analyzing, and summarizing the data for Indicator 1--Graduation--from the FFY 2010 Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and amended State Performance Plans (SPPs), which were submitted by states to the Office of Special Education…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Disabilities, Dropouts, Special Education
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2011
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of compiling, analyzing, and summarizing the data for Indicator 1--Graduation--from the FFY 2009 Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and amended State Performance Plans (SPPs), which were submitted by states to the Office of Special Education…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Disabilities, Dropouts, Special Education
McKeown, Sally – 1997
This guide, which is intended for British further education staff who work with special needs learners, examines the use of information and learning technology (ILT) to improve special needs learners' literacy. Part 1 discusses how information technology resources originally developed for mainstream programs can make information and learning…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Authoring Aids (Programming)
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2009
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of compiling, analyzing and summarizing the data for Indicator 2--Dropout--from the FY2007 (2007-08 school year) Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and the revised State Performance Plans (SPPs), which were submitted to Office of Special Education…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Disabilities, Dropouts, Special Education
Jeffs, Tara; Behrmann, Michael; Bannan-Ritland, Brenda – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2006
Literacy is important not only to school success but is fundamental to skills needed to succeed in our rapidly changing technology-driven society. This article focuses on characteristics, interactions, and attitudes of parents and children related to their use of assistive technologies to build literacy skills. Interviews and observations…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Literacy Education, Assistive Technology, Technology Uses in Education
The SPARK Outreach Project: An Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities. Final Report.
Fowler, Susan – 2000
The purpose of the SPARK Outreach Project was to address the needs of an increasingly culturally diverse population by providing a model for teachers of young children with disabilities with (1) a story-based creative arts curriculum derived from a variety of cultural and ethnic traditions; (2) a developmentally and individually appropriate…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2006
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of summarizing Indicator 2--Dropout--for the analysis of the 2005-2010 State Performance Plans (SPP), which were submitted to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in December of 2005. The text of the indicator is as follows: Percent of…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Disabilities, Dropouts, Special Education
