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Direct linkLisa B. Hurwitz; Kirk P. Vanacore – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Experts laud the potential of educational technology (edtech) to promote reading among students with disabilities, but supporting evidence is lacking. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Lexia® Core5® Reading edtech program (Core5) on the Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP) Growth Reading™ and easyCBM oral reading fluency performance of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Reading Difficulties
Riccelli-Sherman, Angela – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study measured the impact of core vocabulary selection and core vocabulary use on overall communication effectiveness and literacy. In this study, 30 kindergarten special education students, both male and female, who were enrolled in the Developmental Kindergarten program (a self-contained special education classroom) and Inclusive…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Assistive Technology, Language Impairments, Intervention
Download full textDiMeo, Sarah; Baxter, Mary Frances; Zapf, Susan; Pemberton, Jane; Amerih, Husny – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2018
The purpose of this case study was to examine if the Matching Assistive Technology to Child Augmentative Communication Evaluation Simplified (MATCH-ACES) assessment can help a special education team select an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention for a student with special needs. Additionally, this study identified the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Vasiliadis, Angelo; Christoulas, Kosmas; Evaggelinou, Christina; Vrabas, Ioannis – International Journal of Special Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological adaptations in cardio respiratory endurance with a personalized exercise program with arm-cranking exercise in a paraplegic person (incomplete T12 spinal cord injury). A 32 year-old man with spinal cord injury (T12) participated in the present study performing 30 minutes arm cranking…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Exercise, Intervention, Injuries
Jones, Vita L.; Hinesmon-Matthews, Lezlee J. – Computers in the Schools, 2014
Often the consideration of assistive technology devices and services during the individualized education program (IEP) process is overlooked. Because the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorized this consideration, IEP team members must be keenly aware of the importance they hold in providing this valuable input. Thus, IEP…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Student Needs
Chang, Wen-hsuan; Rusher, Dana – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2018
Students with disabilities experience higher unemployment, attend postsecondary environments less often, and engage less in their communities after graduating from high school compared to their peers without disabilities (Newman, Wagner, Knokey, Marder, Nagle, Shaver, & Schwarting, 2011). In middle school, young adolescents with disabilities…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Transitional Programs, Middle School Students, Disabilities
Dennison, Kim, Comp. – Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 2015
Sometimes parents just do not know where to begin once their child has been diagnosed as deaf or hearing impaired. This booklet will help answer some of the questions parents might have. A resource section has been included for parents and professionals on pages 43-44, for future reference. One of the most important things to remember is that,…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Assistive Technology
Martin, Jodie D.; Martin, James E.; Osmani, Kimberly J. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2014
This study used the Take Action goal attainment lesson package and assistive technology to teach nine high school students with mild to moderate disabilities to attain annual transition goals. The Take Action lessons increased students' goal attainment knowledge, and this knowledge generalized to improved Plan Organizers, and slightly increased…
Descriptors: High School Students, Goal Orientation, Disabilities, Transitional Programs
Simmons, Kate D.; Carpenter, Laura B. – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2010
Successful writers have proficient skills in three areas: handwriting, spelling and composition. Many students with disabilities experience difficulties in the area of spelling, which in turn may lead to difficulty in composing written work. Spelling deficits should be addressed by the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) team to…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Spelling, Individualized Education Programs, 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
Parette, Howard P.; Peterson-Karlan, George R. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2007
This article discusses an evolving understanding of the relationship of assistive technology (AT) to student achievement. Clarifying the compensatory nature of AT and its role in creating a "floor of opportunity" for students with disabilities, the authors then emphasize the importance of AT for access to and productivity within both the life…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Academic Achievement, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Technology
Jones, Carroll J. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2010
Many teachers of students with mild disabilities experience difficulty writing IEPs, and they lack a foundation in the regular education curriculum of academic skills and sequences associated with each grade level. This book was designed to provide this foundation. Presented in the form of scope and sequence charts that can be used as objectives…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Speech Communication, Elementary Secondary Education, Mild Disabilities
