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Direct linkJulianna H. Kim; Jade Wexler; Amanda Ross Benedick – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2025
In order to effectively engage and be an advocate during the special education process, parents must be equipped with knowledge of the special education process as well as their rights. This article reports the results of a synthesis of published studies that explored, reported, or estimated parents' knowledge and understanding of the special…
Descriptors: Special Education, Parent Rights, Knowledge Level, Readability
McMahon, John M.; Curtis, Amy – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
The prevalence of visual impairment (that is, blindness and low vision) is increasing in the United States, especially in persons aged 65 and older, with more than half of all people who are blind in this age demographic. It has been estimated that about 6.5 million Americans aged 55 and older report vision loss, and this number is expected to…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Readability, Older Adults, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Download full textHillstrom, Kevin, Ed.; Hillstrom, Laurie, Ed. – 2000
This book provides biographical profiles of 11 environmental leaders of interest to readers ages 9 and above and was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. Biographies were prepared after extensive research, and each volume contains a cumulative index, a general index, a place of birth index,…
Descriptors: Biographies, Environment, Individual Characteristics, Information Sources
Abbey, Cherie D., Ed. – 2001
This book, a special volume focusing on computer-related scientists and inventors, provides 12 biographical profiles of interest to readers ages 9 and above. The Biography Today series was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. Each entry provides at least one picture of the individual…
Descriptors: Biographies, Computers, Individual Characteristics, Intermediate Grades
Harris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed.; Abbey, Cherie D., Ed. – 1999
This book provides biographical profiles of 11 authors of interest to readers ages 9 and above and was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. Biographies were prepared after extensive research, and each volume contains a cumulative index, a general index, a place of birth index, and a birthday…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Childrens Literature, Fiction
Abbey, Cherie D., Ed. – Biography Today, 2002
This volume on "Scientists and Inventors" was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and can readily understand. Each volume contains alphabetically arranged sketches of outstanding people. Each entry provides at least one picture of the individual profiled, and bold-faced rubrics lead the reader to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Biographies, Individual Characteristics, Intermediate Grades
Harris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed.; Abbey, Cherie D., Ed. – 1997
This book provides biographical profiles of 16 leaders of modern Africa of interest to readers ages 9 and above and was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and easily understand. Biographies were prepared after extensive research, and this volume contains a name index, a general index, a place of birth index, and…
Descriptors: African History, Biographies, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Harris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed.; Abbey, Cherie D., Ed. – Biography Today, 2000
This is the ninth volume of a series designed and written for young readers ages 9 and above. It contains three issues and profiles individuals whom young people want to know about most: entertainers, athletes, writers, illustrators, cartoonists, and political leaders. The publication was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The ten titles deal with the following topics: (1) the composing process of adult basic writing students; (2) an integrated approach to reading and writing for college students; (3) the teaching and learning of reading in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Advance Organizers, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques
Dowling, William D. – 1974
The report briefly describes the workshop in personalizing adult basic education with respect to objectives, organization, and evaluation. Contributions of resource persons to the workshop included the following papers (texts printed in full) which comprise approximately 45 pages of the report: Planning for Adult Education, William P. Miller;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Adults
