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Carr, Margaret N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
An elementary school principal and mother of a son with learning disabilities (LD) offers a personal perspective on educational trends such as resource rooms, content mastery, and inclusion. The paper argues that regular classroom teachers are not trained to teach LD students and that adequate support for mainstreamed LD students would be…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
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Walker, L.; Munro, J.; Rickards, F. W. – Volta Review, 1998
This study compared the literal and inferential comprehension abilities for textual, functional, and recreational text genres of 195 students who were deaf or hard of hearing. Literal comprehension exceeded inferential comprehension for males but not females. Educational setting (special class, resource room, or fully mainstreamed) influenced…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Inclusive Schools
Davis, Sharon – 1992
This paper presents a summary of the current status of efforts to include students with mental retardation in mainstream educational programs. It begins with a summary of a New Jersey federal court's ruling requiring more inclusive education and a discussion of the commitment of the Arc (formerly The Association for Retarded Citizens of the United…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Kilcrease, Maxine Wallender – 1989
This document describes a community resource plan developed for rural special educators at a small elementary school near Salem, Oregon. The plan was designed for the specific needs of rural special educators, who generally have greater need for materials, personnel support, and financing than their urban counterparts. The resource plan includes:…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Educational Planning, Elementary Education, Learning Centers (Classroom)
Carlson, Helen L.; And Others – 1984
A study explored the effects on both students and teachers of an alternative service delivery model (different from the traditional removal approach) for serving both low-achieving and learning-disabled (LD) students. The process-consultation model was chosen as the topic of this study. To its usual in-class team approach was added a focus on…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Kinnison, Lloyd R. – 1988
Cognitive and achievement levels were analyzed for 192 students (grades 1-12) served in generic special education resource rooms in a Texas community, using cognitive and achievement test data, service delivery information, and demographic data. Grade levels of the subjects were used as a constant in the data analysis. Among reported findings were…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Friedman, Douglas L.; And Others – 1987
Variability of attention to task and its relation to instructional contexts for learning disabled (LD) children was investigated. Subjects were 24 mainstreamed elementary grade LD children. The children's behaviors relating to academic engagement and the situational contexts in which they occurred were observed and coded in both the regular class…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Practices
Holder, Barbara; Lister, Bob – 1982
A brief description is provided of a successful peer tutoring model implemented by Portsmouth High School (New Hampshire) in which student tutors volunteer to work under the direct supervision of the special educator on reading, math, science, and pre-vocational skills. Peer tutor responsibilities on assisting students in reading are presented,…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, High Schools, Human Resources, Mainstreaming
Haisley, Fay; Wilhelmi, George – 1979
Part of a 10 booklet series on talented and gifted education, the booklet discusses developing and administering policy for talented and gifted students. Some aspects to be considered before implementing a new policy are considered, including social issues, administrative concerns, trends in talented and gifted programs, and instructional…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Community Role, Educational Administration, Educational Policy
Johnson, Maggie – 1981
The Tillamook program provides support to learning disabled students who experience difficulty in science, social studies, and other content areas in the regular class setting, as a result of mainstreaming efforts. The program model includes a professionally staffed resource room, a diagnostic-prescriptive team, and a library of multimedia…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis, Individualized Education Programs
Wisniewski, Zeda G.; Smith, Denise – 2002
This action research study examined the effectiveness of Touch Math, a math series that emphasizes use of manipulatives, to improve mathematics achievement with four third or fourth grade students with special needs (either mild mental retardation, learning disability, or health impairment). The students received mathematics instruction for 45…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Addition, Arithmetic
Scherbert, Thomas G. – 1996
This practicum was designed to improve the problem solving skills and social language skills of 19 elementary grade students with emotional disabilities through coordination of school professionals and direct instruction. Problem solving skills taught by special education teachers were reinforced during small group speech and language resource…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Interpersonal Communication
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Boney, Carolyn S.; Hutson, Margaret H.; Spann, Ora; Seabrook, Luther W. – 1997
This report contains data on students with disabilities (ages 3-21) in South Carolina public schools during the 1996-97 school year. The data indicate that special education students (ages 5-21) represent 12.9 percent of the student enrollment in South Carolina. The included data charts depict the following information: (1) children with…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Rate
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Phillips, Patricia – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
Interviews with 15 ninth and tenth grade students with learning disabilities (LD), their parents, and their resource teachers determined that the Self-Advocacy Plan is an effective program clarifying students' perceptions of their roles as learners with LD, increasing their understanding of LD as a condition, and developing awareness of…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, High Schools
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McKenzie, Robert G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
A survey of 48 secondary-level learning disability content teachers and 45 basic skills teachers examined their relationship with the mainstream, curricular structure, instructional methodology, and students' behavioral characteristics. The two groups differed little in how they taught but more in how they perceived their interactions and their…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
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