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Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design
Kelker, Katharin A. – 1994
This handbook was written to share the feelings, experiences, and knowledge of parents of children with emotional disorders. The first chapter, "Feelings Come First," considers recognition of unusual behavior patterns underlying emotional disturbances and the difficulty of determining their causes, their impact on the family, and coping…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping
Reid, D. Kim; And Others – 1996
This book provides an overview of cognitive approaches to learning disabilities, the theoretical and methodological underpinnings that support them, and the body of knowledge that such work has generated. Part 1 contains the following five papers: "The Educational Perspective" (Wayne P. Hresko and others); "Educational Trends in Learning…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum
Portes, Alejandro, Ed. – 1996
This book compiles findings on the children of recent immigrants to the United States. The dearth of accessible census data and the tendency for school records and scholarly surveys to compress second-generation youth into a classificatory scheme that obliterates their history have obscured a major phenomenon in U.S. society--a rapidly growing…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Asian Americans
Lanni, Joseph C. – 1997
The Longitudinal Student Success Study was a six-year study to identify factors associated with to student success at a large Eastern community college. The study focused on American Black students as one group of students likely to have different background characteristics and preparedness levels than what generally facilitates success at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Black Students
Cooper, Renatta M. – 1996
Play, possibly the dominant socializing agent for children's social competence and identity development, is heavily influenced by media-defined images. It is important for media images of minority cultures to be filtered by parents' reactions and comments in order to counter prevalent negative images. Children's interaction with the media is…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Black Culture, Blacks, Child Advocacy
Goehl, Karen S. – 1992
The Indiana Deaf-Blind Project was designed to enhance and further develop coordinated direct services to children and youth with deaf-blindness for whom Indiana is not obligated to make available a free appropriate public education. These include children from birth through age 2 and 18 through 21. The work of the project was focused on: (1)…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Educational Policy, Handicap Identification
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1995
This document was developed as a result of 1993 and 1994 policy forums on strategies to address disproportionate representation of minority students in special education. Part 1 is a synthesis of major themes and recommendations resulting from the first forum. Part 2 is a prioritization of 35 recommendations arising from that forum. The following…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Differences, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation
Cohen, Michael W. – 1998
This book, for parents of children or adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), presents currently available knowledge about the disorder and treatment recommendations. Individual chapters address the following topics: questions about ADHD, the core symptoms of ADHD, the full ADHD symptom profile and frequent coexisting…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Rearing
Florez, MaryAnn Cunningham – 1998
Terms and concepts currently in use in adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction are defined and explained. They include: authentic or alternative assessment; computer-assisted language learning; critical literacy theory; family and intergenerational literacy; multiple intelligences and learning styles; practitioner inquiry, reflective…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Fleischman, Howard L., Ed.; Dervaric, Charles, Ed.; Leighton, Ed.; Said, Mary Staples, Ed. – 1994
The report presents results of a study of: the type, content, duration, and intensity of instructional services provided to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the United States; administrative procedures associated with these services (including procedures for identifying students for entry into and exit from these special services); the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Costs
Development Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1993
The technical appendixes are part of a study that explores the type, content, duration, and intensity of instructional services provided to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the United States; administrative procedures associated with these services (including procedures for identifying students for entry into and exit from these…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
Strong, Carol J.; And Others – 1992
SKI*HI is a program designed to identify children with hearing impairments as early as possible and to provide them and their families with complete home programming that will facilitate development. The delivery model includes identification/screening services, home visit services, support services, and program management. A parent advisor makes…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Early Intervention
Berman, Carol; Melner, Joan – 1992
This report is designed to assist state officials in identifying appropriate approaches and resources for meeting the legal requirements for child find and public awareness procedures for identifying children with disabilities. The reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that the lead agency for Part H in each state…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Education, Compliance (Legal), Day Care Centers
Kasen, Carole M., Ed.; Milne, Bruce G., Ed. – 1992
This guide for parents of gifted children in South Dakota provides information and help in the following areas: (1) identifying personal feelings about giftedness (a self-assessment instrument); (2) deciding who is gifted (including federal and South Dakota definitions); (3) characteristics of giftedness (myths versus facts); (4) the school's role…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Advocacy, Child Rearing, Definitions
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