Exceptional Children articles from February 1991

Exceptional Children archives from February 1991

Since Owen: A Parent-to-Parent Guide for Care of the Disabled Child.
February 1, 1991... Since Owen: A Parent-to-parent Guide for Care of the Disabled Child. C. R. Callanan. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. 466 pp. $39.95. My review of this book began with disapproval of the title's discriminatory language...

Critical Issues in the Lives of People with Severe Disabilities.
February 1, 1991... Critical Issues in the Lives of People with Severe Disabilities. L. Meyer, C. Peck, & L. Brown (Eds.). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1990. 752 pp. $87. This is a large and very special book. It provides an analysis of contemporary values,...

The Broken Cord: A Family's Ongoing Struggle with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
February 1, 1991... The Broken Cord: A Family's Ongoing Struggle with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. M. Dorris. New York,: Harper & Row, 1989. 300 pp. 18.95. It has been less than 20 years since researchers identified a number of newborn traits associated with...

Just enough wonderful. (what's best about exceptional education) (column)
February 1, 1991... You know the commercials: "Be all you can be-join the Army!" Quality is our number I job!" or to name an old favorite of mine: "Progress Is Our Most Important Product!" Herewith follows my 30-second (or in this case 2-page) commercial on...

Terminology and behavior reduction: the case against "punishment."
February 1, 1991... ABSTRACT: Controversy continues to rage over the application of punishment of aversive procedures in treatment and habilitation. A lack of clear definition of terms may be contributing to confusion in the debate. Tracing the history of the term...

Curriculum-based assessment and direct instruction: critical reflections on fundamental assumptions.
February 1, 1991... ABSTRACT: This article critiques the fundamental assumptions about what counts as knowledge and how knowledge is claimed that underlie Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA) and Direct Instruction (DI). The central conclusion is that CBA/DI...

Peer tutoring in arithmetic for children with learning disabilities.
February 1, 1991... ABSTRACT: This study explored the effects of peer tutoring on the acqusition of single-digit addition facts in primary-aged students with learning disabilities and their cross-aged tutors, and it investigated the relative effectiveness of two...

Teacher competency testing: what are special education teachers expected to know?
February 1, 1991... ABSTRACT: Teacher competency testing (TCT) is a current manifestation of education reform 48 of the 50 states are actively planning or implementing teacher testing programs, and 25 (plus the Distrrict of Columbia) are developing or...

Cumulative versus rapid introduction of new information. (computer-assisted instruction)
February 1, 1991... ABSTRACT: This study investigated the way new information is presented to students. Subjects were 60 elementary and middle school students, most with learning disabilities. Students used two versions of a specially designed computer-assisted...

Another view of the suspension and expulsion cases. (Honig vs. Doe)(Point/Counterpoint) (column)
February 1, 1991... * Mitchell Yell's article; Honig v. Doe: The Suspension and Expulsion of Handicapped Students (September 1989), only partially succeeds in clarifying the Supreme Court's holding in Honig v. Doe (1988) and the principles that guide suspension...

Reclarifying Honig vs. Doe (student expulsion case)(Point/Counterpoint) (column)
February 1, 1991... * I thank Huefner for her thoughtful response to my article about Honig v. Doe (1988) (Yell, 1989). I also thank Exceptional Children for the chance to respond. First I shall briefly summarize and restate the major purpose of the Honig v. Doe...