Exceptional Children articles from February 1992

Exceptional Children archives from February 1992

Beyond the realm of rhetoric. (reform in special education) (Column)
February 1, 1992... Political movements, as least those in the right place at the right time, have a way of taking on a life of their own. And the education reform movement seems just such a one. Before the momentum carries it to places with no turnarounds or...

Creating family-centered services in early intervention: perceptions of professionals in four states.
February 1, 1992... Early intervention programs for young children with disabilities are rapidly expanding as states and local communities prepare to meet requirements for services established by Public Law 99-457. This expansion is significant and should result...

Promoting social interaction of children with disabilities in integrated preschools: a failure to generalize. (Classwide Social Skills Program)
February 1, 1992... Much of the movement for mainstreaming children with disabilities is based on the compelling rationale of its social benefits for these children (Guralnick & Groom, 1988). Few empirical studies, however, have been completed on effective...

Improving the compositions of students with learning disabilities using a strategy involving product and process goal setting.
February 1, 1992... In recent years, one of the most influential conceptualizations of the process of composing is that writing is a problem-solving task (Flower & Hayes, 1977). Most writing tasks that children are assigned in school, however, can best be...

Simulated and in situ vocational social skills training for youths with learning disabilities.
February 1, 1992... Social skills are critical for both in-school and out-of-school performance of students with learning disabilities. Fortunately, research and curriculum efforts in social skills training (e.g., Goldstein, Sprafkin, Gershaw, & Klein, 1980;...

A follow-along study of participants in a longitudinal transition program for youths with mild disabilities.
February 1, 1992... Follow-up studies have reported low levels of employment for youths exiting special education. Public Law 94-142 has been in effect for more than 10 years, and the first cohorts of youths who have received special education services for much...

Small-group instruction for students with learning disabilities: observational and incidental learning.
February 1, 1992... The demand for accountability and the current ratio of teachers to students in classrooms for students with mild disabilities make careful selection of instructional strategies imperative. Wolery et al. (1988) have recommended that procedures...