Exceptional Children articles from January 2008

Exceptional Children archives from January 2008

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January 1, 2008... This issue of Exceptional Children primarily focuses on the three R's--reading, writing, and arithmetic--with a dash of science, transition, and effective instruction for English Language Learners included in the mix. In the lead article,...

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January 1, 2008... In the article "The Real-World Effectiveness of Early Teaching Interventions for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder" by Phil Reed, Lisa A. Osborne, and Mark Corness, Exceptional Children, 73, 417-433, some of the baseline data for one of...

Effects on science summarization of a reading comprehension intervention for adolescents with behavior and attention disorders.(Table)
January 1, 2008... Children diagnosed with behavioral disorders (BD) often have academic difficulties (Frick, et al., 1991; Lane, Carter, Pierson, & Glaeser, 2006; Nelson, Benner, Lane, & Smith, 2004; Reid, Gonzalez, Nordness, Trout, & Epstein, 2004). Up to 81%...

Effects of preventative tutoring on the mathematical problem solving of third-grade students with math and reading difficulties.(Table)
January 1, 2008... Solving word problems, which is a major component of the primary-grade mathematics curriculum, is a form of mathematical cognition that is distinct from calculation skill (e.g., L. S. Fuchs, Fuchs, Stuebing, Fletcher, Hamlett, & Lambert, 2006)....

Curriculum-based measurement in writing: predicting the success of high-school students on state standards tests.(Table)
January 1, 2008... In this study, we examine the validity and reliability of curriculum-based measures (CBMs) as indicators of performance on a state standards test in writing. More than 41 states require students to take a test in writing or require a writing...

Peer-assisted learning strategies: a "Tier 1" approach to promoting English learners" response to intervention.(Table)
January 1, 2008... Many English Learners (ELs) struggle to learn to read, and, as a group, lag far behind their native English-speaking peers. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2005, 27% of fourth-grade ELs performed at or above the...

Transition goals and experiences of females with disabilities: youth, parents, and professionals.
January 1, 2008... Since 1984, when the U.S. Department of Education first focused on improving the transition outcomes of youth with disabilities, numerous projects have pursued the goal of improving adult outcomes for these students. The 1990 Individuals With...

Initial progress of children identified with disabilities in Michigan's Reading First Schools.(Table)
January 1, 2008... Since President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in January 2002, there has been intense interest in both the national press and the professional literature on the components of the legislation focusing on schools'...