Exceptional Children articles from June 2000

Exceptional Children archives from June 2000

Promoting Causal Agency: The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction.
June 22, 2000... Seymour Sarason (1990) suggested that an essential purpose of the educational process is to "produce responsible, self-sufficient citizens who possess the self-esteem, initiative, skills and wisdom to continue individual growth and pursue...

What We Know About Effective Instructional Practices for English-Language Learners.
June 22, 2000... The wave of immigration that began 20 years ago is the second largest in American history. Yet, as Yzaguirre (1998) noted, the topic of how to educate this group of students invariably brings high levels of passion and low levels of rational...

Teachers' Problem-Solving About Children with Moderate and Severe Disabilities in Elementary Classrooms.
June 22, 2000... Collaborative teaming depends upon a foundation of mutual trust and parity, with team members coordinating their work through face-to-face interactions involving problem-solving to accomplish a common goal. Many school reformers recommend that...

Measuring and Promoting Acceptance of Young Children with Disabilities.(Acceptance Scale for Kindergartners)
June 22, 2000... Greater social acceptance by peers and social integration are cited as potential outcomes of inclusion of young children with disabilities (Guralnick, 1999; Peck, Carlson, & Helmstetter, 1992; Wolery & Wilbers, 1994). The successful inclusion...

Improving Graduation and Employment Outcomes of Students with Disabilities: Predictive Factors and Student Perspectives.
June 22, 2000... The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 (Public Law 105-17) make clear that improved postschool outcomes are the driving force and focal point of a free appropriate public education for students with...

Understanding Social Adaptation in Children with Mental Retardation: A Social-Cognitive Perspective.
June 22, 2000... When we consider the nature of successful social adaptation in the general education classroom, we begin to grasp why this remains an elusive goal for many children with mental retardation. To function successfully, the child with mental...

Mentoring Beginning Special Education Teachers and the Relationship to Attrition.
June 22, 2000... The first year of teaching has been described in many ways, from reality shock (Veenman, 1984) to sink-or-swim (Lortie, 1975) to riding a slightly out-of-control roller coaster (Ryan, 1992). Regardless of the terms used to describe the...