Exceptional Children articles from June 2003

Exceptional Children archives from June 2003

Response to instruction as a means of identifying students with reading/learning disabilities.
June 22, 2003... The identification of students with learning disabilities (LD) has increased more than 200% since the category was established in 1977 (see for reviews, MacMillan, Gresham, Lopez, & Bocian, 1996; MacMillan & Speece, 1999). There are many...

Barriers and facilitators in scaling up research-based practices.
June 22, 2003... Over the last several years, special education researchers, policymakers, and others have lamented the gap between what we know from research about "what works" and what is actually implemented by teachers in practice (Carnine, 1997; Gersten,...

Increasing self-determination: teaching students to plan, work, evaluate, and adjust.
June 22, 2003... Teaching students to be motivated, self-regulated learners has been identified as an immediate goal for instructional practice (Agran, 1997; Jolivette, Wehby, Canale, & Massey, 2001; Landrum & Tankersley, 1999; Miller & Brickman, in press;...

Job performance of transition-age youth with emotional and behavioral disorders.
June 22, 2003... Among the potential opportunities ushered in by adult hood, meaningful employment is a primary outcome typically sought by students. Evidence of the importance placed on employment for adolescents with disabilities can be found in recent...

The impact of inclusion on language development and social competence among preschoolers with disabilities.
June 22, 2003... Despite the legal, moral, and empirical arguments in support of preschool inclusion (Bailey, McWilliam, Buysse, & Wesley, 1998), there is considerable debate in both the literature and in practice as to whether or not inclusion hinders or...

Alternate assessments in reading and math: development and validation for students with significant disabilities.
June 22, 2003... The statutory provisions on general state- and districtwide assessments from the IDEA Amendments of 1997 included the provision that "(1) Children with disabilities are included in general State and districtwide assessment programs, with...

Strategy acquisition and maintenance of gifted and nongifted young children.
June 22, 2003... Learning strategies are believed to make an important contribution to the enhancement of students' intellectual performance. A considerable body of research has addressed the issue of strategy use in classroom settings and has demonstrated that...