Exceptional Children articles from June 2008

Exceptional Children archives from June 2008

A meta-analysis on teaching mathematics to students with significant cognitive disabilities.(Report)
June 22, 2008... Instructional practices in mathematics for students with significant cognitive disabilities have historically focused on teaching mathematics within activities of daily living, such as shopping (e.g., Aeschleman & Schladenauffen, 1984; Browder,...

Inside and outside gifted education programming: hidden challenges for African American students.(Report)
June 22, 2008... In popular and scientific literature, researchers have documented the academic shortcomings of African Americans in K to 12 settings (Jackson & Moore, 2006; Moore, Ford, & Milner, 2005a, 2005b; Rothstein, 2004; Thernstrom & Thernstrom, 2003)....

Child and family characteristics associated with nonpromotion in preprimary education.(Report)
June 22, 2008... School nonpromotion practices in primary and preprimary education are widespread, although significant differences are recorded between countries--even within Western Europe (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, 1998;...

Using self-regulated strategy development to improve expository writing with students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.(Report)
June 22, 2008... Many students experience difficulties mastering the writing process. Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows three out of every four 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students exhibited only partial mastery of necessary writing...

Assessing letter sound knowledge: a comparison of letter sound fluency and nonsense word fluency.(Report)
June 22, 2008... In kindergarten classrooms around the country, children are learning the names of letters, the sounds of letters, and how those letters and sounds are represented in words. Learning to read in kindergarten and first grade is a tremendous...

Giving voice to parents of young children with challenging behavior.(Report)
June 22, 2008... In recent years, there has been increased interest in the science of child development, particularly within the early childhood years (i.e., birth to 5 years) and specifically pertaining to children who exhibit challenging behavior. With...