Exceptional Children articles from March 1991

Exceptional Children archives from March 1991

At-risk students in the fast lanes: let them through. (column)
March 1, 1991... At-Risk Students in the Fast Lanes: Let Them Through Does "students in the fast lane" conjure up images of students with beepers or hundreds of dollars worth of clothes, or perhaps gifted students developing their own computer programs? In...

The nature of cognitive strategy instruction: interactive strategy construction.
March 1, 1991... The Nature of Cognitive Strategy Instruction: Interactive Strategy Construction Our purpose here is to illustrate the basis and nature of good cognitive strategy instruction and its contribution to the education of students with learning...

Do public schools have an obligation to serve troubled children and youth?
March 1, 1991... Do Public Schools Have an Obligation to Serve Troubled Children And Youth? The responsibility of America's schools for providing special services to socially maladjusted pupils has been debated for many years. Much of this debate has focused...

The effects of initial interval size on the efficacy of DRO schedules of reinforcement. (differential reinforcement of other behavior)
March 1, 1991... The Effects of Initial Interval Size on the Efficacy of DRO Schedules of Reinforcement The differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) is a procedure in which reinforcement is delivered if a target response does not occur for a...

Learning disabilities as functions of familial learning problems and developmental problems.
March 1, 1991... Learning Disabilities as Functions of Familial Learning Problems and Developmental Problems * In recent years, a consensus concerning the definition of learning disabilities has emerged in the literature (although such agreement does not...

The contribution of skills analysis to curriculum-based measurement in spelling.
March 1, 1991... The Contribution of Skills Analysis to Curriculum-Based Measurement in Spelling * Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) is used to measure the development of pupils' basic skills. Using standardized CBM procedures for creating, administering, and...

Peer collaboration: accommodating students with mild learning and behavior problems.
March 1, 1991... Peer Collaboration: Accommodating Students with Mild Learning and Behavior Problems * Professionals in the field of special education have become increasingly interested in instructional and management strategies that classroom teachers can...

Use of constant time delay and attentional responses with adolescents.
March 1, 1991... Use of Constant Time Delay and Attentional Responses with Adolescents * Effective instructional strategies for teaching students with disabilities include constant and progressive time delay (Handen & Zane, 1987), the system of least prompts...

Rich and Ross: a mixed message. (critique of S.M. Ross and H.L. Rich's research on the variables differentiating settings of education for learning disabled students) (Point/Counterpoint)
March 1, 1991... Rich and Ross: A Mixed Message * In the April 1989 issue of Exceptional Children, Rich and Ross published an interesting piece of research that examined some of the variables differentiating settings in which education occurs for students...

Regular class or resource room for students with disabilities? A direct response to "Rich and Ross: A Mixed Message." (Point/Counterpoint)
March 1, 1991... Regular Class or Resource Room for Students with Disabilities? A Direct Response to "Rich and Ross: A Mixed Message" * We appreciate the opportunity to clarify some of the issues raised in the analysis of our article "Students' Time on...