Exceptional Children articles from March 1992

Exceptional Children archives from March 1992

Make it count. (special education teacher shortage)
March 1, 1992... Many areas of education are foretelling drastic shortages in qualified teachers but in special education the shortages are already here. Each year, more school districts face ever harder searches for qualified special education...

Academic behavior and grades of mainstreamed students with mild disabilities.
March 1, 1992... Since the implementation of Public Law 94-142 (1975), students with disabilities have participated with other students in various school programs. At first, mainstreaming occurred in noninstructional settings, such as the playground,...

Survey of the states: special education knowledge requirements for school administrators.
March 1, 1992... * The administration of special education programs and the delivery of educational services to students with disabilities has been significantly altered since the passage of Public Law 94-142. The special education administrator not only is...

Innovative technology for secondary students with learning disabilities.
March 1, 1992... * Over the past decade, public schools have spent approximately $2 billion for microcomputers. Acquisitions in special education alone grew more than 330% from 1983 to 1985 (Blaschke, 1985). Although 96% of American schools have microcomputers,...

The identification of high-school dropouts identified as learning disabled: evaluating the utility of a discriminant analysis function.
March 1, 1992... * The impact of young people leaving high school without graduating presents an urgent issue for educators. In terms of functioning in society, Rumberger (1987) noted that young people who have dropped out, or have been released from school,...

Effects of expert system consultation within curriculum-based measurement, using a reading maze task.
March 1, 1992... * Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) is a standardized measurement system used to monitor students' academic growth and to improve instructional programs (Deno, 1985, 1986; Shinn, 1989). With CBM, teachers (a) determine the annual curricular...

Falling through the cracks: rehabilitation services for adults with learning disabilities.
March 1, 1992... * Data concerning the vocational status of adults with learning disabilities (LD) (Buchanan & Wolf, 1986; Cobb & Crump, 1984; Fafard & Haubrich, 1981; Hoffman et al., 1987; White, 1985) suggest that they might benefit from the provision of...

A response to Heshusius' "Curriculum-based assessment and direct instruction: critical reflections on fundamental assumptions." (response to Lous Heshusius, 57 Exceptional Children 315, 1991) (Point/Counterpoint)
March 1, 1992... It is the system of data-based explanation that distinguishes science from dogma. (McCain & Segal, 1988, p. 38) * In a recent issue of Exceptional Children, Heshusius (1991) advocates holistic/constructivist (H/C) approaches to...

Passion and precision: response to "Curriculum-based assessment and direct instruction: critical reflections on fundamental assumptions." (response to Lous Heshusius, 57 Exceptional Children 315, 1991) (Point/Counterpoint)
March 1, 1992... Perhaps that was because with the best will in the world, they couldn't make sense. They were speaking a language that was accurate for their experience but out of phase with the language of (others).... The simple truths of each language...

A personal view of curriculum-based assessment: a response to "Critical reflections...." (response to Lous Heshusius, 57 Exceptional Children 315, 1991) (Point/Counterpoint)
March 1, 1992... * While we applaud efforts to further holistic thought, we feel that Heshusius' (1991) critique has fallen short of a sound foundation for authentic debate. Her misrepresentation of issues and concepts has created a credibility problem...

Reading meaning into texts. (response to Robert C. Dixon and Douglas W. Carnine, 58 Exceptional Children 461, 1992; Russell Gersten, 58 Exceptional Children 464, 1992; and Verlinda P. Thompson and Edward E. Gickling, 58 Exceptional Children 468, 1992) (Point/Counterpoint)
March 1, 1992... What can we see or acquire but what we are? You have observed a skillful man reading Virgil. Well, that author is a thousand books to a thousand persons. Take the book into your two hands and read your eyes out, you will...