Exceptional Children articles from March 1997

Exceptional Children archives from March 1997

Styles of thinking, abilities, and academic performance.
March 22, 1997... A cornerstone of modern educational psychology is that a student's level of abilities is one of the major predictors of school success. Though psychologists or educators may differ significantly on the details and on theory, there is...

Early interventionists' perspectives of multicultural practices with African-American families.
March 22, 1997... Dramatic changes in U.S. demographics indicate that the traditional family (white, two biological parents and children) has become less prevalent in the United States (Fine, 1993). Recent census data show that over 25% of the U.S. population...

Attitudes about educational and related service provision for students with deaf-blindness and multiple disabilities.
March 22, 1997... Increasingly, students who are deaf-blind or have other severe or multiple disabilities are being educated in general education classes (Cloninger & Giangreco, 1995; Haring & Romer, 1995). Not surprisingly, the transition to the general...

Transition policies, practices, and promises: lessons from three states.
March 22, 1997... The 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) broadened the scope of special education by adding a requirement that transition planning be incorporated into the individualized education program (IEP) planning process. The...

An evaluation of transition components of individualized education programs.
March 22, 1997... Since the 1990 passage of Public Law 101-476, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), services needed by students with disabilities to successfully make transitions from school into adult life must be included in each students...

The effects of an innovative approach to mathematics on academically low-achieving students in inclusive settings.
March 22, 1997... This article presents results from a year-long study of an innovative approach to mathematics and its impact on students with learning disabilities as well as those at risk for special education. There is a considerable interest in the field...

Contextual factors influencing the sociability of preschool children with disabilities in integrated and segregated classrooms.
March 22, 1997... Understanding the socialization of young children with disabilities is a significant challenge. The idiosyncratic biological, physical, and psychological characteristics of the child interact in reciprocal fashion with properties of the...

Promoting positive attitudes of kindergarten-age children toward people with disabilities.
March 22, 1997... Children form attitudes about people with disabilities as early as 4 or 5 years of age (Gerber, 1977; Jones, R., & Sisk, 1970), and often those attitudes are negative or rejecting (see Horne, 1985; Jones, R. L., 1984; Yuker, 1988 extensive...