Exceptional Children articles from March 2003

Exceptional Children archives from March 2003

Communities of practice: connecting what we know with what we do.
March 22, 2003... The growing need to integrate educational research and practice is reflected in the rhetoric of collaboration and partnership now commonly used by research granting agencies as well as in a resurgence in different forms of stakeholder and...

How cooperative learning works for special education and remedial students.
March 22, 2003... Our aim in this research was to describe what general education teachers think about cooperative learning as an instructional approach for special and remedial education students. Johnson, Johnson, and Holubec (1993) described cooperative...

Music & Minds: using a talent development approach for young adults with Williams syndrome.
March 22, 2003... Smiling, sociable, and often both musically interested and adept, persons with Williams syndrome (WS) have only recently been recognized as having specific abilities that differentiate them from others with disabilities. To investigate these...

Collaborative teaming to support students at risk and students with severe disabilities in general education classrooms.
March 22, 2003... A growing body of research documents that students with significant disabilities can be educated in their neighborhood school along with their typical peers. Inclusive education is postulated upon the following beliefs: (a) All children can...

The social lives of children with emotional and behavioral disorders in self-contained classrooms: a descriptive analysis.
March 22, 2003... To a very great degree, the social lives of children define their worlds and are essential to their healthy development. This may be especially true for children with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) who, by definition, have...

Prereferral intervention processes: a survey of state practices.
March 22, 2003... Since the mid-1980s, the prereferral intervention process has grown to a position of prominence in the field. Such stature is exemplified by its mandated use in many states (Carter & Sugai, 1989), the increasing amount of research being devoted...

Positive behavior supports: can schools reshape disciplinary practices?
March 22, 2003... The increase in aggressive and delinquent behaviors in schools throughout the country has reached critical proportions. Alarmed parents, students, and lawmakers expect educators to respond more effectively (Horner, 2000; Jackson & Panyan, 2002)...