Exceptional Children articles from March 2007

Exceptional Children archives from March 2007

A meta-analysis of video modeling and video self-modeling interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.(Brief article)
March 22, 2007... Autism spectrum disorder (ASD; including autism, Asperger's syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified [PDD-NOS]) is a complex disability that challenges the capacities of families, organizations, public policy, and...

Response to intervention: examining classroom behavior support in second grade.
March 22, 2007... Schools are increasingly held accountable for their efforts to improve the academic and social behavior of their students, despite diminishing resources to support those efforts (Eber, Sugai, Smith, & Scott, 2002; Sugai et al., 2000). In...

Mathematics screening and progress monitoring at first grade: implications for responsiveness to intervention.(Brief article)
March 22, 2007... Individuals with learning disabilities constitute approximately 5% of the school-age population (U.S. Department of Education, 2000). Because of the additional costs involved in educating this population, as well as the potential stigma...

Developing a new paradigm for conducting research on accommodations in mathematics testing.
March 22, 2007... During the past 2 decades, significant research efforts have been directed toward understanding the effects of test accommodations on the measurement of student performance. Accommodations are changes to a test's format and/or administration...

Transition to employment: role of the family in career development.
March 22, 2007... Navigating the transition from school to the workforce often is a challenging process for adolescents and young adults with disabilities. Although much effort has been placed into career development and transition programs, the employment rate...

Risk factors predictive of the problem behavior of children at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders.
March 22, 2007... Early problem behavior is highly related to successful school experiences (Gresham, Lane, & Lambros, 2000; Lyman, 1996). Children who evidence problem behavior at school are likely to struggle early, often, and throughout their school careers...