Exceptional Children articles from May 1996

Exceptional Children archives from May 1996

Early intervention inservice training strategies: perceptions and suggestions from the field.
May 1, 1996... Researchers have found that the availability and quality of early intervention services and supports are directly related to the knowledge and skills of the people providing the services (Klein & Campbell, 1990; McCollum & Bailey, 1991; Miller,...

Validity of general outcome measures for predicting secondary students' performance on content-area tasks.
May 1, 1996... It is clear from the record of educational performance for adolescents with mild disabilities that something must be done to improve our decision-making procedures at the secondary level. Students with learning disabilities enter secondary school...

Parental educational expectations for adolescents with disabilities.
May 1, 1996... Despite recent policy changes promoting higher education for individuals with disabilities, these students continue to be underrepresented in U.S. colleges and universities (but not in other postsecondary options, such as vocational training...

When some is not better than none: effects of differential implementation of curriculum-based assessment.
May 1, 1996... As an alternative to traditional academic assessment, curriculum-based measurement (CBM) (Deno, 1985) is an efficient and functional assessment method that provides information about the student, the environment, and the effects of instruction on...

Legal guidelines for the delivery of special health care services in schools.
May 1, 1996... Increasing numbers of children with extensive medical and health related needs are surviving, and through advances in technology, are able to leave their homes to attend school (Task Force on Technology Dependent Children, 1988). The cost...

Expanding views on transition.
May 1, 1996... An abundance of literature pertains to transition planning in early and secondary programs, yet little transition planning is being discussed in elementary and middle school programs. Elementary and middle school professionals working with...