Exceptional Children articles from September 1995

Exceptional Children archives from September 1995

The sociometric status of students with disabilities in a full-inclusion school.
September 1, 1995... Within the past decade and a half, considerable discussion has occurred regarding the most appropriate setting within which to provide education for students with disabilities. Most recently, two somewhat congruent efforts have emerged: the...

Comparison of reading intervention approaches for students with mild disabilities.
September 1, 1995... In addressing the topic of "innovation and evaluation," Mosteller (1981) noted that considerable time may pass between scientific discovery and application of new knowledge. He offered the example of the discovery in 1601 that lemon juice cures...

Competencies needed for transition specialists in vocational rehabilitation, vocational education, and special education.
September 1, 1995... Advocates for youth with disabilities promote actions that empower these youth with the skills to make smooth transitions from secondary education into personally satisfying postschool environments and activities (Martin, Marshall, & Maxson,...

Close to the classroom is close to the bone: coaching as a means to translate research into classroom practice.
September 1, 1995... [They] have often welcomed new ideas and techniques... as means of liberation from [the] past; they, have also, and probably almost as often, responded to change with nostalgia, anguish, and despair. (Hardson, 1989, p. xii) The few...

A statewide exploration of the nature and use of curriculum in special education.
September 1, 1995... How we define curriculum makes a difference in how we think about it and how we plan it. (G. S. Morrison, 1993, p. 84). Educational researchers have provided many definitions of curriculum (Armstrong, 1989; Doll, 1989; Hass & Parkay, 1993;...