Intervention in School & Clinic articles from March 2008

Intervention in School & Clinic archives from March 2008

The role of special educators in a multitiered instructional system.
March 1, 2008... The nature of special education has changed appreciably over the past several decades, As a result, the role of special educators needs to be examined and further developed to provide the most effective education for all learners at-risk and...

Beyond tutoring: after-school literacy instruction.(Report)
March 1, 2008... One of the greatest challenges facing teachers is accommodating struggling, diverse, and at-risk readers. Even with the use of effective, research-based techniques, many children fail to make adequate progress in reading and may need additional...

Enhancing outcomes in early literacy for young children with disabilities: strategies for success.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Emerging literacy has been defined as the "reading and writing knowledge and behavior of children who are not yet conventionally literate" (Justice & Kaderavek, 2002, p. 8). This article provides readers with strategies for meeting the emerging...

Coordinating supplemental reading instruction.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Although supplemental reading services are meant to improve reading achievement of struggling readers and students with reading disabilities, without concerted effort to ensure communication and coordination with in-school instruction, they may...

Preparing school personnel to implement Section 504.(Policy and Law Briefs)(Report)
March 1, 2008... Keywords: Section 504; personnel preparation; related services; civil rights ********** [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 has become an increasingly important mechanism in providing services to...

Support and empower families of children with disabilities.(20 Ways To ...)
March 1, 2008... Keywords: family support; IEP collaboration; family empowerment; advocacy; special education [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Special education professionals can play a critical role in enhancing the quality of life not only for a child with a...

Involve students in the IEP process.(20 Ways To ...)(Report)
March 1, 2008... Keywords: self-determination; individualized education program; self-management; IEP meetings; transition When students become involved in the process of developing their own Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), they have the...

Be an active co-teacher.(20 Ways To ...)
March 1, 2008... Keywords: co-teaching; collaboration; inclusion; team teaching [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Co-teaching, the pairing of general and special education teachers in a general education classroom, requires a high degree of expertise on the part...

Understanding and developing academic and behavioral interventions for students with bipolar disorder.(Current Topics In Review)
March 1, 2008... Despite significant advances in practices for effectively designing and delivering instruction for students with disabilities, educators continue to face challenges addressing the needs of students with emotional and behavioral disorders,...

Intervention strategies for serving students with traumatic brain injury.(Current Topics In Review)
March 1, 2008... Keywords: interventions; traumatic brain injury; children As school-age children are at the highest risk for sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI), educational professionals working in school settings will encounter students dealing...

Conference calendar.(Calendar)
March 1, 2008... March 2008 March 19-21, 2008. National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality, 7th Annual Conference. Miami, FL. Contact: 866/787-0832: e-mail: info@nichq.org; Web site: http://www.nichq.org/nichq. March 24-28, 2008....