The Journal of Special Education articles from January 1 2008

The Journal of Special Education archives from January 1 2008

J. Lee Wiederholt: 1942-2007.(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... J. Lee Wiederholt died unexpectedly on August 19. Lee was senior vice president of PRO-ED, Inc., trustee and president of the Donald D. Hammill Foundation, and trustee of the Hammill Institute on Disabilities. He earned a Bachelor of Science...

From the editors.(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... Five years ago, we assumed editorial responsibility for The Journal of Special Education, which attained a well-deserved reputation for excellence under the stewardship of Lynn and Doug Fuchs. With the publication of this issue, we pass the...

From the publications director.
January 1, 2008... This winter 2008 issue of The Journal of Special Education (JSE) marks the close of Dr. Charles MacArthur and Dr. Ralph Ferretti's tenure as editors of the journal. Approximately 1 year ago, Skip and Ralph indicated that they wished to resign...

Classroom-based research in the field of emotional and behavioral disorders: methodological issues and future research directions.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Classrooms serving students with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are complex environments that include multiple interactions such as those between (a) students and teachers, (b) students and peers, and (c) temporally...

Examining the influence of teacher behavior and classroom context on the behavioral and academic outcomes for students with emotional or behavioral disorders.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Many students with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) display both learning and behavioral problems that make it difficult for teachers to provide effective instruction. In turn, a lack of exposure to effective instruction contributes to...

The effects of self-regulated strategy development on the writing performance of second-grade students with behavioral and writing difficulties.(Report)
January 1, 2008... The effects of a secondary academic intervention, embedded in the context of a positive behavior support model, on the writing of second-grade students at risk for emotional and behavioral disorder and writing problems were examined in this...

The predictive validity of dynamic assessment: a review.(Report)
January 1, 2008... The authors report on a mixed-methods review of 24 studies that explores the predictive validity of dynamic assessment (DA). For 15 of the studies, they conducted quantitative analyses using Pearson's correlation coefficients. They...

Conference calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2008... February 2008 February 6-9, 2008. National Association of School Psychologists, 40th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. Contact: 866/3316277; Web site: http://www.nasponline.org. February 6-8, 2008. Wisconsin Council of Administrators...