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Mar 22, 2009; ... I am especially pleased to publish this special issue of Exceptional Children edited by Bryan Cook, Melody Tankersley and Timothy Landrum. It is the second special issue of Exceptional Children to address the topic of evidence-based practice. In the Winter, 2005 issue of the journal, we ...
Repeated reading interventions for students with learning disabilities: status of the evidence.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Learning to read remains a hallmark skill that essentially defines the degree of success students can achieve academically throughout their school career. For students who learn to read early and well, the occasion is set for them to flourish in vocabulary and language development, ...
Evaluating the evidence base for cognitive strategy instruction and mathematical problem solving.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Cognitive strategy instruction focuses on teaching youngsters a range of cognitive and metacognitive processes, strategies, or mental activities to facilitate learning and improve performance. These strategies may be relatively simple or complex as a function of the level of the task and ...
Teaching writing to at-risk students: the quality of evidence for self-regulated strategy development.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... More than any other academic domain, writing offers students the opportunity to both express their feelings and opinions on a particular topic as well as demonstrate their knowledge of specific content. Becoming an effective writer involves developing a constellation of skills and ...
An examination of the evidence base for function-based interventions for students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders attending middle and high schools.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders (EBD) represent between 2% and 20% of the school-age population and are among some of the most challenging students to teach (Walker, Ramsey, & Gresham, 2004). By definition, students with EBD have behavioral, social, and academic ...
Using time delay to teach literacy to students with severe developmental disabilities.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... The importance of using scientific data to develop educational practices for students with severe disabilities has been advocated for over 2 decades (Haring, 1996; Kaiser, 1990; Noonan & Reese, 1984). When the National Research Council's Committee proposed scientific principles for ...
Determining evidence-based practices in special education.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Such forces as the standards-based education movement, the mandated participation of students with disabilities in state proficiency testing, inclusion, and the recognition that many students with disabilities are capable of higher levels of academic and social attainment than previously ...
The improvement rate difference for single-case research.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Integral to applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the frequent measurement of client behavior over time, and its graphic display to guide decisions for managing interventions (Baer, Wolf & Risley, 1968; Sidman, 1960; Skinner, 1938). Inferences about the cause and amount of behavioral change ...
Estimating reading growth using intermittent CBM progress monitoring.(curriculum-based measurement)(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Nothing distinguishes special from general education as much as special education's attention to students as individuals. D. Fuchs and Fuchs (1995) described individualized education as the "signature feature of effective special education practice" (p. 528). Four essential attributes ...
Response to early reading intervention: examining higher and lower responders.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Considerable research in beginning reading during the last decade has documented that most students with reading difficulties can be provided interventions that are associated with improvements in students' reading outcomes (Foorman, Francis, Fletcher, Schatschneider, & Mehta, 1998; ...
Collaborative problem solving effectively implemented, but not sustained: a case for aligning the sun, the moon, and the stars.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The concept of teams of teachers and other school professionals working together to address student concerns was introduced over 30 years ago. Since then, various names have been used to describe these teams such as (a) mainstream assistance (D. Fuchs, Fuchs, Bahr, Fernstrom, & Stecker, ...
Readiness and adjustments to school for children with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR): an extreme test case paradigm.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Children with specific biological and developmental risk factors, such as those born with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), are likely to experience adjustment difficulties. To date few research studies have been able to determine mechanisms affecting school adjustment in these ...
Alternate assessment: have we learned anything new?(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Large-scale educational assessment has become an increasingly important strategy over the past decade for holding schools accountable for the teaching and learning of all students. One element of large-scale educational assessment within each state is that state's alternate assessment ...
Teacher turnover: examining exit attrition, teaching area transfer, and school migration.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... During the past decade or so, teacher turnover has become a major concern in educational research and policy analysis because of the demand it creates for replacement teachers (Johnson, Berg, & Donaldson, 2005; Kozleski, Mainzer, Deshler, & Coleman, 2000; National Commission on Teaching ...
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an early literacy program for students with significant developmental disabilities.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... For the last 2 decades, educators have placed strong emphasis on teaching students to read using scientifically based interventions, implemented through the federal government's Reading First initiative and defined in research synthesis reports (Adams, 1990; National Institute for ...
Promoting self-determination for transition-age youth: views of high school general and special educators.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Substantial efforts have been directed toward ensuring that transition-age youth with disabilities acquire the skills, experiences, supports, and linkages needed to attain important life outcomes after leaving high school (Alwell & Cobb, 2006). Indeed, transition planning is now firmly ...
Material hardship in U.S. families raising children with disabilities.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... In the United States, children with disabilities are significantly more likely to live in families that are considered to be poor. Fujiura and Yamaki (2000) found that 28% of U.S. children with disabilities lived below the federal poverty threshold, as contrasted with 16% of children ...
Beginning special education teachers' classroom reading instruction: practices that engage elementary students with learning disabilities.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... In the period since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2001) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004), the criteria defining a "high-quality teacher" have become the subject of much debate. Value-added research results indicate that ...
Council for Exceptional Children: statement of financial position.(Financial report)
Sep 22, 2008 ... <Pre> COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2007 and 2006 ASSETS 2007 2006Cash and cash equivalent $4,537,579$3,686,385 Investments 2,803,294 ...
Council for Exceptional Children: statement of activities.(Financial report)
Sep 22, 2008 ... <Pre> COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN Statement of Activities For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 Unrestricted Activities REVENUE AND SUPPORT 2007 2006Member dues, net of affiliated unit refunds$3,226,174 3,387,688 ...