Recently added articles from Remedial and Special Education:
Early intervention in reading: from research to practice.(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... There is widespread agreement that early identification and treatment is the most effective course of action for the prevention of learning disabilities (LD) in reading (Bos, Mather, Friedman Narr, & Babur, 1999; Coyne, Kame'enui, & Simmons, 2001). Children who are identified as poor ...
Using Self-Regulated Strategy Development to support students who have "trubol giting thangs into werds".(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Writing is one of the most powerful forms of communication. However, even expert writers frequently lament how difficult it to effectively plan, compose, evaluate, and revise their compositions (Zimmerman & Reisemberg, 1997). Thus, it is not surprising that many students struggle with the ...
Why youngsters with autistic spectrum disorders remain underrepresented in special education.(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of individuals clinically or medically diagnosed with autism and related conditions, often referred to as autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) or pervasive developmental disorders (PDD; Charman, 2002; Fombonne, 2003b). Although ...
Effects of prerecorded sight words on the accuracy of tutor feedback.(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Despite national efforts to increase students' academic achievement, 20% of children continue to experience reading difficulties (National Center for Educational Statistics, 1999). Children who fail to acquire competent reading skills are likely to struggle with most areas of the ...
Schaffer v. Weast: the Supreme Court on the burden of persuasion when challenging IEPs.(Individualized Education Program )
Mar 01, 2008; ... On November 14, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Schaffer v. Weast (2005; henceforth Schaffer). In this case, the high court addressed the issue of which party would bear the burden of persuasion in a due process hearing when an Individualized Education Program (IEP) ...
Practical applications of confidentiality rules to health care transition instruction.
Mar 01, 2008; ... Educational programs have been addressing young peoples' transition to adulthood for many years (Alwell & Cobb, 2006; Greene & Kochhar-Bryant, 2003). More recently, the pediatric health care system has been working to improve the transition of young people from pediatric health care to ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2008 ... April 2008 April 2-5, 2008. Council for Exceptional Children, Annual Convention. Boston, MA. Contact: 888/232-7733; Web site: http://www.cec.sped.org. April 2-5, 2008. Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec, 33rd Annual Conference. Montreal, Quebec. Contact: ...
Hammill Institute on Disabilities.
Jan 01, 2008; ... Dear Subscriber, On July 2, 2007, the Hammill Institute on Disabilities, a nonprofit public charity, acquired ownership of PRO-ED's 14 professional journals, including the Remedial and Special Education. The Institute, which is now the publisher of these journals, was organized ...
Improving math programming for students at risk: introduction to the special topic issue.
Jan 01, 2008; ... Response to Intervention (RTI) is a process of systematically integrating assessment and instruction to evaluate and address student needs through the use of research-based instructional practices. RTI is based on a three-tiered prevention model. Tier 1 consists of all students; they are ...
Creating a middle school mathematics curriculum for English-language learners.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Hispanic English-language learners and other students learning English are failing in K-12 mathematics. The field has not responded with mathematics curricula designed for this population, especially at the middle grades. In response to this academic crisis, the Help with English Language ...
Mathematics intervention for first- and second-grade students with mathematics difficulties: the effects of Tier 2 intervention delivered as booster lessons.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... This study sought to examine the effects of Tier 2 intervention in a multitiered model on the performance of first- and second-grade students who were identified as having mathematics difficulties. A regression discontinuity design was utilized. Participants included 126 (Tier 2, n = 26) ...
Making connections in mathematics: conceptual mathematics intervention for low-performing students.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... In this study, the authors examined the effects of two supplemental interventions on the mathematics achievement of low-performing intermediate-grade students. A conceptually based intervention designed to reteach fundamental mathematics was evaluated along with an intervention designed to ...
An analysis of early numeracy curriculum-based measurement: examining the role of growth in student outcomes.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Three important features to examine for measures used to systematically monitor progress over time are (a) technical features of static scores, (b) technical features of slope, and (c) instructional utility. The purpose of this study was to investigate the technical features of slope of ...
Why are so many minority students in special education? Understanding race and disability in schools.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Harry, B., & Klingner, J. (2006). Why are so many minority students in special education? Understanding race and disability in schools. New York: Teachers College Press. DOI: 10.1177/0741932507309715 The latest publication of Harry and Klingner is much like its ...
Conference calendar.(Calendar)
Jan 01, 2008 ... February 2008 February 6-9, 2008. National Association of School Psychologists, 40th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. Contact: 866/331-6277; Web site: http://www.nasponline.org. February 6-8, 2008. Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Services, Winter ...
J. Lee Wiederholt 1942-2007.(Obituary)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... 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 degree from Rockhurst College (1965) and a ...
School characteristics related to high school dropout rates.(Report)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Dping out of high school culminates a long-term process of disengagement from school and has profound social and economic consequences for students, their families, and their communities. Students who drop out of high school are more likely to be unemployed, to earn ...
Adults with learning disabilities and the underutilization of the Americans with Disabilities Act.(Report)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This article explored the use of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by individuals with learning disabilities (LD) in the workplace. A review of the extant literature revealed that people with LD were not likely to use the ADA as employees. Moreover, an analysis ...
Mnemonic strategy instruction in inclusive secondary social studies classes.(Report)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Fifty-nine students enrolled in 4 inclusive world history classes in a suburban high school participated in a within-participants research design to compare the relative effects of mnemonic strategies and direct instruction on academic performance. Regularly assigned ...
Views of inclusion: a comparative study of parents' perceptions in South Africa and the United States.(Report)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Parent participation is considered to be a vital component in the education of students with disabilities. Parents' roles in pivotal changes in special education--specifically, inclusion--are acknowledged, and their rights are protected in special education law ....