Recently added articles from Teaching Exceptional Children:
Special Education by Design
Jan 01, 2009; ... "Design" has many meanings. As a noun, it can mean a pattern or a template. As a verb, it can be the process of creating a detailed plan. The phrase "by design" means to do something intentionally or on purpose. This issue looks at design of special education practice from many ...
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Jan 01, 2009; ... Colby's Growth to Literacy: The Achievements of a Child Who Is Congenially Deaf-Blind Susan M. Bruce Amy Randall Barbara Birge Abstract This article tells the story of how Colby, a young boy who is congenitally deaf-blind, developed language and literacy ....
Integrating Evidence-Based Practices in Middle Science Reading
Jan 01, 2009; ... "Stop, you missed a word. Can you figure it out?" The student-coach waited four seconds. "No, I don't know how to say that word," the reader responded. "That word is kilometers. What is the word?" the coach prompted again. "Kilometers." The reader said the word correctly ...
Inclusion by Design: Engineering Inclusive Practices in Secondary Schools
Jan 01, 2009; ... Ms. Johnson is a special education teacher at Sunshine Middle School. Her assignment includes a total of six classes and one planning period. For three periods out of the day, she teaches a learning strategy course for students with mild disabilities (e.g., learning disabilities), and for the ...
Making Presentation Software Accessible to High School Students With Intellectual Disabilities
Jan 01, 2009; ... The transition of students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities from inclusive middle schools to high schools may present a challenge to general education teachers. How can teachers use the principles of universal design to facilitate the inclusion of these students in the ...
"I'll Repeat Myself, Again?!": Empowering Students Through Assertive Communication Strategies
Jan 01, 2009; ... A struggling student academically and shy, Megan found herself in an awkward and scary position. DeKristi and her crew cornered Megan in the bathroom before school and demanded she make self-deprecating statements and do push-ups. "If you don't say it and do the push-ups, " DeKristi threatened, ...
Blog Buzz
Jan 01, 2009; ... Out-Takes From CECs Blog What's the Buzz? Find out here. Blog Buzz is a new department section highlighting just a taste of CECs Teachers' Blog, Reality 101 for New Teachers, found online at http://cecblog.typepad.com/cec/. Here, award-winning special education teachers offer their ...
Using Technology to Create and Administer Accessible Tests
Jan 01, 2009; ... Ms. Randolph, a general educator, and Ms. Smith, a special education teacher, had worked as a cooperative teaching team for several years. Knowing that their students benefited from using technology, they had integrated a wide range of instructional technologies into their classroom to ...
"To Find Yourself, Think for Yourself": Using Socratic Discussions in Inclusive Classrooms
Jan 01, 2009; ... Students in Ms. Lapidus's inclusion class have just finished reading Cinderella and are preparing for their first Socratic seminar. To do so, the students begin the process of questioning the components of the story, including the author's style and the literary elements, specifically the theme ....
IEP Facilitation: A Promising Approach to Resolving Conflicts Between Families and Schools
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was created to ensure that students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education. One hallmark of IDEA is the promotion of collaboration between school districts and parents of children with disabilities. The letter and ...
The U.S. Supreme Court and Special Education: 2005 to 2007
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has spawned much litigation in which parents of children with disabilities and school districts disagree over the content of a student's special education (Huefner, 2002; Yell, 2006). The majority of this litigation has occurred in the ...
CEC Quick Study
Jan 01, 2009; ... ESTIMATING READING GROWTH USING INTERMITTENT CBM PROGRESS MONITORING TOPIC Reading Growth Slope and CBM WHO Forty-one students with learning disabilities, Grades 3 to 8. QUESTION(S) Are growth estimates less accurate when measuring progress less often, minimizing the ...
Using Peer Praise Notes to Increase the Social Involvement of Withdrawn Adolescents
Nov 01, 2008; ... Jason kept to himself and rarely, if ever, spoke to classmates. When asked a question by the teacher or a peer, he responded by mumbling quietly, avoiding eye contact. When the students were given class time to play games with peers, Jason remained in his seat playing ...
The School Supports Checklist: Identifying Support Needs and Barriers for Children With ADHD
Nov 01, 2008; ... Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at significant risk for experiencing failure in school. The School Supports Checklist helps to identify potential classroom-based supports for children with ADHD in elementary school. The checklist can be used to support planning and ...
Making Inclusion Work: Autism Spectrum Australia's Satellite Class Project
Nov 01, 2008; ... The Autism Spectrum Australia Satellite Class Project features small specialist classes for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) within general education schools. The program incorporates individual education goals within a timetable based on the general school curricula, in conjunction ...
Using Curriculum-Based Measurement to Drive IEPs and Instruction in Written Expression
Nov 01, 2008; ... Mrs. Bertram sat at her desk and sighed as she read the multifactored evaluation in front of her. Mario, one of her fifth-grade inclusion students, had just been evaluated and found eligible for special education services in reading, math, and written expression. She felt confident about ...
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) or Sign Language: An Evidence-Based Decision-Making Example
Nov 01, 2008; ... Evidence-based practice (EBP) refers to clinical decisions as a result of the careful integration of research evidence and student needs (Dollaghan, 2007; Dunst, Trivette, & Cutspec, 2002; Sackett, Rosenberg, Muir Gray, Haynes, & Richardson, 1996). Legal mandates such as No Child Left ...
Blog Buzz
Nov 01, 2008; ... Out-Takes From CECs Blog What's the Buzz? Find out here. Blog Buzz is a new department section highlighting just a taste of CECs Teachers' Blog, Reality 101 for New Teachers, found online at http://cecblog.typepad.com/cec/. Here, award-winning special education teachers offer their ...
Teaching Positive Work Behavior With Literacy-Based Behavioral Interventions: An Intervention for Students and Employees With Developmental Disabilities
Nov 01, 2008; ... Preparing people with disabilities for employment is an important task. Many individuals have difficulty learning and performing employment skills without support or guidance (Brady & Rosenberg, 2002). This article describes how literacy-based behavioral interventions (LBBIs), instructional ...
Using Dialogue Journals and Interest Inventories With Classroom Volunteers
Nov 01, 2008; ... I feel that from completing the dialogue journal I gained much more than I thought. When I first received the assignment I looked at it as an opportunity to gain more points. Now that it is completed and I am reflecting on it, I see that I actually made a true connection with a student who truly ...