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By Kavale, Kenneth A Kauffman, James M; Bachmeier, Randy J; LeFever, Gretchen B Abstract. The policies underlying the specific learning disability (SLD) regulations in the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are analyzed. The analysis focuses on the Response-to-Intervention (RTI) provision ("if the child responds to scientific, research-based intervention") as a diagnostic model, revealing that it is conceptually flawed, practically inadequate, and...
By RANKIN, Janine It's not exactly a rose-tinted view of ADHD, but a seminar presented by SPELADD next weekend does feature a section on Irlen Syndrome. Described by SPELADD co-ordinator Elizabeth Manson as "part of the puzzle", Irlen syndrome is a visual disturbance often misdiagnosed as a learning disability or dyslexia. For the person with the syndrome, words appear to blur and virtually dance on the page, and the harder they try, the more headache-creating stress they feel. Black...
By Benner, Gregory J Allor, Jill H; Mooney, Paul Abstract Little is known about the academic processing speed (i.e., rapid automatic naming and academic fluency) of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) served in public school settings. A crosssectional design was used to investigate the (a) percentage of K-12 students with EBD served in public school settings with academic processing speed deficits; (b) mean level and stability of academic processing speed...
By Sencibaugh, Joseph M A review of the literature identifies content enhancement strategies used by general education and special education teachers, who collaborate and co-teach in science and social studies, for improving reading comprehension skills. This paper provides general and special education teachers at the middle school and secondary level with numerous content enhancement strategies for effectively teaching science and social studies to students with learning problems, who have...
By Getha-Taylor, Heather ABSTRACT Learning has been identified as important component of collaborative capacity (Bardach, 1998, 2001). Without the capacity to learn on the organizational, team, and individual levels, public organizations may also lag in their ability to collaborate successfully across organizational boundaries. Nowhere is the need to collaborate more apparent than in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was created in part to foster collaboration among 22...
By Vadasy, Patricia F Sanders, Elizabeth A Many students have difficulty achieving reading fluency, and nearly half of fourth graders are not fluent readers in grade-level texts. Intensive and focused reading practice is recommended to help close the gap between students with poor fluency and their average reading peers. In this study, the Quick Reads fluency program was used as a supplemental fluency intervention for fourth and fifth graders with below-grade-level reading skills. Quick...
PHOENIX, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical research indicates that between five and eight percent of children have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), suggesting there are more than 35,000 children in Maricopa County with this disorder. Most of these children struggle with focusing while in the classroom. Another five to 10 percent of children learn differently because of dyslexia or other learning challenges. Yet, there are few schools dedicated to providing a highly academic...
By Morris, Richard J Thompson, Kristin C The research literature has repeatedly demonstrated that there is an overrepresentation of juveniles with disabilities who are incarcerated in short-term and long-term correctional facilities. Despite these findings, special education programs in many juvenile correctional facilities have been shown to be lacking many of the necessary services mandated by federal law. The present article discusses the various legal challenges and difficulties faced by...
By Lee, Suk-Hyang Wehmeyer, Michael L; Palmer, Susan B; Soukup, Jane H; Little, Todd D Addressing federal mandates regarding both the delivery of transition services and access to the general education curriculum has been a challenge for secondary special educators. A practice common to both initiatives, however, has been efforts to promote self-determination. This study examined the impact of promoting self- determination as an instructional strategy to examine (a) the relationship between...
By Mandell, David S Eleey, Catharine C; Cederbaum, Julie A; Noll, Elizabeth; Hutchinson, M Katherine; Jemmott, Loretta S; Blank, Michael B ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To estimate the relative risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among children identified as having learning disabilities through the special education system. METHODS: This cross-sectional study used special education data and Medicaid data from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for calendar year 2002. The sample comprised 51,234...
