1000 Search Results for Learning Disabilities and Learning
Women's history month calls attention to the contributions of women to military life in the United States. Similarly, National Disability Employment Awareness reminds all personnel that a person's disability does not define them, any more than a per Continue Reading...
They very seldom become fully integrated into society or become independent. (Mental Retardation: Free Health Encyclopedia)
6. Conclusion
The is little doubt that mental retardation has an effect on society in general and in terms of care and trea Continue Reading...
The findings of this study support the view that the effects of peer pressure are related to earlier processes in childhood. This has led to the recognized research imperative to "...include longitudinal data from both peer and family contexts in st Continue Reading...
When these children see that they can use the computer in the classroom to learn their phonetics and other reading issues during their free time, they begin to realize that they can do something on their own, which helps their self-esteem levels and Continue Reading...
The LDDI results were rated separately and were compared with an inter-rater reliability of.99. Results were categorized independently and were then categorizations in three areas were compared: positively identified, not identified, and questionabl Continue Reading...
Working with both the poor and the disabled, Dr. Montessori further developed her ideas of a system under which all children can develop at their own pace and, again, to fully develop to their own potential. She instituted a study of Cosmic Educati Continue Reading...
Board of Education in school districts is first set by state law and then by local regulations, with various customs and practices developing over time and becoming part of the role and responsibilities taken by these boards. In New York State, that Continue Reading...
One teaching model that seems to be very effective within the portfolio framework is the "Process Model."
The process model is, at its most simple, a method of writing in which the "process" of writing and revision is emphasized. Perhaps one of the Continue Reading...
Impact of School Social Workers and Sex Education Programs in SchoolsIntroductionSocial workers and sex education programs in schools are often seen as controversial because they deal with sensitive topics that can make people uncomfortable. Some peo Continue Reading...
Studying an individual child helped me to better understand some problems of the struggling reader because it allowed me to see a real world example of how difficult it can be for the learner and to see some of the unique obstacles to learning that t Continue Reading...
Low-performing readers are at risk for being "caught in a cycle of failure," (Collins, 2000, p. 1). It is therefore important to discover and implement a wide variety of interventions as early as possible, to address the needs of individual students Continue Reading...
student engagement within mathematics, create a set of dependent measures. Follow the rules for writing test items, and please include the correct answers, as well.
Dependent Measures
Student Engagement
Five Multiple Choice Items
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Vocational Assessments Critiques
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5)
The Stanford-Binet is an individually administered test of intelligence and cognitive abilities for people between the ages of two to 85 years. The SB5 is norm Continue Reading...
Delayed Speech: Identification and Treatment
One common question parents ask is if and when they should be concerned when a child manifests delayed speech. For an infant, delayed speech is of concern when the baby "isn't using gestures, such as poin Continue Reading...
Standardized Testing is not good for Education.
Standardized testing and standardized tests, when looked at for themselves are not bad things. When utilized to diagnose an issue or try to figure out if a student has learned what they have been taug Continue Reading...
intervention to deal with the reading problems of a North Philadelphia classroom What the author will discuss first of all is the deficiencies of the Title 1 program itself. The we will examine the following issues:
a) Setting and Sample Population Continue Reading...
Journal Behavioral Remediation sources. 2. A Critique a Journal Reading Remediation sources. I require reference number Journal
Behavioral remediation critique
The article "Neural deficits in children with dyslexia ameliorated by behavioral remedi Continue Reading...
Core affect (CA) on the other hand refers to a neurophysiological state which is accessible consciously as very simple and yet nonreflective feeling which forms an integral part of hedonistic as well as arousing values. The hedonistic values are res Continue Reading...
memory as a child, when I was just four years old, continues to haunt me until this day nearly 50 years later. The eldest of five children in an impoverished dysfunctional family, my mother often made me look after my younger siblings. My mother was Continue Reading...
Categorizations included 'steamer children', 'backward', 'defective', 'truant', and 'incorrigible'. At least two of these terms have persisted still today. In 1904, special procedures for identifying 'defectives' were presented at the World's Fair.
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The authors also provide a great summary on techniques related to developing a hypothesis and how to arrive at questions related to testing and proving a hypothesis.
9. Rogers, R. (2002). Through the eyes of the institution: A critical discourse an Continue Reading...
Robert Rauschenberg, premier American visual artist, saw things differently than the ordinary human being. For Rauschenberg, mundane matter can be magically transformed onto canvas to convey something entirely different than it was intended for. Raus Continue Reading...
Customer relationship management (CRM) is an essential component of organizational management. The purpose of this discussion is to focus on a CRM strategy for United Behavioral Health a subsidiary of United Health Care . . United Behavioral Health i Continue Reading...
Student Support Services
Education is a critically important aspect of survival in our society. Educators have long sought out ways to improve the post-secondary educational experiences of students. Many educators feel that first generation students Continue Reading...
Professional Student Athletes
The Raw Numbers
Eligibility
Advantages of Sport
Research Questions or Research Hypotheses
Selection of Subjects
Assumptions or Limitations
Data Processing and Analysis
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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Intentional Interviewing
Interviewing a Human Services Worker
Interviewing a client to gain a clear picture of a story or an event may be a difficult and complex when conducting an interview. There are a multitude of skills and micro-skills needed Continue Reading...
RTI or response to intervention protocol as applied to elementary schools. The first thought about the article is the title of it. The way the article was titled did not demonstrate the topic as best as it could. It was not informative and was oddly Continue Reading...
Compensation Management
Explain the job characteristics theory. How does it tie in with intrinsic compensation?
Job characteristics theory was first introduced by Hackman and Oldham. Later on the basis of this theory, a job characteristic model was Continue Reading...
Individualized Education Programs (IEP) are designed to give child with special needs the services they require in order to benefit from formal education. Without these IEPs the children are not "playing on a level field" so to speak. The determinati Continue Reading...
generalize to a broad group of individuals (random samples), some designs attempt to determine cause and effect relationships (true experiments), and some used to provide rich, detailed, descriptive, qualitative, and/or quantitative information. The Continue Reading...
At-Risk Students in Milwaukee
How Do at-Risk Children in Milwaukee Benefit from Alternative Schools?
The City of Milwaukee has a population of about 602,191 (an estimate from the U.S. Census as of 2007) and roughly 15% of Milwaukee's population is Continue Reading...
There are over 4.4 million ELs enrolled in U.S. public schools, a number that has doubled during the last decade, making ELs roughly 10% of the total enrollment nationwide (Conrad 2005). The demographic increases demonstrate to government agencies t Continue Reading...
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Education: Inclusion Discipline
The purpose of this work is to research Inclusion Discipline. Recently there has been a push throughout the nation for the placement of Special Education students in the regular classroom environments. This wor Continue Reading...
special education has been an issue that went unnoticed in school curricula and by school administrations. It is only recently that more attention has been given to the needs of disabled learners. This is a manifestation of the increasing compassion Continue Reading...
Article 1
Matthews, N. L., Ly, A. R., & Goldberg, W. A. (2014). College Students’ Perceptions of Peers with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(1), 90–99. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2195-6
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Introduction
Sledge Hockey is a terrific sport that individuals with physical disabilities can participate in. This sport was developed in the 1960s at a Swedish rehabilitation center. By modifying a metal sled (aka sledge) to fit two ice hockey ska Continue Reading...
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Compliance Hearings
Compliance Hearings: IDEA
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA is the driving force behind fairness and access for millions of students with special needs. Al Continue Reading...
Assistive Technology in Special Education
A free, appropriate public education (FAPE) is provided to children and youth with disabilities when they are able to participate in the general education environment to extent that they are capable, given a Continue Reading...
classroom assessment, a teacher determines his or her current point within the instructional sequence of a unit of study and identifies the student academic learning goals to measure.
"Select one class, a content area, and a unit of study to work w Continue Reading...
Birth to Three Special Needs Brochure
Early Intervention and Early Detection
Georgia's Babies Can't Wait Program
The Babies Can't Wait (BCW) program in the State of Georgia is the service delivery system for children between birth and three years Continue Reading...