Of challenge too is finding a method that can best help the student gain and retain (as well as improve) reading skills both in and out of the classroom settings The if/then statement If self-instructional training is used then student's reading s Continue Reading...
Among all the measures, sentence imitation illustrated the greatest power in discriminating poor and adequate readers (2010). Another study conducted by Flax, Realpe-Bonilla, Roesler, Choudhury, and Benasich (2010) studied the profiles of children Continue Reading...
The article is extracted from "Learning Disability Quarterly," a magazine specialised in researches on various aspects of learning disabilities. In addition, it has a high level credibility and is also extremely useful for researchers interested in Continue Reading...
If this study skill is practiced enough, it will eventually become second nature to make connections between new and old concepts. Compare and Contrast information. This is an effective approach to categorize concepts and results in a greater under Continue Reading...
Either one of these things can lead to acting out. The students in her LD classroom are often grouped together during specific tasks, so they have others to talk to and work with. This helps them to be less frustrated and keeps them from feeling as Continue Reading...
e., test scores) and dictated by "best practices" that teachers are losing confidence in their own creativity. Yet, despite these unfortunate consequences of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the important work of teachers remains unchanged. That work is Continue Reading...
This study has noted that educators are noting better methods to assist these students rather than placing them in special education classes which fail to assist these students in school or across the span of their lifetime endeavors. RECOMMENDATIO Continue Reading...
Unlike quantitative studies which engage the use of statistics qualitative work places greater emphasis on the narrative and in this case on answering the research question. The researchers found that the majority of experts demonstrate that LD affe Continue Reading...
However although the authors say that "the first section provides a brief overview of research on learning difficulties in the middle-school years" (p. 222), the discussion of the research itself could have been more in-depth, beyond only mentioning Continue Reading...
Web-based technologies are in fact the essence of distance learning because students from all over the world can attend courses they could not if the were confined to a geographic location. Organizational and reference tools including digital calen Continue Reading...
hear the word 'disability' is someone in a wheelchair or someone whose mobility is otherwise restricted because of his or her physical condition. Upon further reflection, I would also consider someone who is blind or hard of hearing to be 'disabled. Continue Reading...
Assistive Technology Many students who enter a special education program are in need of some type of assistance from technology so that they can interact and learn at a higher level. Generally this technology is most associated with students who hav Continue Reading...
Flexibility in instruction is a principle that uses instructional design to accommodate a wide range of abilities among students. Simple and intuitive instruction is a "straightforward and predictable manner" (Shaw, Scott, and McGuire, 2001) of inst 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...
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...
Although further education courses can be at traditional universities, they are generally taught through colleges that are exclusively venues for further education courses. These institutions are sometimes called "community colleges" after the Amer Continue Reading...
Program Goals and Behavior Objectives Because arbitrary benchmarks such as standardized test scores will not be used in isolation of other student data, the goals of the action plan envisioned herein will be strictly considered in terms of achievi Continue Reading...
This is often complemented with anger and job depression. There is also the challenge of extreme mental and physical fatigue. This fatigue does not have an identifiable physiological source. The individual may have a good diet and may sleep well bu Continue Reading...
Prevent Student Behavior Problems Strategies to Prevent Behavior Problems It is inevitable that some students will act up in class. However, using prevention strategies to curb bad behavior before it starts can provide a much better environment wi Continue Reading...
learning disability dyslexia. It discusses the subject groups, the methods of investigation and the importance of the study. DYSLEXIA Dyslexia is the most common disability and is the most widely studied learning disorder (Bigler 87). "Dyslexia is Continue Reading...
Diagnosis of Reading Disabilities Diagnostic Evaluation Child's Name: JoAnn Kelley Grade Native Language: English Age Family Background JoAnn was adopted by her foster mother while JoAnn was in third grade. JoAnn was removed from the custody o Continue Reading...
Students level of skills How students are relating to vocabulary usage Time segments in minutes Notes need help (more than 20% are unable to process) Students are spending more time working independently. Fewer students need assistance from teac Continue Reading...
Standardized Testing -- Students with ADHD The first study in an article in the Journal of Learning Disabilities by Frazier, et al. (2007) looks at the published literature (studies) since 1990 in order to produce a meta-analysis that will show the Continue Reading...
Rationale of Study According to De Valero (2001), "Given the high costs associated with graduate education, the current national climate of diminishing resources for higher education, and an increased competition for these resources between underg Continue Reading...
Gifted Students and the Inclusive Classroom In recent years the dilemma of educating intellectually gifted students has moved to the forefront. There have been many heated debates on whether to separate gifted students for their education, or to inc Continue Reading...
Impressions of the Teaching Profession The profession of a teacher and a teacher's role in an educational system is assuming new dimensions as the children's learning and family environment is getting more complex day by day. A few years ago, teachi Continue Reading...
Paul is a student in a New-York-based school that is located in the Bronx area of New York. It is a Jewish school whose administration, and therefore, structure, is fervently Jewish, and it is a comparatively new school, dealing with a majority of Ru Continue Reading...
science teacher, I wanted to select a non-fiction reader on a topic of interest to me, and one with which I could share my love of science with students. I chose Remarkable Rocks by Ron Cole. I thought the students would enjoy seeing my rock collect Continue Reading...
Asking for help is discouraged through such a model. So is bringing in personal experience in an unauthorized fashion. By dispensing and withdrawing praise, the new self is shaped. But this sense of independence is 'felt' more than 'reality.' The a Continue Reading...
Due to the hearing impairment, there will be included next to the Braille pictures of American Sign Language to correspond with the vocabulary words presented in Braille. With his vision being impaired, but entirely gone, this will help him better c Continue Reading...
This device utilizes two 3-volt batteries and has a battery self-tester. The recorded messages not lost when the battery is changed. This item weighs about two ounces and has also a one year warranty. This item costs $29.95. (http://test.abledata.c Continue Reading...
Lesson for Children With Learning Disabilities Developing a Lesson for Children with Learning Disabilities Learning disability is a term misused severally. In essence, it applies to students who have different learning challenges. Most people assoc Continue Reading...
Special Needs Assessment: A Review of Recent Literature on Testing Students with Special Needs One of the most difficult and controversial issues in education today is the question of identifying, testing and educating students with potential specia Continue Reading...
Mainstreaming In education, the practice of teaching mentally or emotionally handicapped children in regular classrooms with non-handicapped children is known as mainstreaming. There has been an increasing interest in this practice since the 1960s Continue Reading...
It did not tell students promptly if their requests were granted, did not communicate with students and parents about providing reasonable accommodations in a timely, interactive, or sympathetic fashion, and adding the additional requirements for st Continue Reading...
ADA Compliance Factual Summary A disabled student, majoring in Music, is attending a State University and uses a wheelchair to get to where he needs to go. The campus Music building is a 200-year-old, historical, structure with tall steps and does Continue Reading...
Nichols, 1974, Equal Education Opportunities Act of 1974, Requirements of the Vocational Education Guidelines, 1979, Requirements based on the Fifth Circuit court decision in Castaneda v. Pickard, 1981, Requirements based on the Supreme Court decisi Continue Reading...
Despite all this information, little data is actually available with regard to why teacher shortages continue. Further research is necessary the authors conclude to help alleviate the problem. Conclusions/Evaluations This article is important for Continue Reading...
Classrooms are diverse environments, characterized by students from varying backgrounds, and with varying needs and skill levels. It is from this diversity and the recognition of how it contributes to the richness of a learning environment that the c Continue Reading...
