Special Education and School Achievement: An Exploratory Analysis with a Central-City Sample.

Reynolds, Arthur J.; Wolfe, Barbara

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ERIC Number: EJ602633

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Publication Date: 1999

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Special Education and School Achievement: An Exploratory Analysis with a Central-City Sample.

Reynolds, Arthur J.; Wolfe, Barbara

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v21 n3 p249-69 Fall 1999

Investigated the relationship between participation in special education in grades 1 through 6 and academic achievement among 1,234 low-income children participating in the Chicago Longitudinal Study. Controlling for several factors, children in special education had lower reading and mathematics achievement scores, especially in grades 4-6. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Special Education, Urban Schools, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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