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Taking on a Learning Disability: At the Crossroads of Special Education and Adolescent Literacy Learning
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McCloskey, Erin – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
In the United States, approximately 2.5 million students are diagnosed as having a learning disability and the majority of those children are placed in special education because of an inability to read as expected. As a result of this diagnosis, these children may be placed in special education classrooms--classrooms that are separate from the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Special Education, Adolescents
Making Assessment Matter: Using Test Results to Differentiate Reading Instruction
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Lesaux, Nonie K.; Marietta, Sky H. – Guilford Publications, 2011
All too often, literacy assessments are given only for accountability purposes and fail to be seen as valuable resources for planning and differentiating instruction. This clear, concise book shows K-5 educators how to implement a comprehensive, balanced assessment battery that integrates accountability concerns with data-driven instruction.…
Descriptors: Test Results, Second Language Learning, Accountability, Individualized Instruction
The Reading Glitch: How the Culture Wars Have Hijacked Reading Instruction--And What We Can Do about It
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Sherman, Lee; Ramsey, Betsy – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
Reading disability and illiteracy are among the most pressing educational issues facing the United States today. At least 40 percent of America's fourth-graders are unable to read at grade level and a similar proportion of adults read at the lowest two levels of prose literacy. Here, the authors present an unflinching examination of the science…
Descriptors: Reading Failure, Illiteracy, Reading Difficulties, Case Studies