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Curriculum and Assessment Policies and Practices in a Day Treatment Center in North Carolina
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Ferrell, Kimberly Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to describe current instructional policies and practices in a one-day treatment center in North Carolina for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). The following research questions guided the study: (1) What are the curriculum policies, practices, and philosophies of day…
Descriptors: Day Programs, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Emotional Disturbances
Aligning Competencies to Rigorous Standards for Off-Track Youth: A Case Study of Boston Day and Evening Academy
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Wolfe, Rebecca E. – Jobs for the Future, 2012
For over 17 years, Boston Day and Evening Academy has served a population of young people often left behind: those who are off track to high school graduation or who have dropped out altogether. Through its competency-based approach, BDEA has tackled one of the toughest education conundrums of our time: how to recover low-skilled students two or…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Competence, Alignment (Education)
Emergent Literacy Supports for Students Who Are Deaf-Blind or Have Visual and Multiple Impairments: A Multiple-Case Study
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McKenzie, Amy R. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
Seven classrooms of students with deaf-blindness or visual and multiple impairments were observed to document the emergent literacy supports that were present, including environmental characteristics, strategies, or activities. The findings revealed that the majority of classrooms used emergent literacy supports that were previously documented for…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Deafness, Emergent Literacy, Multiple Disabilities
Deafness and Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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Vernon, McCay; Rhodes, Anthony – American Annals of the Deaf, 2009
An orientation to autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), also known as autism, is provided, and the specific syndrome of autism and deafness is addressed. The two conditions have in common a major problem: communication. Case histories are provided, the development of treatment for autism is discussed, and the separate disorders that make up ASD are…
Descriptors: Autism, Residential Schools, Deafness, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Positive Behavior Supports in Exclusionary Schools: A Practical Approach Based on What We Know
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Gagnon, Joseph C.; Rockwell, Sarah B.; Scott, Terrance M. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2008
One approach to student behavior that may be particularly useful in exclusionary settings is school-wide positive behavior supports (PBS). Increasingly, evidence shows that PBS is an effective approach to student behavior in regular public schools (Sugai & Horner, 2005). While the data on behavioral systems in exclusionary schools are…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification
The Complete Learning Disabilities Directory. 2011 Edition
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Grey House Publishing, 2010
Published for over a decade, this directory continues to be a successful, sought-after resource, providing valuable information to professionals, families, and individuals in the learning disabilities community. Supported by the National Center for Learning Disabilities, this 2011 edition brings together the most up-to-date information on LD…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Federal Legislation, Learning Disabilities, Exchange Programs