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Schwab, James Raymond; Tucci, Stacey; Jolivette, Kristine – Beyond Behavior, 2013
With the advent of No Child Left Behind (2002), the academic expectations of students with disabilities have changed. Students with disabilities are now held to the same academic standards as their peers without disabilities. Furthermore, the 2004 provisions in the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act state that students with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Intervention
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Roberts, Carly A.; Leko, Melinda M.; Wilkerson, Kimber L. – Remedial and Special Education, 2013
This article reports findings from a literature review on literacy instruction for adolescents with significant cognitive disabilities. Nineteen empirical studies published between 1975 and 2011 were included in the review and analyzed based on characteristics of interventions. The results were examined to determine whether the state of research…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Adolescents, Mental Retardation, Intervention
Duncan-Owens, Deborah – Principal, 2009
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life." This popular Chinese proverb is an apt metaphor for the dilemma faced by principals and curriculum coordinators when deciding whether to purchase a scripted commercial reading program. Although a scripted reading program may solve…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Reading, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness
Moss, Marc; Jacob, Robin; Boulay, Beth; Horst, Megan; Poulos, Jennifer – US Department of Education, 2006
In October 2003, the US Department of Education contracted with Abt Associates to design and conduct the Reading First Implementation Evaluation. This report focuses on the following questions: (1) How is the Reading First program implemented in districts and schools? and (2) How does reading instruction differ in Reading First schools and…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Reading Programs