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Making Friends, PreK-3: A Social Skills Program for Inclusive Settings. Second Edition
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Ross, Ruth Herron; Roberts-Pacchione, Beth – Corwin, 2011
Research shows that a child's social and behavioral skills affect the development of cognitive and physical abilities. Set students on a path to success and have fun doing it with this activity-packed second edition of "Wanna Play". The authors provide hundreds of activities that help children learn how to behave appropriately and make friends.…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship
Facilitating and Measuring the Team Process within More Inclusive Educational Settings.
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Utley, Bonnie L. – 1993
This paper describes how the movement of students with severe disabilities to more inclusive settings impacts on the team process, particularly with regard to the development, implementation, and evaluation of communication intervention. First, the characteristics of transdisciplinary teams as they operate in more inclusive settings are described,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Role, Interdisciplinary Approach
Effective Collaboration at Central Elementary School.
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Borsch, Jennifer Chisler; Oaks, Ruth – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
This article discusses a collaborative effort between a speech-language pathologist and a regular third-grade teacher, with the goal of improving communication skills of students throughout the school. Students needing speech-language services were taught specific skills in individual pull-out sessions and general communication skills in regular…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Education, Language Handicaps
How Are Schools Doing? Parental Perceptions of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome and Learning Disabilities: A Comparative Analysis
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Starr, Elizabeth M.; Foy, Janis B.; Cramer, Kenneth M.; Singh, Henareet – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
Parents of 209 children (162 males and 46 females) with autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome or learning disabilities ranging in age from 4 to 21 years were surveyed about their perceptions of the education of their children. Items on the survey were categorized into 7 areas: school personnel's knowledge about the disability, best practices,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Down Syndrome, School Personnel, Learning Disabilities
Isolation to Interaction: Implications for Preparing Preservice Educators.
Ramirez-Smith, Christina – 1997
If teachers have the skills to successfully educate students without disabilities, then they can succeed in teaching students with disabilities who are included in regular education. Preservice level teachers need skills for successful participation in the daily routines of inclusive classrooms before they actually enter the regular classroom.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disabilities, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Welcoming Students Who Are Deaf-Blind into Typical Classrooms: Facilitating School Participation, Learning, and Friendships.
Haring, Norris G., Ed.; Romer, Lyle T., Ed. – 1995
This collection of 18 papers focuses on the inclusion of students who are deaf-blind in regular classrooms. Papers include: (1) "Inclusion of Students Who Are Deaf-Blind: What Does the Future Hold?" (Lori Goetz); (2) "A History of Federal Support for Students with Deaf-Blindness" (R. Paul Thompson and Charles W. Freeman); (3)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Community Involvement