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Templeton, Patrice Danielle – ProQuest LLC, 2017
No Child Left Behind Act created a paradigm shift in the education field for all students including students with disabilities. The act impacted students with disabilities because the expectation of education changed in many areas. The expectation of highly qualified teachers teaching utilizing research based strategies and the requirement of…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Disabilities, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Kamps, Debra; Thiemann-Bourque, Kathy; Heitzman-Powell, Linda; Schwartz, Ilene; Rosenberg, Nancy; Mason, Rose; Cox, Suzanne – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
The purpose of this randomized control group study was to examine the effects of a peer network intervention that included peer mediation and direct instruction for Kindergarten and First-grade children with autism spectrum disorders. Trained school staff members provided direct instruction for 56 children in the intervention group, and 39…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention
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Wilson, Kathleen; Trainin, Guy; Laughridge, Virginia; Brooks, David; Wickless, Mimi – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2011
This study examined first-grade students' journal writing to determine how placing live zoo animals in classrooms for science education links to students' emergent and early writing. Students were asked to write journal entries during the daily language arts period. Although no direct instruction in informational text writing was offered, teachers…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Animals, Journal Writing, Learning Activities