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Mechling, Linda C.; Gast, David L.; Thompson, Kimberly L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
This study compared the effectiveness of SMART Board, interactive whiteboard technology and traditional flash cards in teaching reading in a small-group instructional arrangement. Three students with moderate intellectual disabilities were taught to read grocery store aisle marker words under each condition. Observational learning (students…
Descriptors: Reading, Moderate Mental Retardation, Sight Vocabulary, Observational Learning
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Brown, Virginia L. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1984
Two programs that may be used for instruction of handicapped or remedial students in sight word recognition--the EDMARK Reading Program and the Essential Sight Words Program--are reviewed and compared in terms of words taught, program design, and potential usefulness. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Instructional Materials, Sight Vocabulary, Word Recognition
Toby, Megan; Ma, Boya; Jaciw, Andrew; Cabalo, Jessica – Empirical Education Inc., 2008
PCI Education sought scientifically based evidence on the effectiveness of the "PCI Reading Program--Level One" for students with severe disabilities. During the 2007-2008 academic year. Empirical Education conducted a randomized control trial (RCT) in two Florida districts, Brevard and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. For this…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Disabilities, Urban Schools, Public Schools
Ruediger, Greg – 1998
This paper explores the use of sight word lists in the instruction of students with disabilities. A survey of 25 restaurants in a Midwestern U.S. city was conducted to examine the validity and efficacy of two widely accepted public school reading word lists. It was found that neither of the word lists contained more than 46 percent of the words…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Educational Strategies