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Costa-Guerra, Leslie; Costa-Guerra, Boris – Cogent Education, 2016
The Pueblo People of the Southwest face numerous challenges with reference to language issues. A substantial number of Native American students are placed into special education possibly due to different linguistic abilities. The over-identification of Native American students for special education programs may be due to the lack of knowledge as a…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Special Education, Vocabulary Development, Language Usage
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Durkin, Kevin; Fraser, Jill; Conti-Ramsden, Gina – Journal of Special Education, 2012
Young people with specific language impairment (SLI) are at risk for poorer outcomes with respect to employment in adulthood, yet little is known of how early school-age prework experiences prepare them for the job market. This study examined whether young people with SLI engage in similar types of early work experiences as their typically…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Language Impairments, Young Adults, At Risk Students
Pears, Katherine C.; Kim, Hyoun K.,; Fisher, Philip A.,; Yoerger, Karen – Grantee Submission, 2016
Two hundred and nine children receiving early childhood special education services for developmental disabilities or delays who also had behavioral, social, or attentional difficulties were included in a study of an intervention to increase school readiness, including early literacy skills. Results showed that the intervention had a significant…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Preschool Education, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Delays