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Download full textPierce, Jennifer; Jackson, Dia – Education Policy Center at American Institutes for Research, 2017
P.S. 52 Sheepshead Bay School in Brooklyn, New York, serves more than 850 students from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. After scores on the 2014 New York State English language arts assessment were unsatisfactory, first-year principal Rafael Alvarez searched for a way to improve academic outcomes for his…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Elementary School Students, Public Schools, Program Effectiveness
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, 2004
While a nationwide study of vision problems in children has not been conducted in over 30 years, the most recent NHIS (National Health Interview Survey) study shows vision problems are common in children, with an estimated 13.5 million children ages 0-17 affected. As of 2002, 30 states plus the District of Columbia "required" vision…
Descriptors: Children, Vision, Vision Tests, Screening Tests
Virginia State Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Richmond. – 1994
This brief paper for individuals interested in being qualified as educational interpreters for the deaf in Virginia provides basic information about educational interpreting and competency requirements of the Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS) program. It explains: the goal of educational interpreting; the role of the educational…
Descriptors: Competence, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Interpreters
Deiner, Penny L.; Whitehead, Linda C. – 1988
The Delaware FIRST Program is designed to meet the needs of handicapped infants and toddlers through trained family day care providers. The program is based on a developmental family systems approach. It strives to provide families with ongoing support by offering mainstreamed family day care or respite care, by developing and/or facilitating an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Family Day Care, Family Involvement
Peer reviewedConnelly, John J. – Mental Retardation, 1989
The article presents the case study of a 16-year-old boy with mental retardation and a positive blood test for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection. Fear of liability led to breach of consent, violation of confidentiality, and discrimination. Policy concerns about decision-making in the child welfare system regarding persons with HIV…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Case Studies, Child Welfare, Confidentiality
Kappel, Bruce; McWhorter, Alan – 1986
The second of five volumes on the means by which Canadian communities can reduce the incidence of mental retardation, minimize existing impairment, and improve the quality of life of the mentally retarded, this booklet focuses on needed action to assure the health of babies, young children, and families. After an introduction, sections deal with…
Descriptors: Community Role, Demonstration Programs, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
