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An Actor's Role-Reading Approach to Reading Fluency with Junior High Students
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Wolk, Susan – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The purpose of this article is to provide teachers, tutors and parents with an effective and enjoyable approach to practicing reading fluency, increasing comprehension and encouraging the joy of reading, based on the theories and methods of Sally L. Smith. This method can be applied and adapted to individual student's needs. Sally Smith, the…
Descriptors: Laboratory Schools, Reading Fluency, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods
Questions Parents Can Ask about Services.
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Johnson, Doris J. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1989
The article lists questions parents can use to evaluate the quality of educational services for children with learning disabilities. Questions are grouped into the following categories: services, agency and staff, residential or special schools, camps. (DB)
Descriptors: Agencies, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices, Evaluation Methods
Parental Perspectives of Needs and Services Provided for Families of Children with Mild Disabilities
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Kritikos, Effie Papoutsis; Birnbaum, Barry – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
An interview of 12 caregivers of African American children with mild disabilities from a large Midwestern city was conducted in order to obtain information on their views and experiences with needs and services provided for families of children with mild disabilities. Results revealed interesting information regarding most frequent and most…
Descriptors: African American Children, Mild Disabilities, Caregivers, Parent Attitudes