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Is the Mainstream a More Appropriate Educational Setting for Randy? A Case Study of One Student with Learning Disabilities.
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Zigmond, Naomi; Baker, Janice M. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
Data relating to an intermediate-grade student with learning disabilities were collected when the student was being served in a resource room and during full-time mainstreaming. Data included achievement measures, classroom observation data, and school adjustment data. Data do not show significant improvements in reading achievement when in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
Perspectives of Students with Learning Disabilities about Special Education Placement.
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Padeliadu, Susana; Zigmond, Naomi – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
Structured interviews with 150 elementary students with learning disabilities found that they accurately perceived that special education is intended to provide extra help for children with academic problems. Students reported they liked special education classes, though some missed instruction or recreational activities in their mainstream class…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Interviews, Learning Disabilities
An Observational Study of Reading Instruction for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Public Schools
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Donne, Vicki J.; Zigmond, Naomi – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2008
An observational study of reading instruction, using the MS-CISSAR protocol, was conducted in general education classrooms, resource classrooms, and self-contained special education/deaf education classrooms in Grades 1 through 4 in public schools within the tri-state area of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Participants were 24 students who…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Grade 1
Designing a Program for the Learning Disabled Adolescent.
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Zigmond, Naomi; Sansone, Janet – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1986
Several delivery models for learning disabled (LD) secondary school students are described, including the resource room model (with special curriculum or tutoring support) self-contained classes, (with special or standard curriculum) the consultation model, and the work-study model. Factors (such as administrative practices) which influence the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Educational Strategies