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Is Inclusion an Illusion? An Examination of National and State Trends toward the Education of Students with Learning Disabilities in General Education Classrooms
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McLeskey, James; Hoppey, David; Williamson, Pamela; Rentz, Tarcha – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
The inclusion of students with learning disabilities (LD) remains one of the more controversial issues in special education. Although research evidence seems to reveal that students with LD should spend most of the school day in the general education classroom, little data are available regarding the extent to which states are moving toward…
Descriptors: General Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities, Educational Trends
Social and Emotional Functioning of Children with Learning Disabilities: Does Special Education Placement Make a Difference
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Wiener, Judith; Tardif, Christine Y. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
Children with learning disabilities in four types of special education settings were compared in terms of social acceptance, number of friends, quality of relationship with best friends, self-concept, loneliness, depression, social skills, and problem behaviors. Two of the placements (In-Class Support and Resource Room) were for children with mild…
Descriptors: Special Education, Depression (Psychology), Learning Disabilities, Comparative Analysis
Cognitive Profile of Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Rethinking Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
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Cutting, Laurie E.; Clements, Amy M.; Lightman, Andrea D.; Yerby-Hammack, Pamula D.; Denckla, Martha Bridge – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
The cognitive profiles of children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF-1) have many similarities to those observed in learning disabilities in the general school population, as well as some distinct features. Approximately 30-65 percent of children with NF-1 have learning disabilities; most commonly, they have language and reading disabilities,…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Profiles, Physical Characteristics, Nonverbal Learning