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Schwab, James Raymond; Tucci, Stacey; Jolivette, Kristine – Beyond Behavior, 2013
With the advent of No Child Left Behind (2002), the academic expectations of students with disabilities have changed. Students with disabilities are now held to the same academic standards as their peers without disabilities. Furthermore, the 2004 provisions in the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act state that students with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Intervention
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Ncube, Sitembiso – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2011
With the growing need to make the curriculum accessible to students with special needs, there has been an increase in the inclusion of special education students with learning disabilities in general education classroom. The major challenge that has faced teachers in inclusive classrooms is using instructional strategies that will accommodate the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods
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Chaturvedi, Amrita; Gartin, Barbara C.; Murdick, Nikki L. – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2011
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurobiological disorder characterized by various involuntary motor movements and vocal tics. Symptoms of TS emerge between the ages of 3 to 8 years old, are most severe when an individual reaches puberty, and decrease by the time a person is 20 years old. Additionally, persons with TS may have secondary disabilities of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neurological Impairments, Special Needs Students
Finkel, Ed – District Administration, 2011
Special education used to be a place--sometimes a separate school, more often a classroom down the hall where students labeled as such disappeared for hours at a time, out of sight and out of mind for the typical classroom teacher. That's still sometimes the case, but increasingly, special education is front and center in the regular education…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Mainstreaming, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Pascopella, Angela – District Administration, 2010
In more districts than ever, Response-to-Intervention programs are gaining ground, nipping learning problems in the bud and keeping more students out of unnecessary special education classes, which is the goal. RTI, a multi-tier intervention used to diagnose and address potential learning or behavioral problem early, is also increasing in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Early Intervention
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McFall, Lindsey; Fitzpatrick, Michael – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education (2000) reported that approximately 80% of students identified with learning disabilities (LD) received half of their instruction within the general education classroom setting. Therefore, it is important that general education teachers implement teaching strategies and practices that meet the distinct educational…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, General Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Wiener, Judith – Education Canada, 2009
The mere presence of students with learning disabilities in general education classrooms is not inclusion. Inclusion involves meaningful participation by these students, achievement in accordance with their abilities, and social acceptance by teachers and peers. Teachers who view these students as a challenge rather than a burden, who believe that…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Inclusive Schools, Classroom Environment, Mainstreaming
Mowschenson, Julie Joyal; Weintraub, Robert J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2009
This article describes Brookline High School's new Tutorial Program, an alternative to the more traditional special education learning center. The Tutorial serves students with learning disabilities, replacing conventional special education support with academic guidance from regular classroom teachers. Tutorial students meet daily with a team of…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Learning Disabilities, Standardized Tests, Learning Centers (Classroom)
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Hallahan, Daniel P.; Cohen, Sandra B. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Students with learning disabilities are not receiving "special" education, which is based on the core principles of intensive, relentless, structured, appropriately paced instruction in small groups with frequent monitoring of each student's progress. We believe that the diminution of special education for students with learning…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Educational Practices, Special Education, Student Needs
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McGrady, Harold J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1985
The author reviews the background and development of the PAC (Parallel Alternate Curriculum) Program, designed to improve the learning of all students (including learning disabled students) by helping teachers maintain them in the mainstream classroom. Adminstrative support is cited as a key element in the program's success. (CL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Teacher Behavior
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Darch, Craig – Research in Rural Education, 1989
Presents an alternative instructional approach for helping learning disabled high school students comprehend content area instruction in regular classrooms. Combines the use of direct instruction and advanced organizers. Also identifies and discusses general methods teachers can use to teach learning disabled students successfully in regular…
Descriptors: High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Teaching Methods
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Williams Shealey, Monika; Callins, Tandria – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2007
This article intends to increase awareness of culturally responsive literacy instruction by describing components of a literacy program that effectively address the needs of diverse learners, specifically adolescents with learning disabilities.
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Mainstreaming, Inclusive Schools, Culturally Relevant Education
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Rees, Sian A.; Skidmore, David – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2008
This paper extends and develops the metaphor of scaffolding to take account of the specific needs of pupils with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), drawing on observational evidence gathered for an empirical enquiry into the learning of pupils with ABI in mainstream classroom conditions. This is an area in which there are few published studies to…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Injuries, Memory, Brain
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Maher, Charles A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1982
The Goal-Oriented Approach to Learning (GOAL), a procedure to actively involve handicapped adolescents in the mainstreaming process, was evaluated with 11 learning disabled high school students. The procedure consisted of four steps: goal setting, goal attainment scaling, selection of classroom instructional strategies, and evaluation of goal…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Educational Objectives, High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Goodman, Barbara C.; Bartlett, Johanna B. – Academic Therapy, 1981
A transitional English class proved successful in helping learning disabled high school students reenter the mainstream. The class featured team teaching, variable grouping, and individualized grading criteria for such class activities as interviewing and writing. (CL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
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