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Direct linkLewandowski, Lawrence; Lambert, Tonya L.; Lovett, Benjamin J.; Panahon, Carlos J.; Sytsma, Marcia R. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2014
College students with (n = 137) and without disabilities (n = 475) were surveyed about their perceptions of using various types of test accommodations. Results indicated that extended time was perceived as having a positive effect by the most students (>87% of both groups), followed by separate room testing and extra breaks (>60% of both…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Student Attitudes, Word Processing, Disabilities
Lo, Lusa – Preventing School Failure, 2014
An individualized education program is a legal document that details information regarding the special education program of a student with a disability. For parents to determine whether they agree with the individualized education program that is proposed by the school, they must first be able to read and comprehend the document. This study aimed…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Special Education, Readability, Parent Materials
Weinzierl, Christiane; Kerkhoff, Georg; van Eimeren, Lucia; Keller, Ingo; Stenneken, Prisca – Neuropsychologia, 2012
Unilateral spatial neglect frequently involves a lateralised reading disorder, neglect dyslexia (ND). Reading of single words in ND is characterised by left-sided omissions and substitutions of letters. However, it is unclear whether the distribution of error types and positions within a word shows a unique pattern of ND when directly compared to…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Stimuli, Word Processing, Patients
Download full textLovett, Benjamin J.; Lewandowski, Lawrence J.; Berger, Cassie; Gathje, Rebecca A. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2010
Written essays are a common feature of classroom and high stakes standardized tests at many age levels. However, little is known about how small alterations in the writing task affect students' writing, an issue made more important by the increasing use of task alterations for students with disabilities. In the present study, 140 college students…
Descriptors: Writing Ability, College Students, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests
Peer reviewedCobb, Hazel B.; Horn, Charles J., Jr. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1986
Results of a survey of 298 special education/teacher education programs indicated that: (1) the institutions were not utilizing available technology; (2) there was no relationship between systematic planning and success of new technology; (3) and the most common technology adopted was microcomputers used for computer-assisted instruction and word…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Educational Technology
Case, Elizabeth J.; Christopher, Marty – 1989
The paper describes the Writing to Read instructional system and its implementation in five Albuquerque (New Mexico) public schools with kindergarten, first grade, and special education students. The Writing to Read System is a multisensory, multimedia literacy program and involves five types of materials: a computer-based instructional program;…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, Grade 1
Peer reviewedBlackhurst, A. Edward; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1987
A list of microcomputing competencies associated with functions that special education professors typically perform was assessed by 148 special education faculty who use microcomputers. Word processing was rated as the single most useful competency, along with the category of providing instruction about microcomputer applications in special…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Higher Education
