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Vasiliadis, Angelo; Christoulas, Kosmas; Evaggelinou, Christina; Vrabas, Ioannis – International Journal of Special Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological adaptations in cardio respiratory endurance with a personalized exercise program with arm-cranking exercise in a paraplegic person (incomplete T12 spinal cord injury). A 32 year-old man with spinal cord injury (T12) participated in the present study performing 30 minutes arm cranking…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Exercise, Intervention, Injuries
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Harbalis, Thomas; Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis; Theodorakis, Yannis – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a self-talk intervention program on performance of wheelchair basketball drills. Twenty-two (N = 22) wheelchair basketball athletes from two different clubs of the same league participated in the study. The duration of the intervention was 12 weeks and its aim was the improvement of two…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Team Sports, Intervention, Athletes
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Manset-Williamson, Genevieve; Dunn, Michael; Hinshaw, Rebecca; Nelson, Jason M. – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
This study involved an examination of the impact of a self-questioning strategy on the text-reader assisted comprehension skills of six students in grades five through eight with reading disabilities (RD). The purpose of this study was to determine the degree older children with RD comprehend text-reader assisted text that is at or above their…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Computer Software, Program Effectiveness