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The Effects of Asthma on School Performance.
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Lowenthal, Barbara; Lowenthal, Mark – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1995
Factors which may affect school performance in children with asthma, including absenteeism, learning disabilities, psychological functioning, and medications, are reviewed. Recommendations are made to assist teachers in creating a classroom environment which promotes optimal academic and social development of students with asthma. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asthma, Attendance, Drug Therapy
Precursors of Learning Disabilities in the Inclusive Preschool.
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1998
Examines early identification and intervention for students with learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms. Early signs of learning disabilities in motor, adaptive, communication and language, cognitive, and social-emotional skills are described. Techniques of functional assessment such as curriculum-based measurement, play assessment, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Based Assessment, Early Identification, Inclusive Schools
The Use of Community Resources by Families of Young Children with Special Needs.
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1996
This article on the use of community resources by families of young children with special needs discusses the rationale for the use of community resources in federal legislation, strategies for building resources, barriers to the use of community resources, and recommendations for increasing the use of community resources. (CR)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Community Programs, Community Resources, Community Role
The Effects of Child Maltreatment on Learning Disabilities and Interventions.
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
This article discusses the increase in the rate and intensity of child maltreatment, defines the types of maltreatment (physical, sexual, psychological and neglect), their possible effects on learning, and school interventions that can assist the children with learning disabilities. The need for a structured classroom environment is emphasized.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
The Effects of Child Maltreatment on Learning Disabilities and Interventions
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
The increase in the rate and intensity of child maltreatment within the last decade is worrisome. In 1996, 44 out of every 1,000 youths under the age of eighteen were maltreated (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998). Special educators should consider the possible effects of maltreatment on children with learning disabilities. When…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Needs Students
Teaching Strategies for Maltreated Children with Learning Disabilities
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
Because of the great amount of child maltreatment within the last decade in America, teachers are likely to have some of the children who are victims of abuse and neglect in the inclusive classes. It is important for educators to be informed about the negative effects of maltreatment on academic competence, which can exacerbate existing learning…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Multiple Intelligences, Child Abuse, Learning Disabilities