Children's development as readers is a complex and multifaceted process. Rather than emphasizing individual components of reading instruction, Melanie R. Kuhn and Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl argue that it is more effective to view the reading process as a reciprocal or interactive one in which readers' development in one component of reading can…

The authors report on a yearlong investigation into similar schools that performed well and less well in the same district. They found that the higher-performing schools engaged in an intentional set of systemic practices that encourage Personalization for Academic and Social Learning (PASL) in one district and integrated structures of academic…

The prevalence rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has grown dramatically, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires educators to use evidence-based practices to improve academic and/or behavior outcomes for children with ASD. There is definitive scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of applied behavior…

Students with disabilities, especially those with non-apparent conditions, are entering universities in growing numbers. Yet more and more students are going off to college unprepared to manage their disabilities, in part because their high schools are overburdened, understaffed, and uninformed to identify and support them. A recent survey of…

As funding cuts require schools to do more with less, one main concern is how to continue high-quality learning. That's an ever more difficult proposition where students who have any of a variety of learning difficulties are involved. In such situations an educational therapist can be helpful. Educational therapy is an emerging discipline and…

Parent/teacher relationships are fraught with potential for perilous misunderstandings amid what often are construed as conflicting interests. Perhaps that is nowhere more true than in parent/teacher relationships regarding children with disabilities. The authors report on a program at St. John Fisher College where teams of preservice teachers…

School personnel have many opportunities to assist students and families in preparing for a successful transition to college and careers. Initial high school efforts may include prescreening incoming freshman student files to identify those at-risk and assuring that support services and interventions are implemented quickly. Early supports for…

Modular scheduling benefits only a minority of students. A client-centered approach to individualization seems to be a promising area. (Author/RA)

An individualized performance-based teacher education (IPTE) program was first implemented at Weber State College in September 1970. The author, brought to Weber State to evaluate the program, reveals its strengths and weaknesses. (Author/JF)

Introduces a revolving-door model for identifying and teaching the gifted that allows students to move into and out of special programs as the need arises. (Author/WD)

Describes some of the most successful prepackaged'' systems for individualizing instruction and a procedure for deciding whether they fit the philosophy and special needs of a particular school or situation. (Author/DN)

Clarifies terms, describes the Consortium for Alternative Education, and identifies the social and educational potential and the accountability element in alternative schools. (Author)

The Los Alamitos School District, a poorer than average elementary district in southern California, has made a near complete transition from a traditional to a nongraded, team-teaching program with individualized instruction in reading and language arts. The results have been startlingly good. Describes how the district made the transition.…

Describes the Hartford, Connecticut, open education program -- possibly the largest urban program of its kind in the country. (Author)