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LRNG To Read: A Simulation for Teacher Training
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Morsink, Catherine – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
Presented are detailed instructions for a demonstration to simulate for educators the experience of the disabled reader. (DB)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Disabilities
A Proposed Screening Delivery Heuristic for Preschoolers.
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Sahin, Selcuk T. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The article describes a pilot project with 268 preschoolers to increase the pleasantness, compatibility, and efficiency of the preschool screening program. (SBH)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Preschool Education
LD or Not LD, That Was the Question: A Retrospective Analysis of Child Service Demonstration Centers' Compliance with the Federal Definition of Learning Disabilities.
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Mann, Lester; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
Data from reports of the federally funded Child Service Demonstration Centers (CSDCs) are said to show that only three CSDCs adhered to all criteria in the federal definition of learning disabilities. The author suggests that LD should be adopted as a generic term for all mild handicaps. (CL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Students with Learning Disabilities in Canadian Colleges and Universities: A Primer for Service Provision.
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Cox, Donna Hardy; Klas, Leroy D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This paper describes current issues and challenges faced by students with learning disabilities, staff, and faculty at Canadian colleges and universities. Programs and initiatives that have proven to be successful are described. An appendix lists resources (mostly Canadian) for further information. (DB)
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries
Characteristics of Children Labeled and Served as Learning Disabled in School Systems Affiliated with Child Service Demonstration Centers.
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Norman, Charles A., Jr.; Zigmond, Naomi – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
Intake placement data were collected from the files of 1,966 students labeled and served as learning disabled in Child Service Demonstration Centers (CSDC) in 22 states. There appeared to be a lack of consistency in the characteristics of students labeled learning disabled. (Author)
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disability Identification, Elementary Education
Programs, Materials, and Techniques.
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Vance, Booney, Ed. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The column examines five university based child development centers and/or child study clinics which work with handicapped children. (PHR)
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
Neverstreaming: Prevention and Early Intervention as an Alternative to Special Education.
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Slavin, Robert E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
A preventive model is proposed to avoid special education through concentrated early intervention. Several operating programs are described as examples of the practicality of the approach. Issues including numbers of students who could be serviced by such a model and the ongoing role of special education alongside "neverstreaming" are…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Early Intervention, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Preparing High School Students with Learning Disabilities for the Transition to Postsecondary Education: Teaching the Skills of Self-Determination.
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Durlak, Christine M.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
Specific self-determination skills have been identified as being related to the successful transition of students with learning disabilities to postsecondary education. This study developed and validated a model program which was effective in teaching secondary students the self-determination skills of self-advocacy and self-awareness. (DB)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Models
When Academic Assistance Is Not Enough: Addressing the Mental Health Issues of Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities.
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Price, Lynda A.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
This article addresses theoretical and practical issues in the provision of mental health services to address psychosocial problems of secondary and postsecondary students with learning disabilities. Examples are offered of case studies and interventions from two federally funded research/demonstration projects at the University of Minnesota: the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs