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Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Literacy and Learning
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Mitten, H. Rae – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
Evidence-based Practice Guidelines for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Literacy and Learning are derived from an inductive analysis of qualitative data collected in field research. FASD is the umbrella term for a spectrum of neurocognitive and physical disabilities caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. Data from a sample of N =150 was…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Older Adults, Adults, Parents
Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Literacy and Learning
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Mitten, H. Rae – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
Evidence-based Practice Guidelines for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Literacy and Learning are derived from an inductive analysis of qualitative data collected in field research. FASD is the umbrella term for a spectrum of neurocognitive and physical disabilities caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. Data from a sample of N=150 was…
Descriptors: Evidence, Best Practices, Guidelines, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Making Musical Sense: The Multimodal Nature of Clarifying Musical Listening
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Pramling, Niklas; Wallerstedt, Cecilia – Music Education Research, 2009
The present study concerns the multimodal nature of music education. How children (aged 4-8 years) respond when faced with the challenge of talking about what they hear in pieces of music is studied. The semiotic tools children and their teachers use in these situations and how they transduce between modalities (verbal, sound, colours and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Music, Intermode Differences
What Aspects of Vision Facilitate Haptic Processing?
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Millar, Susanna; Al-Attar, Zainab – Brain and Cognition, 2005
We investigate how vision affects haptic performance when task-relevant visual cues are reduced or excluded. The task was to remember the spatial location of six landmarks that were explored by touch in a tactile map. Here, we use specially designed spectacles that simulate residual peripheral vision, tunnel vision, diffuse light perception, and…
Descriptors: Cues, Vision, Tactual Perception, Spatial Ability
Cognitive Style and Pupil Learning Preferences.
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Riding, Richard J.; Read, Geoffrey – Educational Psychology, 1996
Surveys 78 British secondary school students and correlates their responses regarding preferences in learning styles to information previously determined by the computer-presented Cognitive Styles Analysis. Examines the students' preferences for group, pair, or individual work, as well as, open and closed tasks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Uses in Education
Cross-Cultural Communication: A Program Addressing the Effect of Migration on South African Education.
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Potgieter, Christo; Bredenkamp, Esther – Childhood Education, 2002
Presents general background information on migration in South Africa and its effect on education. Described a cross-cultural communication program that addresses creatively the outcomes of migration, including its theoretical model, an application, program operation for learners and educators, and challenges. Reviews lessons learned by migrant…
Descriptors: Community Support, Cultural Context, Extracurricular Activities, Foreign Countries