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Main Idea Identification with Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Specific Learning Disabilities: A Comparison of Explicit and Basal Instructional Approaches
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Miller, C. Alan; Darch, Craig B.; Flores, Margaret M.; Shippen, Margaret E.; Hinton, Vanessa – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2011
Students with high-incidence disabilities struggle with reading comprehension due to difficulties in background knowledge and metacognitive skills, including use of self-monitoring and other strategies. In the United States, these students typically receive the majority of their instruction in general education settings. However, there is little…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, General Education, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities
The Comparative Effects of Function-Based versus Nonfunction-Based Interventions on the Social Behavior of African American Students
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Mustian, April Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Disproportionality has been a persistent problem in special education for decades. Despite mandates outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004), African American students continue to be disproportionately represented in the Emotional Disturbance (ED) category in special education (e.g., Skiba,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Race, Discipline, General Education