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Vaughn, Sharon; Klingner, Janette K. – Journal of Special Education, 1998
A synthesis of eight studies, involving 442 students, that examined the perceptions of students with learning disabilities concerning their educational settings resulted in five overall findings, including (1) most students preferred to receive specialized instruction outside of the general education classroom for part of the school day and (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities, Meta Analysis
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Le Mare, Lucy; de la Ronde, Marie – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2000
Relations among social status, current service delivery, and service delivery preferences were examined in 42 students with learning disabilities (LD), 40 low-achieving, and 42 average/high-achieving students in grades 2-4 and 6-7. Most students preferred pullout service to in-class service. Only among LD students were self- and peer-rated social…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities
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Dyches, Tina Taylor; And Others – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1996
A study of 17 middle school students with learning disabilities examined their perceptions of their experiences with an inclusive delivery system organized around a team of teachers and students. Results found that most students preferred this delivery system to the pull-out program in which they had been involved the previous year. (CR)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Strategies, Inclusive Schools, Junior High Schools
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Klingner, Janette Kettmann; Vaughn, Sharon; Schumm, Jeanne Shay; Cohen, Patricia; Forgan, James W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Thirty-two students with and without learning disabilities who had participated in both inclusion and pull-out service delivery models were interviewed individually. Overall, more children preferred the pull-out model, but many children were confident that inclusion was meeting their academic and social needs. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Inclusive Schools, Intermediate Grades, Interviews
Rogers, Donna Power; Thiery, Iris Marie – 2003
In the field of education, there is considerable controversy about the appropriateness of an inclusive setting as a more beneficial environment than a resource room for students with learning disabilities. The purpose of this research is to determine whether students with learning disabilities perform better in an inclusive setting or in a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities
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Waldron, Nancy L.; McLeskey, James – Exceptional Children, 1998
An investigation that used a curriculum-based measure to examine the effects of an inclusive school program found 71 elementary students with learning disabilities (LD) in the program made significantly more progress in reading and comparable progress in math when compared to 73 students who were provided services in resource classes. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Based Assessment, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Stacey, Julie – 2001
Students with learning disabilities often have difficulty in secondary content areas. In order to succeed in content areas, teachers need to develop strategies or content enhancements that provide a supportive environment. This thesis discusses the outcomes of a study that used an urban high school resource room geography class to determine the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Cues, Educational Strategies
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Whinnery, Keith W.; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This study compared perceived peer and teacher acceptance as well as self-esteem of 16 elementary students with learning disabilities (LD) who receive services in traditional resource rooms, 16 LD students taught in regular classrooms through collaborative consultation and cooperative teaching, and 16 regular education students. Results showed…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities, Peer Acceptance
Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – 1995
This study evaluated the short-term and long-term effects of three variants of a case-by-case process for readying students with learning disabilities to move successfully from resource rooms to regular classrooms for math instruction. Twenty-seven special educators from 21 elementary and middle schools and their 47 students with learning…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities
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Burns, Matthew K. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002
This article demonstrates procedures for implementing curriculum-based measurement and Gickling's model of curriculum-based assessment concurrently in a comprehensive assessment and intervention system by discussing three case studies. The examples include addressing reading and mathematical difficulties in a general education classroom and…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Education
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Fletcher, Todd V.; Kaufman de Lopez, Cynthia Klingler – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
Trends in Mexico concerning integrating children with special needs into general classrooms and a new model of service delivery providing greater site-based approaches to educating students with learning disabilities are discussed. Assignments and materials may be modified, and both resource rooms and specialists are available to the general…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Woodward, John; And Others – 1996
This report describes the results of a three-year study, the Informed Instruction Project, that investigated different approaches to mathematics instruction for students with learning disabilities and at-risk for special education services. The project focused on two strands of inquiry: (1) the effects of a computer-based diagnostic assessment…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Basso, Dianne; McCoy, Natalie – 1996
This manual offers step-by-step guidance for implementing a secondary level co-teaching program to provide mild to moderately impaired learning disabled students with maximum inclusion time through a combination of co-teaching, resource room programs, and consultation. Individual sections focus on: (1) the definition of co-teaching and reasons for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Consultation Programs, Definitions, Inclusive Schools
Cardona, Cristina – 1997
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an inclusive program for students (grades 2 through 4) with mild learning disabilities (LD) in four elementary schools in Spain. It compared two support strategies, a within-class integrated program versus resource room approach with students having either high or low learning potential. The study also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Attitude Change, Consultation Programs
Regnier, William L. – 1998
This paper compared the performance of 22 seventh-grade controls in a traditional special education program with at least one period of resource room instruction to the performance of 22 students in a supportive inclusionary model program. In each group, there were 17 students with learning disabilities and 5 students with behavior disorders.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems