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Casserly, Ann Marie; Gildea, Anne – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2015
This research investigated a special reading class placement for children with dyslexia in the Republic of Ireland. The study compared the literacy attainments of children before and after their reading class placement, and determined in particular children's views regarding the placement. Participants included 16 children with dyslexia who had…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dyslexia, Reading Instruction, Student Placement
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Jull, Stephen K. – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2008
Students identified with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) present a special case within special educational needs (SEN) and inclusion. EBD is perhaps the only category of SEN that exposes a child to increased risk of exclusion as a function of the very SEN identified as requiring special provision in the first instance. Students…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Sanctions, At Risk Students
Gerold, Roberta A.; Barnes, Donna – 1985
One hundred and sixty-eight elementary students with and without handicapping conditions participated in a study to determine the social integration of students with mild to moderate disabilities who are academically mainstreamed for at least one period daily. Ss were asked to photograph what they considered illustrative of their schools. A…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Mainstreaming, Mild Disabilities
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Williams, T. I. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The article describes a social skills training group for 10 British autistic children (ages 9-16 years) which aimed to integrate them into the regular classroom. The weekly sessions were held over 4 years and followed guidelines of G. Mesibov and S. Spence. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Children, Foreign Countries
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Flynn, Timothy M. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming
Mertens, Donna M. – 1986
Two studies were designed to examine the effect of school placement (specifically, mainstreamed versus self-contained classrooms) on the social development of hearing-impaired high school youth. In the first study, 85 hearing-impaired high school students (some in self-contained classrooms, and others mainstreamed) were assessed on measures of…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Hearing Impairments, High School Students, High Schools
Risley, Gary W. – 1977
Compared with 14 hearing impaired students (grades 4-9) in either integrated or self contained classes were student achievement and social development, teacher variables, and parental understanding and expectations. Ss' cumulative records were used to obtain IQ and achievement data; Ss were given a self concept rating scale; parents and teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Deafness, Decision Making, Educational Programs
Patton, James R.; Polloway, Edward A. – 1988
The purpose of this chapter is to review the major curricular orientations which can be found in special education settings for students with mental disabilities. Program orientations differ along two primary dimensions: the amount of time students spend in special settings or with special education personnel, and the extent to which the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Curriculum, Educational Practices
Guralnick, Michael J.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
Interviews with mothers of preschool age children with established disabilities (n=230) and those classified as at-risk (n=32) were conducted, focusing on issues of children's peer relations and friendships. Mothers of children in both integrated and specialized settings perceived their respective settings as facilitating social development. Both…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Communication Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities