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Chichy, Jamie L.; Ankrum, Julie W.; Wincek-Bateson, Rebecca – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2023
Research suggests that oculomotor dysfunctions, such as convergence insufficiency, impact children's ability to read and write. Studies have identified convergence insufficiencies in near 6.8% of school-aged children. Oculomotor dysfunctions, such as convergence insufficiency, have responded favorably to oculomotor rehabilitation once identified.…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Psychomotor Skills, Rehabilitation, Reading Skills
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Caroline Jolly; Marianne Jover; Jérémy Danna – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Handwriting deficits, or dysgraphia, are present in several neurodevelopmental disorders. To investigate whether dysgraphia differs according to the associated disorder, we performed a detailed analysis of handwriting in a group of French children with developmental coordination disorders (DCD), reading disorder (RD), or comorbid RD and DCD.…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Handwriting, Students with Disabilities
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Smith, Audrey G.; Sandage, Mary J.; Pascoe, David D.; Plexico, Laura W.; Lima, Italo R.; Cao, Guanqun – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: Translating exercise-science methodology for determination of muscle bioenergetics, we hypothesized that the temporal voice-use patterns for classroom and music teachers would indicate a reliance on the immediate energy system for laryngeal skeletal-muscle metabolism. It was hypothesized that the music-teacher group would produce longer…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Music Teachers, Energy, Metabolism
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Willis, Alison S.; Nagel, Michael C. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2015
Based on social psychological and neurobiological models of human development, this paper proposes that the role of the teacher is central in the rehabilitation of children who have suffered the effects of stress and trauma. The purpose of this paper is to describe the experiences of educators regarding children's learning. This study used a…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Qualitative Research, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
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Nunes, Miguel Baptista, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2020
These proceedings contain the papers of the 14th International Conference on e-Learning (EL 2020), which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, July 21-23, 2020. This conference is part of the 14th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2020, July 21-25, which had a total of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Open Educational Resources
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Dennis, Maureen; Barnes, Marcia A. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2010
A cognitive phenotype is a product of both assets and deficits that specifies what individuals with spina bifida meningomyelocele (SBM) can and cannot do and why they can or cannot do it. In this article, we review the cognitive phenotype of SBM and describe the processing assets and deficits that cut within and across content domains, sensory…
Descriptors: Investigations, Congenital Impairments, Genetics, Cognitive Processes
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Bian, Xiaoyan; Yao, Guoying; Squires, Jane; Hoselton, Rob; Chen, Ching-I; Murphy, Kimberly; Wei, Mei; Fang, Binghua – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2012
As part of efforts throughout China to improve the outcomes of individuals with disabilities, the Shanghai government has launched a campaign to screen at least 95 percent of newborns. To assist in meeting this goal, the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ), Third Edition, was translated into Chinese and the feasibility of a screening system…
Descriptors: Translation, Screening Tests, Caregivers, Validity
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Malakpa, Sakui W. G. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2009
Despite genuine efforts, countries in sub-Saharan Africa significantly lag behind sister nations of the world in providing basic education and more so in providing special education and rehabilitation services for students with disabilities. This work gives an overview of the magnitude of this problem and outlines some of its causes. In addition,…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Special Education
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Lutovac, Sonja; Kaasila, Raimo – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
In our study, we face two challenges. First, a negative view of mathematics is a widespread phenomenon among pre-service elementary teachers. Therefore, teacher education programs should find a way to handle this phenomenon. Second, we see that identity work in the domain of mathematics education needs to be conceptualized more. Here, we apply an…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Bibliotherapy, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Brice, Alejandro E. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
It is estimated that 3.2% of Cuba's population of 11.4 million persons has a severe disability of some kind. Recent economic difficulties have, it may be assumed, had a negative impact on health service provision--which is free to all--and thus, on population health outcomes and nutritional levels. There is a traditional culture of family care for…
Descriptors: Health Services, Special Schools, Social Problems, Mental Retardation
US Department of Education, 2011
This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Information Dissemination
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Global Approach, Competence, Comparative Education
Gray, Ruth A. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
This Bibliography of Research Studies in Education covering the school year September 1936 through August 1937 is the eleventh in the series. It lists 3,530 studies reported by 122 institutions, several of which had not reported previously. The list includes 541 doctors' dissertations, 2,736 masters' theses, and 243 studies reported as faculty…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Reports
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
This bulletin comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of its publication. Books, pamphlets, and periodicals mentioned in this bulletin may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers, either directly or through a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational History, Womens Education