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Schwab, James Raymond; Johnson, Zachary G.; Ansley, Brandis M.; Houchins, David E.; Varjas, Kris – Preventing School Failure, 2016
The Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 has drawn greater attention to the academic achievement of students considered at risk who attend alternative schools. Due to problems both inside and outside of schools, students in alternative education settings may struggle with academic content and require a different educational approach. This…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Nontraditional Education, Intervention, Academic Achievement
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Dodd-Murphy, Jeanne; Mamlin, Nancy – Preventing School Failure, 2002
This article explains minimal hearing loss in children and implications for the regular classroom setting. It describes audiograms and discusses developmental effects of minimal hearing loss, identification of minimal hearing loss, intervention, environmental modifications, and teacher strategies. Emphasis is on accommodations that can be provided…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
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Rogan, Joseph; Havir, Connie L. – Preventing School Failure, 1993
The Alternative Learners Project of College Misericordia (Pennsylvania) helps students with severe learning disabilities to determine what accommodations are needed (such as Books-on-Tape, Kurzweil Personal Readers, notetakers, test readers, voice-input word processors, alternative testing arrangements, and other types of adaptive equipment) and…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Students, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Equipment Evaluation