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McKenney, Elizabeth L. W.; Bristol, Ryan M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
This study evaluated the impact of performance feedback on nine public educators' level of procedural integrity to Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) procedures for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Procedural integrity was observed during four phases: no feedback, general feedback, performance feedback, and maintenance, in a multiple…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Feedback (Response)
Wilson, John T.; Koran, John J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1973
Descriptors: Adolescents, Diagnostic Teaching, Evaluation, Exceptional Child Education
Scottish Council for Educational Technology, Glasgow. – 1976
The use of various resources in special education in Scotland is described in this collection of 12 papers. Written by classroom teachers, the first five relate individual attempts to deal with particular problems, i.e., science education for the visually handicapped, two different approaches to teaching the mentally handicapped, art for the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Meyen, Edward L.; Carr, Donald L. – 1968
The study was undertaken to assess instructional problems perceived by special class teachers, the results of which would serve as a basis for the development of materials for use in the statewide in-service training sessions for teachers of the educable mentally retarded conducted by the Iowa Special Education Curriculum Development Center. To…
Descriptors: Curriculum Problems, Educational Problems, Exceptional Child Research, Instructional Materials
Bijou, Sidney W. – 1971
Empirical behavior principles were applied to the development of remedial teaching procedures and materials for retarded and emotionally disturbed students ages 5-8. Students were referred by schools as severe behavior problems or extreme learning disability cases; intelligence ranged from retarded to normal. Research, conducted in two laboratory…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Curriculum Development, Emotional Disturbances
Stein, Regina A. – 1990
A questionnaire sent to 274 Michigan special education teachers in resource rooms and self-contained classrooms were dsigned to identify the treatment methods and materials used by these teachers to teach penmanship and spelling to learning-disabled students. A review of the literature examines the theoretical background of written expression,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Handwriting, Instructional Materials, Learning Disabilities
ITKIN, WILLIAM; MULLEN, FRANCES A. – 1961
LEARNING ABILITIES OF EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WERE STUDIED OVER A 4-YEAR PERIOD. THE RESEARCH RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIX-PART REPORT. PART ONE, THE ACHIEVEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (EMH) CHILDREN, EMPLOYED THE MATCHED-PAIR METHOD WITH APPROXIMATELY 700 SAMPLES OF EMH CHILDREN, 7-13 YEARS OF AGE.…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Cooperative Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes
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Hatlen, P. H.; Curry, S. A. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1987
The learning needs of blind and visually impaired children can be categorized into three groups: (1) needs met by adapting the curriculum; (2) needs met by changing the instructional methodology; and (3) developmental and educational needs unique to these students. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development
Graham, Marilyn Troth – 1991
A survey of curriculum and instructional practices in high school classrooms (N=151) in 82 school districts serving seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) and emotionally disturbed/learning disabled students in Virginia was conducted for the purpose of identifying the roles, responsibilities, and teaching skills for which SED teachers need to be…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computers, Curriculum Development, Emotional Disturbances
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1975
The publication is designed to provide instruction for occupational training in the area of child development. It includes basic knowledges and skills in parenthood education, developmental child care, children's activities, child health, employment opportunities in the field, and working with special groups. The purpose of the publication is to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Care Occupations, Child Development, Curriculum Guides
Reger, Roger; And Others – 1968
Designed for administrators and special education teachers, the text describes how and why to establish a special education program. Areas reviewed are the educational program, responsibility of the schools for problem children, nature of special education and handicap, decision making, problems in special education, teacher preparation and…
Descriptors: Administration, Association (Psychology), Auditory Perception, Classroom Design
Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – 1987
Observational data were collected on the instructional tasks used by 122 elementary students (30 learning-disabled, 32 emotionally/behaviorally disturbed, 30 educable mentally retarded, and 30 nonhandicapped). No differences between handicapped and nonhandicapped students were revealed in an analysis of time using each of eight specific tasks…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Thomas, Janet K. – 1968
Elements involved in the teaching and administering of classes for the mentally retarded are discussed, and the school program is described. The administrator's role and areas of concern are detailed; and parent teacher conferences are considered, with six guide sheets and an outline provided. The following are treated: teacher qualifications,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Admission (School), Class Size, Curriculum Development
Harshman, Hardwick W., Ed. – 1969
Selected readings treat education of the emotionally disturbed. Aspects considered include the problems the emotionally disturbed pose for the school (10 articles) and approaches to their education, including theory, day classes in regular schools, special schools, and residential centers (three, eight, five, and six articles respectively).…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Curriculum, Educational Programs
Mackie, Romaine – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1951
Every child has characteristics, interests, abilities, and desires of his own. This is true of a child with a visual handicap whether the handicap is a mild one, correctable with glasses or treatment, or one as severe as blindness. A physical limitation, however, may adversely affect an individual's development, especially if proper help is not…
Descriptors: Teachers, Educational Facilities, Assistive Technology, Medical Services