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Exploding the Myths about DETC Accreditation: A Primer for Students
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Distance Education and Training Council, 2011
Prospective distance education students are faced with a bewildering number of choices in selecting an institution that is best suited to achieving their educational goals. They also face a confusing forest of institutions' promotional claims of being the best or most respected school. This primer is intended to help the prospective student of an…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Transfer Policy, Educational Quality
Access to the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics through Early Numeracy Skill Building for Students with Significant Intellectual Disability
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Jimenez, Bree A.; Staples, Kelli – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
This study investigated the effect of systematic early numeracy skill instruction on grade-aligned 4th and 5th grade Common Core math skill acquisition for three 4th and 5th grade students with a significant intellectual disability. Students were taught early numeracy skills (e.g., number identification, making sets to five items, simple addition)…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Numeracy
Effects of Self-Monitoring and Recruiting Teacher Attention on Pre-Vocational Skills
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Rouse, Christina A.; Everhart-Sherwood, Julie M.; Alber-Morgan, Sheila R. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This study examined the effects of teaching self-monitoring and recruiting teacher attention on the acquisition, generalization, and maintenance of pre-vocational tasks by two sixth grade boys with moderate to severe intellectual disability. While completing pre-vocational tasks (e.g., sorting hangers by size, weighing amounts in ounces), the…
Descriptors: Self Management, Attention, Prevocational Education, Check Lists
Review of Research-Based Interventions for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Content Area Instruction: Implications and Considerations for Classroom Practice
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Spencer, Vicky G.; Evmenova, Anya S.; Boon, Richard T.; Hayes-Harris, Laura – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the published research-based strategies used in content area instruction for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Twenty-eight (N = 28) studies published from 2000-2012 that met the criteria for inclusion were located, reviewed, and synthesized. Findings revealed the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Teaching Methods
Effects of a Peer-Delivered System of Least Prompts Intervention and Adapted Science Read-Alouds on Listening Comprehension for Participants with Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Hudson, Melissa E.; Browder, Diane M.; Jimenez, Bree A. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This study investigated the effects of a peer-delivered system of least prompts intervention and adapted grade-level science read-alouds on correct listening comprehension responses for participants with moderate intellectual disability. The intervention package included prompts in which selected text was read again. Participants directed the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Moderate Mental Retardation, Peer Teaching, Tutoring
Arithmetic Operations and Attention in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
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Djuric-Zdravkovic, Aleksandra; Japundza-Milisavljevic, Mirjana; Macesic-Petrovic, Dragana – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
This paper is aimed at depicting the quality of functions of some of the aspects of attention in children with mild intellectual disabilities and their influence on the mastering of arithmetic operations, including addition and subtraction. The sample used in this study encompasses 60 pupils, both males and females. The criteria used in the…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Addition, Subtraction, Mathematics Skills