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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Question Still Remains: What Happens when the Curricular Focus for Students with Severe Disabilities Shifts? A Reply to Courtade, Spooner, Browder, and Jimenez (2012)
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Ayres, Kevin M.; Lowrey, K. Alisa; Douglas, Karen H.; Sievers, Courtney – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
This article responds to rejoinder by Courtade, Spooner, Browder, and Jimenez (2012) of our initial article (Ayres, Lowrey, Douglas, & Sievers, 2011) describing the importance in making individualized curriculum decisions for students with severe disabilities. We point out our agreements with the rejoinder (reiterating statements from our original…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Individualized Instruction, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation
Seven Reasons to Promote Standards-Based Instruction for Students with Severe Disabilities: A Reply to Ayres, Lowrey, Douglas, & Sievers (2011)
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Courtade, Ginevra; Spooner, Fred; Browder, Diane; Jimenez, Bree – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
This article was written as a response to Ayres, Lowrey, Douglas, and Sievers (2011) who commented on the degree to which promoting the teaching of functional skills had a higher probability of leading to a more independent life for students with severe disabilities. In doing so, the authors take issue with the use of a standards-based curriculum…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Educational Change, Teaching Skills, Probability