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50 Years of ERIC
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Closing the Achievement Gap of Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
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Benner, Gregory J.; Kutash, Krista; Nelson, J. Ron; Fisher, Marie B. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2013
It is well documented that youth with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) have severe deficits in their academic functioning. To begin to address these deficits, we focus on the need to close the opportunity gap by providing access to multi-tiered systems of academic prevention, maximizing academic learning time, and providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
A Best Evidence Synthesis of Literacy Instruction on the Social Adjustment of Students with or At-Risk for Behavior Disorders
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Nelson, J. Ron; Lane, Kathleen L.; Benner, Gregory J.; Kim, Ockjean – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
The findings of a best-evidence synthesis of the collateral effect of literacy instruction on the social adjustment of students are reported. The goal of the synthesis was to extend the work of Wanzek, Vaughn, Kim, and Cavanaugh (2006) by (a) reviewing treatment-outcomes conducted using group design methodology; (b) focusing on a more defined set…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Social Adjustment, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Types of Language Disorders in Students Classified as ED: Prevalence and Association with Learning Disabilities and Psychopathology
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Benner, Gregory J.; Mattison, Richard E.; Nelson, J. Ron; Ralston, Nicole C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of four types of language disorders among public school students (N = 152) classified as Emotional Disturbance (ED). We also examined the association of the types of language disorders experienced by these students with specific learning disabilities and clinical levels of specific types of…
Descriptors: Incidence, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments
Fostering the Development of Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Comprehension though Contextually-Based Multiple Meaning Vocabulary Instruction
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Nelson, J. Ron; Stage, Scott A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
The primary purpose of this study was to assess the effects of contextually-based multiple meaning (i.e., words with multiple meanings) vocabulary instruction on the vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension of students. Third and 5th grade students received either contextually-based multiple meaning vocabulary instruction embedded in the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Language Arts, Vocabulary Development, Reading Improvement
A Comparative Analysis of Teachers', Caucasian Parents', and Hispanic Parents' Views of Problematic School Survival Behaviors.
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Aaroe, Lisa; Nelson, J. Ron – Education and Treatment of Children, 2000
This study surveyed Hispanic and Caucasian parents' (N=377) views of negative classroom and interpersonal school survival behaviors. Both parent groups held similar views regarding these behaviors. In contrast, special and general education teachers (N=117) and parents differed significantly on their views of many of these behaviors. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
A Statewide Survey of Special Education Administrators and School Psychologists Regarding Functional Behavioral Assessment.
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Nelson, J. Ron; Roberts, Maura L.; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr.; Mathur, Sarup R.; Aaroe, Lisa A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1999
A survey of 216 special education administrators and school psychologists found that them to be generally supportive of the use of functional behavioral assessment for a range of problem behaviors. However, they were uncertain of whether such assessment would be acceptable for unique low-frequency problem behaviors that lead to suspension and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
The Effects of Teaching a Summary Skills Strategy to Students Identified as Learning Disabled on Their Comprehension of Science Text.
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Nelson, J. Ron; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1992
Effects of a summary skills learning strategy on the comprehension of science text were examined with five elementary-age urban minority students with learning disabilities participating in a summer remedial program. The strategy produced clear improvement in comprehension which was associated with similar improvements in the completeness of the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Prereferral Intervention: A Review of the Research.
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Nelson, J. Ron; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1991
Sixteen articles dealing with prereferral intervention were examined to determine its effect on special education service delivery practices, student performance, teacher abilities and attitudes, and disability classification rate, as well as to identify types of interventions used. Findings indicated that prereferral intervention can increase…
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems, Educational Diagnosis