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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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Watson, Morgan; Fore, Cecil, III; Boon, Richard T. – International Journal of Special Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two corrective feedback methods, word-supply and phonics-based, on the oral reading fluency of students with mild disabilities. The participants included three students in the fourth grade who were diagnosed with a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) or Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorder…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Decoding (Reading), Reading Difficulties
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Spencer, Vicky G.; Garcia-Simpson, Cynthia; Carter, Bonnie B.; Boon, Richard T. – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
Currently, schools are under pressure to reform their curriculum and instructional practices so that all students can perform successfully on high-stakes test. One essential requisite skill for success on all of these assessments is reading. Because the classroom is typically made up of students who exhibit a broad range of performance levels, it…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Teaching Methods, High Stakes Tests, Academic Achievement
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Fore, Cecil, III; Boon, Richard T.; Martin, Christopher – International Journal of Special Education, 2007
There has been a recent emphasis on improving the academic performance of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Improving the academic performance of students with EBD is especially important in the current accountability era in which there is much emphasis placed on performance of standardized tests. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Middle School Students, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances