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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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Marks, Susan Unok; Kurth, Jennifer – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2013
The purpose of this article is to examine the disproportionality among racial/ethnic groups and states for the disability category of "Autism" as reported to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Over the past decade, a variety of sources indicated a dramatic increase in the number of…
Descriptors: Autism, Ethnic Groups, Special Education, State Surveys
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Kurth, Jennifer; Gross, Megan; Lovinger, Stephanie; Catalano, Tammy – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2012
The present study describes teacher (K-12) opinions and practices related to grading and providing modified instruction, assignments, and assessments for students with low-incidence disabilities in inclusive settings. One hundred and thirty nine teachers working in K-12 inclusive schools in Arizona and California completed an on-line survey…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Grading, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education Teachers
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Cockrum, Ward A.; Timmerman, Jamie; Kurth, Jennifer – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2009
Reading comprehension instruction that helps guide the students' interactions with text needs to include discussions about the material that was read and the meaning the students have formed from reading it. Statements Not Questions is a reading comprehension instruction strategy that can promote students' ability to understand stories they are…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Responses