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50 Years of ERIC
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Teaching Phonological Awareness to Students at Risk for Reading Failure: An Analysis of Four Instructional Programs.
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Wanzek, Jeanne; Dickson, Shirley; Bursuck, William D.; White, Jennifer M. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2000
The content of four phonological awareness training programs was analyzed according to six principles of effective instructional design related to teaching students at risk for reading failure. Analysis revealed that no program effectively included all six principles, implying that teachers need to adapt programs to improve their effectiveness.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Materials
Implementing a Model for Preventing Reading Failure: A Report from the Field.
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Dickson, Shirley V.; Bursuck, William D. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
This article describes the first year of a 3-year professional development program designed to train two rural elementary schools to implement a model for preventing reading failure. The model provides a continuum of instruction from the general reading curriculum to intensive reading instruction for students with diverse learning needs.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Faculty Development
Solving Communication Problems about Homework: Recommendations of Special Education Teachers.
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Bursuck, William D.; Harniss, Mark K.; Epstein, Michael H.; Polloway, Edward A.; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Wissinger, Lisa M. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
Special-education teachers (N=673) rank-ordered recommendations for improving communication between teachers and parents concerning homework for students with disabilities. Results support the importance of general educators and parents monitoring homework, provision of opportunities for parents and teachers to communicate, exploration of…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
The Preferences of Middle School Students for Homework Adaptations Made by General Education Teachers.
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Nelson, Janet S.; Epstein, Michael H.; Bursuck, William D.; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Sawyer, Valerie – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
A study examined the preferences of 211 middle school students (including 17 students with learning or behavior disabilities) for 17 homework adaptations. Lowest ratings were given for teachers giving students different assignments than those given to other students in the class. Preferences were not mediated by learning or behavioral disability.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Assignments, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Disorders
Homework-Related Communication Problems: Perspectives of General Education Teachers.
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Epstein, Michael H.; Polloway, Edward A.; Buck, Glenn H.; Bursuck, William D.; Wissinger, Lisa M.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
A national survey of 502 general education teachers found that teachers perceived communication problems among teachers and parents as a serious impediment to the effective use of homework with mainstreamed students with learning disabilities. Problems included frequency and quality of communication with parents, role of the special education…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework