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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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Using an iPad2® with Systematic Instruction to Teach Shared Stories for Elementary-Aged Students with Autism
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Spooner, Fred; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Kemp-Inman, Amy; Wood, Leah A. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2014
Literacy skills are important for accessing all areas of academic content as well as for increasing quality of life. The use of shared stories to teach early literacy skills to students with extensive support needs, including students with autism, is an evidence-based practice. This project extends the research by examining the effects of…
Descriptors: Autism, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
Teaching Elementary Students with Multiple Disabilities to Participate in Shared Stories
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Browder, Diane M.; Mims, Pamela J.; Spooner, Fred; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Lee, Angel – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2008
Literacy may be one of the most important instructional areas for enhancing quality of life for all students. One way to promote literacy skills is through engaging students in the shared reading of a story. In this study, methods for planning and implementing shared stories for three students with multiple disabilities was evaluated via a…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Multiple Disabilities, Quality of Life
Teachers' Perceptions of Alternate Assessments
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Flowers, Claudia; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Browder, Diane; Spooner, Fred – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions of alternate assessments. A total of 983 teachers from five states participated in this study. The results suggest that teachers tended to agree that their students should be included in school accountability, but they did not agree with most items assessing the educational benefits of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Alternative Assessment, Accountability, Teacher Attitudes