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50 Years of ERIC
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Creating Opportunities for Intensive Intervention for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
With the last reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, also known as No Child Left Behind or NCLB), special education research exerted a major influence on general education. Even so, the academic outcomes of students with learning disabilities (LD), who are the…
Descriptors: Intervention, General Education, Federal Legislation, Learning Disabilities
Hot Math: Promoting Mathematical Problem Solving among Third-Grade Students with Disabilities.
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Prentice, Karin; Burch, Mindy; Paulsen, Kim – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2002
This article describes "Hot Math," a third-grade intervention conducted with small groups of students with disabilities or in inclusive classrooms that fosters mathematical problem solving. Hot Math integrates two promising practices to promote mathematical problem solving, explicit instruction about transfer and self-regulation strategies.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Instructional Effectiveness
Developing First-Grade Reading Fluency through Peer Mediation.
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Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn; Yen, Loulee; McMaster, Kristen; Svenson, Ebba; Yang, Nancy; Young, Caresa; Morgan, Paul; Gilbert, Tracy; Jaspers, Jennifer; Jernigan, Maryam; Yoon, Esther; King, Sophia – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article reports on research on the effectiveness of a peer-assisted learning strategy (PALS) intervention to develop fluency in beginning readers with and without disabilities. Pairs of students complete phonically based activities and then repeated readings of a shared text. Evaluation indicated that the peer-mediated, repeated reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness
K-Pals: Helping Kindergartners with Reading Readiness: Teachers and Researchers in Partnerships.
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Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Thompson, Anneke; Yen, Loulee; McMaster, Kristen N.; Svenson, Ebba; Yang, Nancy J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article describes a teacher-researcher collaboration, "Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies for Kindergartens," or K-PALS, which was the reading readiness program produced by the partnership. The development of K-PALS is discussed, along with research showing that it promotes young children's reading development and fits easily into classrooms.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Teaching Beginning Reading Skills: A Unique Approach.
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1984
The article describes a procedure for teaching sound-letter relations and sound blending through a verbal/gestural prompting system and a variation of melodic intonation therapy (in which students learn simultaneously to talk and hum a monotone note). The three-step procedure features demonstration, prompting, and practice. (CL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Disabilities, Phonics, Reading Instruction
Classroom Ecological Inventory: A Process for Mainstreaming.
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Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1994
Teachers in Tennessee are using the Classroom Ecological Inventory (CEI) to prepare students with mild disabilities for moves into mainstream settings. The CEI was field tested as part of the Peabody Reintegration Project and involves observation of the regular classroom, regular teacher interview, comparison of the special and regular classrooms,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Ecological Factors, Educational Planning