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Barrera, Manuel; Liu, Kristi; Thurlow, Martha; Chamberlain, Steve – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities struggle with reading and the reasons for their struggles are not well understood owing to little knowledge about the impact of disability on language development in either the first or second language (Klingner et al., 2006). Nevertheless, this difficulty in reading achievement historically has…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Difficulties, Educational Strategies, Reading Comprehension
McWilliam, P. J.; And Others – 1996
This final report describes the Case Method of Instruction (CMI) Project, a project to develop, field test, and disseminate training materials to facilitate the use of the Case Method of Instruction by inservice and preservice instructors in developmental disabilities. CMI project activities focused on developing a collection of case stories and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Developmental Disabilities
McEwin, C. Kenneth; Alexander, William M. – 1982
Survey responses were received from 538 member institutions of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education on their programs for prospective middle school teachers. Results indicated that teacher preparation programs in this area have not kept pace with the growing numbers of teachers needed, and the predominant emphasis in…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Program Development
Beckwith, Miriam M. – 1980
Anthropology and interdisciplinary social sciences (ISS) education at two-year colleges are examined as revealed in a study of science education conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges that involved a review of the literature, an examination of the catalogs and class schedules from 175 institutions, and a survey of 1,125…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Bibliographies, Class Activities, College Curriculum
Hamilton, David A. – 1996
This study was designed to analyze some of the services offered by Illinois libraries serving populations of fewer than 2,500, particularly in terms of how they operate and which circulation services are used most frequently. A questionnaire was mailed to 192 libraries, with 131 or 68.2% returning usable responses. Among the general findings: (1)…
Descriptors: Library Funding, Library Services, Library Surveys, Public Libraries
Archibald, Joanne; And Others – 1995
This report identifies and examines current approaches to the provision of second- and third-level services in provincial school systems serving remote areas of Canada, and assesses the applicability of these approaches for First Nations schools. Second-level services are typically provided at the school board or system level and include…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Case Studies