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Miao Li; Sarah Jerasa; Jan C. Frijters; Esther Geva – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
Phoneme discrimination is the ability to detect subtle similarities and differences between phonemes. Phoneme discrimination is a strong predictor of reading development and poor phoneme discrimination may predict reading disabilities (Lyytinen et al., 2004). The ability to discriminate phonemes may be an even more critical skill for Emergent…
Descriptors: Phonemes, Reading Difficulties, Students with Disabilities, Grade 1
Solari, Emily J.; Denton, Carolyn A.; Haring, Christa – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2017
Struggling readers who are in need of Tier 2 supplemental reading instruction within a multitier system of support (MTSS) or a response to intervention are defined as those who are performing in the bottom 20% in reading-related skills as compared with their classroom peers. An MTSS model is a framework for instruction that provides increasing…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Reading Difficulties, Special Needs Students
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Simpson, Lisa A.; Oh, Kevin – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2013
Assistive technology enables young children with disabilities to more effectively access their environment, facilitating the development of social-emotional, communicative, and cognitive skills. Research indicates that when service providers make decisions about assistive technology, they are more likely to choose low-tech options over high-tech…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Books, Teaching Methods, Group Instruction
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Allor, Jill H.; Mathes, Patricia G.; Jones, Francesca G.; Champlin, Tammi M.; Cheatham, Jennifer P. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2010
Jacob, Bart, and Carl are children with intellectual disabilities (ID; i.e., mental retardation) who experience significant difficulty in learning to read. In the past, most research about reading methods for students with ID focused on teaching students to memorize sight words, a method that is clearly effective. Memorization of sight words is…
Descriptors: Phonics, Mental Retardation, Sight Vocabulary, Phonemic Awareness
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Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Ruby, Susan F.; Martella, Ronald C. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2007
Response to Intervention (RTI) provides a challenge for schools to deliver appropriate and scientifically validated reading instruction to all students through a three-tier model. While many educators recognize the need for a strong core-reading program (Tier 1), interventions for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students remain more difficult to implement. We…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Reading, Reading Programs
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Ritchey, Kristen D. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Teachers now have a wide range of tools to help assess the beginning reading performance of kindergarten and first-grade children. However, validated procedures for assessing the beginning writing skills of kindergarten and first-grade children are less widely available. Learning to write, like learning to read, is a complex task. The ability to…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, Letters (Correspondence), Beginning Writing, Spelling
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Cahill, Susan M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
This article presents a case description of collaboration between an occupational therapist and a general education teacher to develop an effective classroom management system. The classroom management system described here was based on the Alert Program for Self-regulation: How Does Your Engine Run? In addition, the case description provides a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Occupational Therapy, Classroom Environment