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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2010
Students with specific learning disability (SLD) continue to account for a higher proportion of all special education enrollments than any other classification under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Probably the most frequent topic in the special education literature since the 2004 amendments to IDEA has been the movement…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Learning Disabilities, Laws, Special Education
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Koenig, Kristie P.; Bleiweiss, Jamie; Brennan, Susan; Cohen, Shirley; Siegel, Dorothy E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
The rate of children being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has risen dramatically, to an estimated 1 in 150 children. Under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA), children with ASD are entitled to a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. To ensure this, school…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Autism, Disabilities, Public Education
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Connor, David J.; Bickens, Sarah; Bittman, Fran – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2009
The urban inclusive high school classroom is a challenge for both students with disabilities and their teachers. Pressure is intensified when a year long course of study ends in a mandated state examination in English Language Arts, required for student graduation. This article highlights the experiences of two teachers in a New York City…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Classics (Literature), Special Education Teachers, Creative Teaching
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Schwartz, Diane C.; Pace, Darra – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
For the past 4 years the special education program at History University has partnered with a Long Island, New York school district in an after-school tutorial program for eighth grade students receiving special education services or considered "at risk." This partnership emerged as a result of a state improvement grant offered to…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Cultural Literacy, After School Programs, Museums
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Cuccaro, Carlo; Geitner, Geri – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2007
A group of fifth-grade students who had persistent problems at lunch and recess were identified and provided with direct instruction in pro-social skills. These skills were taught by the authors in a two-week program that they called the "Alternative to Lunch Program for Students" (ALPS). This action research study measured the impact of…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Action Research
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Edgar, Eugene – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Preparing disabled students for transition to productive adult lives involves careful planning between sending and receiving agencies. The article describes state and school district transition programs, emphasizing interagency planning teams (Oregon), cross-agency coordination and ninth grade vocational assessments (Minnesota), and field-testing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
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Westgate, Rosanne J.; Blessing, Carol – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2005
The purpose of this article is to awaken the reader to the possibilities which exist when working on Person-Centered Planning and the individual with intellectual disabilities, specifically, Down syndrome. Although Person-Centered Planning has been in existence for more than two decades, it is viewed in a new way through the experiences documented…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Planning, Self Advocacy, Self Determination