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Estrada, Lynette; Deris, Aaron R. – International Journal of Special Education, 2014
Researchers have found that cultural factors may lead to lower rates of diagnosis in Hispanic children with autism and that parents lack the knowledge of therapies and practices used in the treatment of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Five research questions guided this phenomenological study. The focus of the first two questions was how…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Cultural Influences, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Giess, SallyAnn; Rivers, Kenyatta O.; Kennedy, Kelly; Lombardino, Linda J. – International Journal of Special Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of an Orton-Gillingham-based reading instruction system, the Barton Reading and Spelling System (BRSS; Barton 2000), that was used as a supplemental reading instruction program for increasing the lower-level reading skills of a group of adolescents with persistent reading problems. Nine…
Descriptors: Phonics, Word Recognition, Spelling, Reading Difficulties
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Simon, Marsha; Black, William R. – International Journal of Special Education, 2011
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB) require that students with disabilities have equal access to general education curricula and contexts. Florida's Differentiated Accountability Program (DAP) is designed to support educators in meeting IDEA and NCLB…
Descriptors: Evidence, Federal Legislation, Metric System, Disabilities
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Dupoux, Errol – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
This study assessed the perceptions of high school students with learning disabilities about the suitability or preference of an academic or vocational curriculum. Students were administered the Vocational Academic Choice Survey (VACS), designed to measure students' perceptions of which curriculum is more suitable for them. Results revealed that a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Disabilities, High School Students, Interest Inventories
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Wilkinson, Lee A. – International Journal of Special Education, 2005
Conjoint behavioural consultation (CBC) is an indirect form of service delivery in which parents and teachers are joined together in a collaborative effort to meet the academic, social, and behavioral needs of children. The purpose of this study was to illustrate the utility of CBC as a method of supporting the inclusion of 2 students with…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Norm Referenced Tests, Behavior Disorders, Teaching Methods