R E O'Connor, J R Jenkins, N Leicester, T A Slocum
{"title":"Teaching phonological awareness to young children with learning disabilities.","authors":"R E O'Connor, J R Jenkins, N Leicester, T A Slocum","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900606","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the feasibility of teaching phonological manipulation skills to preschool children with disabilities. Forty-seven children, 4-6 years old, enrolled in a special education preschool, were randomly assigned to receive training in one of three categories of phonological tasks (rhyming, blending, and segmenting) or a control group. Results indicated that children were able to make significant progress in each experimental category, but that they demonstrated little or no generalization either within a category (e.g., from one type of blending task to another type of blending task) or between categories (e.g., from blending to segmenting). Although the children's level of cognitive development significantly predicted some learning outcomes, it did not appear to limit the learning of phonological tasks.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 6","pages":"532-46"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900606","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18688259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R E Dennis, W Williams, M F Giangreco, C J Cloninger
{"title":"Quality of life as context for planning and evaluation of services for people with disabilities.","authors":"R E Dennis, W Williams, M F Giangreco, C J Cloninger","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quality of life has become a dominant theme in planning and evaluating services for people with disabilities. This article reviews definitions of quality of life, explores the concept from the perspective of the optimal theory of personal well-being, and surveys the research on the concept and its implications for planning and evaluating services. This article explores the subjective nature of life quality, particularly for people with disabilities, and relates the concept to both cultural norms and universal human values and needs. Each person experiences life, and disability, in unique ways. Practitioners need to consider quality-of-life issues as a context in planning and evaluating quality services.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 6","pages":"499-512"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900603","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19501273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comparison of two approaches for teaching complex, authentic mathematics problems to adolescents in remedial math classes.","authors":"B A Bottge, T S Hasselbring","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900608","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two groups of adolescents with learning difficulties in mathematics were compared on their ability to generate solutions to a contextualized problem after being taught problem-solving skills under two conditions, one involving standard word problems, the other involving a contextualized problem on videodisc. All problems focused on adding and subtracting fractions in relation to money and linear measurement. Both groups of students improved their performance on solving word problems, but students in the contextualized problem group did significantly better on the contextualized problem posttest and were able to use their skills in two transfer tasks that followed instruction.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 6","pages":"556-66"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900608","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19501160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Categorical and programming changes in special education services.","authors":"D W Halgren, H F Clarizio","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Special education students (N = 654) were studied to determine what proportion had a categorical or programming change and what factors (child, school, and home) were associated with change. The study included all students with disabilities from preschool through secondary school in a tricounty rural district. Data were gathered through a record review and parent survey. Change was found to be more common than is generally perceived: 38.2% of the students had a classification change (21.9% by termination and 16.3% by reclassification). Rates of change varied significantly among classifications and the student's initial classification, grade level, and comorbidity were significantly predictive of change in classification.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 6","pages":"547-55"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900607","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19501276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gifted girls in a rural community: math attitudes and career options.","authors":"J Lamb, R Daniels","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900604","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was designed to determine the feasibility of improving gifted girls' attitudes toward mathematics. This study was conducted in three school districts in an isolated rural setting. Subjects were 24 gifted girls in Grades 4-7. A control group also contained 24 gifted girls at the same grade levels. On pretest, using the Mathematics Attitude Inventory (MAI), no significant differences were found between groups in their attitudes toward math. The intervention program included problem-solving activities, math-related career options, and self-esteem issues. MAI posttest scores after the 18-week program indicated that the program was effective in changing attitudes toward mathematics of gifted girls in a rural environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 6","pages":"513-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900604","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19501274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of science textbook recommendations provided for students with disabilities.","authors":"R S Parmar, J F Cawley","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900605","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Teachers' manuals from three major elementary science textbook series were analyzed. These textbooks provided specific instructional recommendations for students with disabilities in mainstream classes. Findings reveal that (a) the textbooks did not provide recommendations for all categories of disabilities as defined in Public Law 94-142; (b) many recommendations did not specifically address the learning needs of the students for whom they were intended; and (c) there were no consistency in the nature of recommendations provided for any given category of disability. Results indicate that special education and mainstream teachers should monitor the usefulness of published materials that claim to meet the needs of students with disabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 6","pages":"518-31"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900605","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19501275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Open enrollment and students with disabilities: issues, concerns, fears, and anticipated benefits.","authors":"J E Ysseldyke, M L Thurlow, B Algozzine, J Nathan","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900502","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Open enrollment is a hotly debated form of educational choice. More than 25 states have legislation establishing or expanding public school choice options. At an issues clarification working session, professionals, legislators, policymakers, parents, and students described issues and generated implications for serving students with disabilities. Participants identified three kinds of issues for districts and students: outcome, implementation, and demographic. Participants also expressed other concerns about choice: pupil benefit, parent involvement (or convenience), teacher/administrator job protection, change, and teacher workload.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 5","pages":"390-401"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900502","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19422765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The perceived environment of special education classrooms for adolescents: a revision of the classroom environment scale.","authors":"E J Trickett, P E Leone, C M Fink, S L Braaten","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Classroom Environment Scale (CES), originally developed for use in traditional public school classrooms, was revised for use in special education classrooms. The scale, which assesses students' perceptions of various aspects of the classroom, was administered to students in 79 special education classrooms in 16 residential and day treatment schools serving special education students with behavior disorders and emotional disturbance. Psychometric analyses showed that only seven of the nine aspects of the classroom found in the original CES were reliably reported in special education classrooms. The revised scale was found reliable for use in special education classes in residential and day treatment settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 5","pages":"411-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900504","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19422767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrated learning: explicit strategies and their role in problem-solving instruction for students with learning disabilities.","authors":"M Hollingsworth, J Woodward","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900507","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the effectiveness of an explicit strategy as a means of linking facts, concepts, and problem solving in an unfamiliar domain of learning. Participants were 37 secondary students with learning disabilities. All students were taught health facts and concepts, which they then applied to problem-solving exercises presented through computer-simulation games. Students in the experimental group were taught an explicit strategy for solving the problems; the comparison group was given supportive feedback and encouraged to induce their own strategies. The explicit strategy group performed significantly better on two transfer measures, including videotaped problem-solving exercises.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 5","pages":"444-55"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900507","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19424922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M West, J Kregel, E E Getzel, M Zhu, S M Ipsen, E D Martin
{"title":"Beyond Section 504: satisfaction and empowerment of students with disabilities in higher education.","authors":"M West, J Kregel, E E Getzel, M Zhu, S M Ipsen, E D Martin","doi":"10.1177/001440299305900508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299305900508","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>College and university students with disabilities were surveyed to determine their levels of satisfaction with accessibility, special services, and accommodations at their schools. In addition, students were requested to identify barriers to postsecondary education, improvements in services, and other concerns. Respondents generally expressed satisfaction with the services that they had received. However, the majority indicated that they had encountered barriers to their education, including a lack of understanding and cooperation from administrators, faculty, staff, and other students; lack of adaptive aids and other resources; and inaccessibility of buildings and grounds. Recommendations were made for improving the delivery of services and self-advocacy of students with disabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48164,"journal":{"name":"Exceptional Children","volume":"59 5","pages":"456-67"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"1993-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/001440299305900508","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19424918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}