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Preparing Children to Take Music Lessons

in reaching deaf and blind children who would otherwise tune out. When used to help children learn basic skills, it is referred to...

Orenstein's Smart but Stuck

(2001) draws on some of the personal experiences of those she interviewed for the book, providing the reader with a great deal of ...

Review of WOMAC Study

a measure of internal consistency. Items in an instrument are considered to have internal consistency, that is, similar constructs...

Dropout Prevention for Youth with Disabilities

1998). In order to keep young people in school, they have to be engaged in learning and further, see a reason for continuing. The ...

3 Articles on Public Relations Issues Between Schools and Communities Summarized

is all too often overlooked (Ediger, 2001). When courteous responses between school workers is not relayed, the public at large w...

Article Critique/Suspected LD

the pre-test due to differences in cultural background make significant improvement, but children with "true language impairment" ...

Handicapped Children and Educational Inclusion

This paper addresses the inclusion of disabled children in schools. The author uses the Handicapped Act of 1975 and the American ...

Changing Perspectives on Welfare and the US Federal Government

funded job. That was the theory. In practice, the bills drafters (of whom Clinton was one) knew Congress would not be able to...

Learning Disability and Attention Deficit Disorder

In a paper consisting of six pages the behavioral issues connected with ADD are discussed along with the ways in which learning di...

Students with Learning Disabilities Journal Article Reviewed

In four pages this paper examines the study and its implications that was chronicled in the journal article 'The Influence of affe...

Case Study of Children with Disabilities

In six pages this essay discusses a case study of a boy age eight with a diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and...

Buck v. Bell 1927 U.S. Supreme Court Case

In ten pages this 1927 case is analyzed in terms of its legal aspects, issues, and the impact on incarcerated and individuals with...

Animal Assisted Therapy and the Relationship Between Dogs and Humans

emotional, physical and mental care. Dogs establish a fierce loyalty to their human families in a very short amount of time; bond...

Analyzing Some Programs of Affirmative Action

In five pages differences and similarities are explored among affirmative action programs dealing with disabilities, race, and sex...

President George H.W. Bush's Influence on 1990's Americans With Disabilities Act

In a paper that consists of five pages Bush's efforts to pass this bill through in order to assist those afflicted with disabiliti...

The Handicapped and the Film 'Edward Scissorhands'

Prejudices and bigoted attitudes are the issues discussed in this 5 page paper that uses an analysis of Edward Scissorhands to rev...

Learning Disabilities Identification and Ethnic Minorities

In three pages identifying learning disabilities as they pertain to ethnic minorities such as Hispanic students are considered in ...

True Cause of Dyslexia Determination

In twenty pages current research is applied to the topic of dyslexia and its learning disability status with the proposal of a sch...

Letter Reversal, Dyslexia, and Learning Disabilities

determine if the use of upper case letters as a reading and writing support technique can improve reading and writing processes fo...

Learning Disability Causes and Etiology

In five pages this paper discusses learning disabilities in an examination of causes and etiology. Ten sources are cited in the b...

LD Students and Language Disorders

In eight pages this literature review discusses the connection between learning disabilities and language disorders. Ten sources ...

Special Education Teaching and the Impact of Technology

In five pages this paper examines teachers of students with learning disabilities in terms of how technology can be of assistance ...

LD Definition and Characteristics

In six pages this research paper defines learning disabilities, discusses its characteristics, how it is diagnosed, its incidence,...

Family Assessment 2 and Howard P. Parette Jr.'s 'Family-centered assistive technology assessment'

This paper presents an article summary in four pages as it relates to children with disabilities and the involvement of their fami...

Transition Education In a Functional Curriculum

This paper addresses the debate over including a functional curriculum for students with learning disabilities. This four page pa...

Children with Disabilities and Education

In four pages this paper discusses providing disabled children with proper education in a consideration of the Individuals with Di...

Special Education Assessments

collecting information for "the purpose of (a) specifying and verifying problems and (b) making decisions about students" (Salvia ...

Handicapped Labeling and Telethons

In six pages this paper considers the social dilemma represented by telethons which although laudably raises money for people with...

Learning Stages of Albert Einstein

In seven pages Albert Einstein's learning development is considered within the context of Piaget's developmental stages theory and...

Special Needs Students and Classroom Inclusion

In sixteen pages this paper examines students with special needs and classroom inclusion in concept and in practices with research...