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Children's Attitudes Toward Peers With Disabilities: The Effects Of Inclusion And Contact., Melissa E. Hall
Children's Attitudes Toward Peers With Disabilities: The Effects Of Inclusion And Contact., Melissa E. Hall
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Examining differences in attitudes is important in developing appropriate interventions to promote successful inclusion of children with disabilities into regular education classrooms. This study evaluated the effects of inclusion and contact on children's attitudes toward hypothetical peers with disabilities. One hundred children in the fourth and sixth grades were recruited from three inclusive schools in Nebraska and were administered the Peers Attitudes Toward the Handicapped scale. The classroom teachers reported on the amount of time that the child(ren) with disabilities spent daily in the regular education classroom, which was broken down into the amount of time spent in social and …
Phonemic Awareness And Preschool: Does One-On-One Instruction Improve Reading Readiness?, Jolene J. Johnson
Phonemic Awareness And Preschool: Does One-On-One Instruction Improve Reading Readiness?, Jolene J. Johnson
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Phonemic awareness and its connection to the early reading abilities of children was the focus of the following study. Of particular interest was the relationship between early reading interventions and the subsequent reading performance between early reading interventions and the subsequent reading performance of preschool children. The study examined the effectiveness of a one-on-one phonemic awareness program with preschool children. The program consisted of individual phonemic awareness instruction sessions for fifteen minutes, three times per week, for six weeks. The children were individually monitored over the course of the six-week intervention using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills (DIBELS) …
Small Group Phonemic Awareness Instruction Within A Preschool Program, Kelly R. Branecki
Small Group Phonemic Awareness Instruction Within A Preschool Program, Kelly R. Branecki
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether directly teaching phonemic awareness (PA) to at risk children enrolled in a preschool program increases their phonemic awareness skills. This research also looked at differences in the children's skill level on PA tasks when they had instructions for 15 minutes three times a week or 30 minutes three times a week. The participants were 14 children enrolled in preschool who were eligible to enter kindergarten in the 2003-2004 school year. PA skills were measured weekly with the Onset Recognition Fluency subtest of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS). …
Kids On The Block And Attitudes, Knowledge, And Acceptance Of Children With Disabilities., Amanda G. Johnson
Kids On The Block And Attitudes, Knowledge, And Acceptance Of Children With Disabilities., Amanda G. Johnson
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Kids on the Block (KOB) program in its ability to promote positive attitudes, knowledge, and acceptance of persons with disabilities. The KOB program was shown to elementary-aged students in grades I through 6. Children were asked to complete three separate measures one week before watching the KOB performance, one week after the performance, and four months later. Separate paired-sample t-tests were conducted comparing group means at pre-test to post test to determine immediate change. To determine long-term change, scores from pre-test were compared to scores at follow-up. Paired t-tests were conducted …
Assessing Language Using Play-Based Assessment In A Familiar Versus An Unfamiliar Context., Colleen Ryan Dupuis
Assessing Language Using Play-Based Assessment In A Familiar Versus An Unfamiliar Context., Colleen Ryan Dupuis
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In the last 30 years early childhood assessment has changed because of educational laws. Today, tests must do more than find children with delays; these tools must provide information about problems and lead to interventions. Because of public law younger children are being tested and assessing young children requires that new ways of measuring development be created. Developmental theory suggests that children can be assessed through play. Presently, the ability to assess language skills using play assessment was investigated. Both play in the home setting and play in an unfamiliar playroom was compared to a standardized test (MacArthur Communicative Development …
A Reinterpretation Of Historical Gender Bias And Women's Mental Health, Jacqueline Lindsay Novak
A Reinterpretation Of Historical Gender Bias And Women's Mental Health, Jacqueline Lindsay Novak
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This epistemological review suggests that gender stereotypes and oppression have occurred throughout history and reflects past and present portrayals of women, particularly, the reflection of stereotypes and oppression cause women to suffer mental health consequences in two ways. First, societal oppression reduces and enforces women to an inferior status, which promotes mental health suffering and consequences. Second, women suffer from biased assessments, diagnoses, and treatment via hierarchical relationships and gender stereotypes from professionals. Presently, women are maintained at this subordinate position due to a lack of people and policies enforcing health standards specifically for women.