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Children With Special Needs Can Succeed A Teacher Resource Guide For A College Preparatory Elementary School, Bonnie L. Miller
Children With Special Needs Can Succeed A Teacher Resource Guide For A College Preparatory Elementary School, Bonnie L. Miller
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive
This project demonstrated that children with special needs can succeed in a college preparatory school. Using a faculty and staff member questionnaire and a parent questionnaire, the writer identified the following special needs among the students at the practicum site. (a) learning disabilities, (b) speech and language disorders, ( c) hearing impairments, ( d) visual impairments, ( e) physical disability, and (t) behavior disorders. At the practicum site, when a parent was contacted concerning a child's identified special need that could be fully corrected at the school site, the parent was generally directed to seek out-of-school help. The school personnel …
The Application Of A Behavior Management System To Increase Mathematics Academic Performance Of Secondary Learning Disabled Students, Joyce L. Stockdale
The Application Of A Behavior Management System To Increase Mathematics Academic Performance Of Secondary Learning Disabled Students, Joyce L. Stockdale
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive
The author developed and implemented a behavior management program designed to aide learning disabled (LD) students in a large metropolitan school district. The objectives of the program were to help the LD students increase their grade level performance skills in mathematics, to reduce inappropriate behaviors which were interfering with their learning, and to assist the students in the development of a positive attitude toward mathematics, themselves, peers, adults and the school. The identified behaviors were: Tardiness to class, Walking around aimlessly, Unprepared for class, Talking out, Drawing and/or writing on tables, walls, desks and other school materials. The components of …
Strategies For Socialization Of Learning Disabled Students At The Secondary Level, Verden T. Smith
Strategies For Socialization Of Learning Disabled Students At The Secondary Level, Verden T. Smith
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive
Learning disabled students at the secondary level have inferior socialization skills with peer groups and poor self-perceptual skills. Studies indicate that socialization appears to be the keystone of adolescent development. Evaluative instruments employed to discern interpersonal and socialization skills were the IPAT-Anxiety Scale Questionnaire Test-Self-Analysis Form (Cattell, Krug, Scheier) and the Self-Inventory (Simon-Howe-Kirschenbaum). Peer Counseling, observations, filmstrips and guest speakers were utilized to implement this socialization. skills program. Results indicated improved self-esteem, increased communication with peer groups and more positive attitudes toward self and others. (Appendices include sample instruments and student data.)
A Cross-Age Tutoring Program To Enhance Sight Word Recognition In Primary Resource Room Students, Janice Fay Langel
A Cross-Age Tutoring Program To Enhance Sight Word Recognition In Primary Resource Room Students, Janice Fay Langel
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive
The problem addressed in this practicum was the significant deficit in recognition of sight word vocabulary among Primary Resource room students partially due to insufficient exposure to the words, little positive reinforcement, and a lack of consistent practice providing the correct responses. The method devised to remedy this deficit was to implement a ten week, cross-age tutoring program in which the Resource students were drilled for 10 minutes daily on the Dolch Basic Sight Word Vocabulary, the Queen's Vocabulary List, and supplemental word lists with positive verbal, and correct-response reinforcement by fifth grade tutors. Student tutors were selected from low …
Increasing The Mathematics Performance Of Learning Disabled Children Through Self-Monitoring Of Attention Span, Geraldine B. Newton
Increasing The Mathematics Performance Of Learning Disabled Children Through Self-Monitoring Of Attention Span, Geraldine B. Newton
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive
A program to self-monitor attention spans for learning disabled students in grades three through six was implemented to aid them in remaining on task while in math class. A recorded “beeper” was set up to remind students to stay on task. Students marked a checksheet to indicate whether or not they were on task when the “beep” went off. The program’s aims were to help the students increase his mathematics performance as demonstrated by an increase of achievement on the math section of the Wide Range Achievement Test. The Program consisted of a pretest, implementation of self-monitoring for 10 weeks …