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Special Education and Teaching

Selected Works

2007

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Bilingual Special Education, Rebecca A. Neal, Aydin Bal, Federico R. Waitoller Sep 2007

Bilingual Special Education, Rebecca A. Neal, Aydin Bal, Federico R. Waitoller

Rebecca Neal

Presentation made at Arizona State University. Tempe, Arizona.

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Promoting Learner­-Learner Interactions Through Ecological Assessments Of The Online Environment, Evelyn S. Johnson Jun 2007

Promoting Learner­-Learner Interactions Through Ecological Assessments Of The Online Environment, Evelyn S. Johnson

Evelyn S. Johnson

As the number of learners engaging in online education increases, a growing body of literature is developing to recommend best practices for instructors. Typically, these recommendations are oriented to a particular aspect of interaction based on Moore’s (1989) extended framework, to include learner­-instructor; learner­-learner; learner­-content; learner­-interface interactions, with a recent emphasis on the importance of learner­-learner interactions. However, online instructors and learners operate within a complex environment in which many aspects can have a direct impact on the instructor’s ability to facilitate learner-learner interactions. If online education providers and instructors hope to successfully adopt practices to promote learner­-learner interaction, an …

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Adults With Asperger Syndrome: A Lost Generation?, Lee Wilkinson Apr 2007

Adults With Asperger Syndrome: A Lost Generation?, Lee Wilkinson

Lee A Wilkinson, PhD

No abstract provided.

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It's Not Just About Speed: The Role Of Prosody In Reading Fluency Instruction, Kathy Kersul-Wiener Jan 2007

It's Not Just About Speed: The Role Of Prosody In Reading Fluency Instruction, Kathy Kersul-Wiener

Kathy Kersul-Wiener

With direct instruction in elements of prosody, teachers can see improvements in assessment scores, as well as hearing better readers who understand that reading isn't just about reading fast.

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Enhancing Diversity Programs: Building Coalitions Through Developing Effective Advisory Boards, Norman Powell, Sherwood Thompson Dec 2006

Enhancing Diversity Programs: Building Coalitions Through Developing Effective Advisory Boards, Norman Powell, Sherwood Thompson

Norman W. Powell

No abstract provided.

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An Innovative Statewide Collaborative For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell Dec 2006

An Innovative Statewide Collaborative For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell

Norman W. Powell

No abstract provided.

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Assessing Treatment Integrity In Behavioral Consultation, Lee Wilkinson Dec 2006

Assessing Treatment Integrity In Behavioral Consultation, Lee Wilkinson

Lee A Wilkinson, PhD

The trend in school psychology services is a shift from an emphasis on an assessment-based paradigm to one of consultation problem-solving and behavioral intervention. A critical component of consultation-derived interventions and behavior change is treatment integrity. Treatment integrity (or fidelity) refers to the extent to which an intervention is implemented as intended (or planned). Although its importance has been acknowledged in the literature, this construct has largely been neglected in consultation research and practice. This article describes practical approaches for assessing and monitoring the integrity of treatments implemented during the problem-solving process. A treatment-monitoring interview (TMI) is proposed as an …

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A Collaborative Model For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell Dec 2006

A Collaborative Model For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell

Norman W. Powell

No abstract provided.

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Reclaiming Youth International, Norman Powell Dec 2006

Reclaiming Youth International, Norman Powell

Norman W. Powell

No abstract provided.

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Functional Analysis And Reduction Of Inappropriate Spitting, Stacy L. Carter, John J. Wheeler Dec 2006

Functional Analysis And Reduction Of Inappropriate Spitting, Stacy L. Carter, John J. Wheeler

John J. Wheeler

Functional analysis was used to determine the possible function of inappropriate spitting behavior of
an adult woman who had been diagnosed with profound mental retardation. Results of an initial descriptive
assessment indicated a possible attention function and led to an attention-based intervention, which was
deemed ineffective at reducing the frequency of spitting. A follow-up functional analysis revealed an automatic
function and an intervention of medication prescribed for gastro-esophageal reflux markedly reduced the
frequency of inappropriate spitting. The implications for using functional analysis as a means of identifying
biological events such as medical illness are discussed.

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