Articles tagged with Special Education
Researchers at seven universities, led by Lehigh's Dr. Lee Kern, will study interventions for high-school students with severe behavioral disorders. The goal is to develop effective school-based interventions that can help students with these challenges become productive members of society.
Researchers found that intensive 60-minute daily intervention sessions improved oral reading fluency and national norm scores for at-risk first-graders in Oregon. In contrast, Texas students receiving a 30-minute daily intervention showed significant growth in fluency as well.
A new study challenges the notion of an autism epidemic in the US, citing inconsistencies in special education data and diagnostic practices. Researchers argue that changes in how children are labeled as having special needs can lead to misleading trends and undermine efforts to accurately measure the scope of developmental disability.
A study by Dr. Johanne Paradis found that immigrant children's English skills are comparable to those of monolingual children with speech language impairment, leading to potential misdiagnosis and unnecessary referrals to therapy services. This phenomenon is a concern for many countries, including Canada, the US, UK, and Australia.
The center aims to provide a national overview of how young adults with disabilities fare after leaving school, collecting and interpreting data to inform program improvements. The grant partners with OSEP, National Dropout Prevention Center, and other organizations to support states in implementing best practices.
Mandel School researchers have developed a prevention model for developmental problems in adopted children. The 'Prevention, Assessment, Referral and Transition' model will be tested on 80 families over six months and 12 months.
A new preschool curriculum, SPARK, uses repetition and arts to engage slow learners, promoting a love of reading. The approach, which includes activities like art, music, and make-believe, provides open-ended exploration and addresses specific disabilities.
Children born prematurely are 3 to 4 times more likely to be educational underachievers than full-term children. Targeted educational intervention programs can help maximize their academic potential. The study controlled for age, race, maternal education, and foster-care placement.
A recent survey found significant disparities in ADHD medication treatment among Maryland public school students, with minority children receiving lower rates of medication. Special education students are almost six times more likely to receive medication for ADHD than their regular education counterparts.
A recent study found that films featuring people with disabilities have increased in popularity, but often depict unrealistic scenarios, such as psychiatric disorders being linked to violence. Despite this, the study suggests that these portrayals can be used as a tool for promoting critical viewing skills and understanding of people w...