The questions asked in this study were: (1) Are there differences in post-school outcomes among students with moderate/severe mental retardation who graduated in 1985, 1990, and 1995 from three school districts in Washington state at 2 discrete points in time since graduation (at 1 year for the 1990 and 1995 graduates and at ...

The aim of this dissertation was to examine sensory integration (SI) as a frame of reference for the assessment and intervention of children with mild disabilities. A description of SI and SI dysfunction is provided, and SI is compared with other approaches used in the remediation of children with learning disabilities (LD). ...

Educators are passionately concerned about children who fail traditional types of reading instruction, thus the research in phonemic awareness is pursued with fervor and commitment. Correlational studies revealed strong relationships among phonemic skills and reading, but questions of instructional accessibility, facilitative ...

Recent communication interventions for children with autism have addressed their difficulty with pragmatic skills such as asking questions. Receiving explicit instruction in asking questions seems to be particularly relevant for children with autism who often fail to make spontaneous verbal initiations, thereby decreasing ...

This study tested the assertion made by many writing instruction experts that teachers' written comments on students' writing should primarily concern the ideas or content of the writing and not the mechanics or surface features. The academic and affective responses of 10th and 11th grade students toward the two kinds of ...

The concept of teachers as reflective practitioners has occupied a prominent place in the current educational reform agenda. In both teacher education and public school restructuring literature, frequent reference is made to the importance of teachers having opportunities to be reflective about their work; however, these ...

This study examined the status of the faculty development programs (FDP) in Washington state community colleges. Data were gathered through a questionnaire mailed to the individuals responsible for faculty development, and tabulated results are included. Six areas were examined for specific information: (1) Practices: what ...

This study was about the discussion of controversial public issues (CPIs) in middle and high school social studies classes. Its purpose was to address the problem that while CPI discussions are valuable for students and for the broader society, few students are actually taught how to participate in them. I sought to better ...

Homeless youth were studied to examine the extent to which participation in educational service programs was related to social and emotional, outcomes. Other factors, such as abuse or time out of the home were included to identify predictors of youth's willingness to participate in such programs and the role of two types of ...

Base upon the perspectives of Hispanic inner-city high school students of poverty, this study explored why some students are academically successful and graduate from high school while others from similar circumstances maintain a near-failing or failing grade point average and eventually drop out of school. Data were gathered ...