Clarissa E. Rosas, Ph.D. College of Mount Saint Joseph - Kathleen G. Winterman, Ed.D Abstract Although federal legislation requires parent involvement in the development of Individualized Education Programs, parents often lack adequate...

Are Services Provided During Disciplinary Removals? Part 4 of 9 Introduction After a child with a disability has been removed from his or her current placement for 10 school days in the same school year, the school system must provide services...

Nancy Lopez, Ed.D. Illinois State University - Julia B. Stoner, Ed.D., CCC-SLP Illinois State University Abstract Promoting self-determination in students with disabilities is recognized as an integral component of education today. For most...

Heidi Flavian, Ph.D. Achva Academic College Abstract For decades, lawmakers, parents, and educators have advocated for including students with learning disabilities (LD) and addressing their needs within the education system. However,...

Areas of Perception Introduction Many times parent of children diagnosed with perceptual problems, processing disorders etc will be told that their children have problems in visual and auditory areas and that is the reason why they have...

Art Therapy and Autism: A Picture of the Literature Caroline Guardino, Ph.D. Rebekah Wallis, M.Ed. Arien Peppers Harrison, M.Ed. Morgan Green, M.Ed. The University of North Florida Abstract Art therapy is an alternative therapeutic intervention...

Arthritis There are over 100 forms of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. These diseases may cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints and other supporting structures of the body such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones. Some...

May 2005 Book Review: Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level By Sheila Meindl, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Special Education; Director of Teacher Education, Marymount Manhattan College...

Mary Runo, Geoffrey Kargu & John K. Mugo Abstract The study aimed at finding out whether teachers can identify the courses of reading disabilities in learners. It intended to establish whether teachers have adequate knowledge of identifying...

Assessing the Implementation of Differentiated Instruction Using Technology within Pre-Service Teacher Education Programs Annah L. Hill, D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Mariha K. Shields, D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania...