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Title: Comparing Effects of Two Grouping Conditions to Teach Algebraic Problem-Solving to Students with Mild Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
Author: Harris, Amber
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Mathematics
Description: This study compared two grouping conditions (Direct Instruction vs. an instructional package containing Direct Instruction, Peer Assisted Learning Strategies, and self-monitoring) on 6th and 7th grade special education students' abilities to solve...

Title: EFFECTS OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION ON ACQUISITION OF EARLY ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICAL VOCABULARY BY STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
Author: Patterson, Dawn
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Elementary
Description: Education in American schools is driven by the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) ensuring that educators provide students with disabilities a grade-aligned education. Recently, ...

Title: Effects of Direct Instruction on the Use of and Response to Prepositions by Students with an Intellectual Disability
Author: Hicks, Susan
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Language and languages
Description: Students with an intellectual disability often struggle with significant language delays or impairments. Although this population of students can acquire language skills, they often require methods of explicit instruction of language skills to do ...

Title: Effects of Tier 1 Enhancement Training on Teachers' Instructional Unit Accuracy
Author: Kretlow, Allison
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Elementary
Description: Early intervention models such as Response to Intervention have shown promise in reducing risk of academic failure (Bursuck et al., 2005; Foorman, Fletcher, Francis, & Schatschneider, 1998). General education teachers assume primary responsibility...

Title: Preschool Pedagogy and Its Impact on Preschoolers' Attitudes Toward Learning
Author: Lounsbury, Karen
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Early childhood education, Education
Description: This qualitative study examined two preschool pedagogical approaches and the impact each had on students' attitudes toward learning. One preschool used A Beka curriculum, which is a direct instruction pedagogy. The other preschool used Creative Cu...