News tagged with special education
New research offers guidance for improving primary grade writing instruction
Feb 26, 2009 |
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New research from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College offers guidance for teachers to help them improve writing instruction in the primary grades and develop stronger student writers.
Deaf children use hands to invent own way of communicating
Feb 15, 2009 |
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Deaf children are able to develop a language-like gesture system by making up hand signs and using homemade systems to increase their communication as they grow, just as children with conventional spoken language, research ...
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The new myths of gifted education (w/ Podcast)
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 02, 2009 |
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More than 25 years after myths about gifted education were first explored, they are all still with us and new ones have been added, according to research published in the current Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ), the official journa ...
Retained elementary students often do not get special education plan
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Many children who are retained in kindergarten, first or third grade for academic reasons do not subsequently receive a document outlining the individualized special education services they should receive, according to a ...
What's fear got to do with it?
Jan 23, 2008 |
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The education world is under more scrutiny than ever before. Reports, political platforms, test result comparisons, and various articles in newspapers and magazines all criticize a field that just a generation or so ago was ...
Should teachers be licensed on effectiveness or experience?
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Michigan education officials are considering new standards for licensing teachers focusing more on effectiveness rather than years of educational and work experience. Are teachers ready?
NASA awards Oklahoma an education grant
Mar 31, 2008 |
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The U.S. space agency has awarded an education grant to Oklahoma State University to encourage high school students to pursue careers in science.
Physical education teaching staff play key role in making you like sport
Dec 10, 2009 |
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What factors have an influence in making us like sport in the physical education classes we receive in school? According to a new investigation, physical education teaching staff must develop the responsibility, ...
Brain rewards aggression much like it does sex, food, drugs
Feb 01, 2008 |
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New research from Vanderbilt University shows for the first time that the brain processes aggression as a reward—much like sex, food and drugs—offering insights into our propensity to fight and our fascination with violent ...
Educate yourself to boost achievement in kids
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 06, 2009 |
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With school days just around the corner, a University of Michigan researcher has some advice for parents who want to increase their children's academic success.
Epidemiologic study links low maternal education to intellectual disabilities in offspring
Mar 05, 2008 |
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By applying a public health approach, researchers at three universities have discovered a key indicator for increased risk of mental retardation in the general population. The study assessed population-level risk factors ...
Researchers seek to make standardized tests accessible
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Standardized testing is an inescapable part of modern education; however, these tests often fail to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Vanderbilt University Learning Sciences Institute researchers Stephen ...
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