Equality In Education / Physical Disabilities
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A 15 page research paper that explores several aspects of the physically disabled child. Topics include an overview, stereotypes of the physically disabled, legal mandates, attitudes of peers, parents and parents of children without disabilities, what inclusion means, inclusion programs and strategies that work. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: Physdisa.wps

Issues of Inclusion
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The Education of the Handicapped Act enacted in 1975 initiated a change in the educational system of the United States. Full inclusion began to take hold in the 1980's. Full inclusion is a term used to describe the placement of children with disabilities in a regular education classroom with children who do not have disabilities. While the normalization of children's lives through their education placement is important, students' education needs should take priority over the philosophical aspects of placement. Many would say that a policy of segregation would be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and against the principle of least restrictive environment. Placing all children with disabilities in general classroom settings, without regard to individual needs, because it reflects current ideas about best practice, does not support the least restrictive environment concept nor the goal of providing appropriate educational programs for all children. This 5 page paper explores the issue of inclusion on disabled and non-disabled students. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KTinclus.wps

Special Education / Harmful Labels for 'Slower' Children ?
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A 5 page analytical look at special education and the effects of labeling children as such. The special education system as it currently exists is largely criticized. Special education's positive attributes are cited as well but the writer argues that one of the worst existing problems occurs when children are mislabeled as 'special' education and just 'thrown' into some classification that is really unnecessary. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Labelhan.wps

Comparing Teaching Methods for Students with Dyslexia
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A 6 page research paper that focuses on current methods of teaching dyslexic children. The writer concludes that the 'tried and true' methods based on dyslexic pioneer Samuel Orton and new therapies that incorporate recent research on how dyslexia impacts one hemisphere of the brain are the best methods available. Biography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Tchdys.wps

Determining Dyslexia's True Cause
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A 20 page paper discussing dyslexia in terms of its status as a learning disability and of current research, and from the perspective of guidance counseling. The broad term of 'learning disability' generally is reserved for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Dyslexia. More severe restraints on learning also affect general intelligence, which neither ADD nor dyslexia does. In all respects aside from those of the specific afflictions, sufferers of these learning disabilities not only possess average intelligence, there also is a significant percentage of them whose intelligence level is considered to be far above normal. The official word on causes of these learning disabilities is that the cause is unknown, but several researchers believe there have been some important questions answered in the last several years of research, including a link to abnormalities in the brain's processing of certain sounds. The paper proposes a questionnaire-based study centered on school guidance counselors. Bibliography lists 29 sources.
Filename: Dyslexic.wps

Dyslexia And Information Communication Technology
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A 5 page paper that discusses dyslexia and information communications technology. The writer begins with a brief introduction to dyslexia and what kinds of remediation have been found to be most successful. Specific ICT programs are then discussed in terms of how they can help the student with dyslexia with both writing and studying. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGdysict.wps

Dyslexia Controversy in Treatment
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of conventional and controversial treatments for dyslexia. The paper takes the position that visually oriented treatments should not be used until, or unless, a causal relationship is found. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA25Dysl.wps

Letter Reversal & Dyslexia
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A 20 page proposal designed to demonstrate the impacts of academic and behavioral interventions on the process of letter reversal in dyslexic children. Bibliography lists 39 sources.
Filename: Dyslexia.wps

Single Subject Study Of Letter Reversal
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A 10 page research proposal that supports the hypothesis that children with dyslexia who currently reverse common letters and letter combinations can be 'trained' through specific techniques, to reduce the level of reversal that occurs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Lettrev.wps