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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"severe disabilities"”.
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Inclusion in physical education for students with severe disabilities
… education for two third grade students with severe disabilities utilizing a social constructionist framework. In the first class, one student was identified as having significant language based challenges. The second class included a child with severe cerebral palsy.</p><p>Four levels of …
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Reaggregation: Parents of Children With Severe Disabilities Merge Two Worlds
… then they learn about their children's disabilities and are thrust into the world of disabilities or liminality; and finally, they are able to reaggregate to some degree to the communitas of parents. Suggestions for professionals who work with parents and children with disabilities are …
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School-based extracurricular activity participation of secondary students with severe disabilities
… the participation of secondary students with severe disabilities in extracurricular school clubs. Specifically, this study sought to understand: (a) the motivating factors that affected the inclusion of students with severe disabilities in school clubs, and (b) how students participated in …
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Influences on teachers' decisions about literacy for students with severe disabilities
… decisions about literacy for their students with severe disabilities. Using multiple case study and grounded theory methodologies, four middle and high school special education teachers were purposefully selected to participate in interviews and videotaped observations. Transcripts and videos were …
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The Impact of the Arts for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities
Students with moderate to severe disabilities are often left out of arts programs, especially in rural areas where resources are limited and drama, music and art classes are often not available. This action research study focused on a small group of students in a self-contained classroom in a high …
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Teachers' attitudes towards the New Jersey's Alternate Proficiency Assessment for students with severe disabilities
… Proficiency Assessment (APA) for students with severe disabilities. A total of 25 special education teachers, who had experiences in the APA portfolio implementation, participate in this study. A survey including 25 questions on a five point Likert scale was provided to all participating …
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Involvement of transition-age students with severe disabilities in their health care at school
… students with complex health care needs and severe disabilities. To investigate how students were involved, and beliefs about their involvement, a basic qualitative methodology that incorporated ethnographic and multiple-case study methods was utilized. Nine cases were selected through …
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The Impact of Video Self-modeling on Conversational Skills with Adolescent Students with Severe Disabilities
… in its use of participants who have multiple disabilities and low cognitive functioning. The results show that video self-modeling is effective for some participants while video peer modeling is effective for others. The individual student's preference for one form of video modeling over …
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Peer interactions and roles of high school students with severe disabilities during inclusive service-learning
… was to examine how high school students with severe disabilities interact with peers and adults, the relationship between specific contextual factors and peer interactions, and the informal roles students with severe disabilities assume during inclusive service-learning. Data were collected …
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Building communication interventions for children with severe disabilities on cultural resources: an action research enquiry
In South Africa, children with severe disabilities are often the most neglected in terms of planning and providing appropriate interventions. For those with severe communication disabilities, an additional lack is in the area of the basic human right to meaningful interactions and communication. …
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The impact of a self-management intervention on work-related behaviors in customized employment for individuals with severe disabilities
… not widely available to many individuals with severe disabilities. This thesis first examines challenges individuals with severe disabilities face when seeking and maintaining employment (Chapter 1). A conceptual model based on a theory of control is used to conceptually model an on-the-job, …
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Teachers' perceptions of benefits and barriers to school and community work-based learning experiences for students with severe disabilities
… had at least one student on their caseload with severe disabilities aged 14 or older completed an online questionnaire (N = 137). Exploratory factor analyses were used to describe how teachers conceptualize benefits and barriers to school and community WBLEs. In addition, inferential statistics …
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A Survey of Knowledge and Implementation of Best Practices for Inclusion by Personnel Prepared to Teach Students with Severe Disabilities
… if recent graduates receiving certification in severe disabilities were adequately prepared to teach students with severe disabilities in inclusive environments; (b) determine if recent graduates were teaching or previously taught in the field in which they were prepared (retention); (c) …
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Intervention With Individuals Who Have Severe Disabilities: General Case Instruction of Communication and a Methodological Critique of Drug Intervention for Self-Injury
… and language skills of individuals with severe disabilities. First, the use of opiate blockers in the treatment of self-injurious behavior is reviewed. The research is critically evaluated and potential methodological confounds which affect interpretation of the results are explored. …
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The influence of motivation and response competition on the generalized use of a newly learned requesting form in three children with severe disabilities
… objects and actions by three young children with severe language deficits. A within-subject multiple baseline consisting of three stimulus categories of opportunities to request was used for each child. During baseline probes, all children used forms such as reaching, grabbing, or leading to make …
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An Analysis of Reported Factors Contributing to Job Terminations of Individuals With Severe Disabilities in Relation to Length of Tenure and Type of Job
… the job terminations of 51 subjects with severe disabilities who had received job training and follow-up services from a program utilizing the supported work model. Three general classes of reasons for termination (social, nonsocial, mixed) were examined in relation to length of time on …
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