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Click -- http://www.ourdailybreadmissions.org/Counseling%20&%20Teaching.htm -- to visit the site below
Title Pastoral Counseling & Teaching / America's Schools in Crisis
Year 2000-
Organization Our Daily Bread, Missions -Association of Accredited Bible Schools & Teachers
Summary The purpose of the study was to collect basic and factual information about private schools, public schools, teachers and teaching methods, and home educators and their students in order to build an understanding of them. More specifically, the objectives of this study were to answer questions about (a) demographic characteristics of families, (b) selected significant characteristics of schools of what is working and what is not, (c) student performance on standardized achievement tests, (d) the relationship between student achievement and various factors related to their education, and (e) changes in data from the previous year, (f) teaching methods used.
Contents Ideas and information -- Community and support.
Subjects Cognitive disabilities / Computer assisted instruction / Curriculum / Curriculum development / Disabilities / Learner centered curriculum / Learning styles
 
Click -- http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ -- to visit the site below
Title Teaching every student in the digital age : universal design for learning.
Year 2000-
Organization Center for Applied Special Technology.
Summary Full text of the book is available here online plus many more resources and templates for creating curriculum using software tools adaptable to all students, including those with disabilities -- universal design for learning.
Contents Ideas and information -- Tools and activities -- Community and support.
Subjects Cognitive disabilities / Computer assisted instruction / Curriculum / Curriculum development / Disabilities / Learner centred curriculum / Learning styles / Technology
 
Click -- http://www.closingthegap.com/ -- to visit the site below
Title Closing the gap : computer technology in special education and rehabilitation.
Year 2001-
Organization Closing The Gap, Inc.
Summary This organization produces a newsletter, sponsors conferences and hosts forums about adaptive computer technology but the main feature of the web site is a searchable resource directory for software and hardware sources for adaptive technology.
Contents Newspaper -- Resource Directory -- Conference -- Forums.
Subjects Cognitive disabilities / Computer assisted instruction / Disabilities / Instructional aids / Learning disabilities / Special education / Technology
 
Click -- http://www.ccsa.ca/FAS%20Report/titlepage.htm -- to visit the site below
Title Literacy-based supports for young adults with FAS/FAE
Year 2000
Organization Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.
Personal author Raymond, Margaret ; Belanger, Joe.
Summary A report of research investigating the effects of using "Literacy-Based Support Circles" and "Literacy-Based Cognitive Tools" with five FAS/FAE affected adults ranging in age from 16 to 34 years.
Contents Introduction -- Subject biographies -- Literacy-based support circles -- Literacy-based cognitive compensatory tools -- Cognitive enhancement tools -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Subjects Adult basic education / Cognitive disabilities / Community literacy programs / Learning disabilities / Life skills / Self esteem
 
Click -- http://gear.torque.net/~bpd/dev/snap/ -- to visit the site below
Title Special Needs Assessment Procedures : a guide to ensure equal access to literacy programs for adults with disabilities / [written by Pat Hatt].
Year 2000
Organization Toronto District School Board.
Personal author Hatt, Pat.
Summary "This manual speaks directly to the literacy assessor who wishes to adapt his or her assessment process to give equal access to people with disabilities. It can also help identify goals for working with these learners."
Contents Introduction -- Disabilities -- Cognitive disability -- Learning disability -- Motor disability -- Psychiatric disability -- Sensory disability -- Assessment technique -- Resource list -- Credits.
Subjects Assessment / Cognitive disabilities / Disabilities / Learners / Learning disabilities / Mainstreaming / Physical disabilities
 

 
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