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Scoping review: Using virtual or augmented reality to teach children on the autism spectrum with intellectual disabilities

open access: yesBritish Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology have shown potential for the instruction of people on the autism spectrum by simulating real‐world experiences in a safe and controlled environment. However, numerous reports indicate that this type of research has included few participants with intellectual disability (ID).
Emily M. Erb, Gabrielle T. Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing nutritional literacy in preschool learning environments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Obesity among preschool children is more common among lower-income families. Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in U.S. Mexican and African American populations has steadily increased and is associated with modifiable risk factors, such as poor ...
Warren, Cynthia
core   +1 more source

Extremism and the potential dismantling of special education: Or moving forward with inclusive special education

open access: yesSupport for Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Extremism in special education has been an endemic feature for decades but its most recent iteration, the full inclusion movement (FIM), is pushing special education toward a radical ideology in which placement in mainstream schools, rather than providing effective instruction, is becoming the main focus of efforts to meet the needs of ...
James M. Kauffman, Garry Hornby
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparison of Parent and Teacher Ratings of Child Behaviours: the Pygmalion Effect Revisited [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Early schooling experience is a reliable predictor of later school and professional adjustment. In the context of important investment made in the preschool curriculum to promote early academic achievement among children at risk of failure, the validity ...
Bigras, Marc   +4 more
core  

The importance of intrinsic reading motivation goes beyond the reading domain: Relations to school performance and motivation in the language domain

open access: yesJournal of Research in Reading, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Intrinsic reading motivation has often been investigated regarding its relations to reading‐related variables (e.g. reading achievement). Research has paid little attention to the relations between intrinsic reading motivation and variables related to the overarching language domain.
A. Katrin Arens, Jens Möller
wiley   +1 more source

The application of systematic analytical thinking in teaching vocabulary for English majors

open access: yesActa Psychologica
The main goal of this study is to examine and demonstrate the effectiveness of applying systematic analytical thinking in the teaching of vocabulary to English majors. Specifically, the research aims to assess the impact of systematic analytical thinking
Weiwei Shi
doaj  

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