The Range Of Reading Skills Within And Across General Education Classrooms: Contributions To Understanding Special Education For Students With Mild Handicaps
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Journal of Special Education
- Vol. 24 (4) , 441-453
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002246699102400405
Abstract
This study examined the range of reading skills in elementary classrooms to understand the instructional needs of general education students. Students in Grades 1-6 were tested using two curriculum-based reading measures. Results documented a wide range of reading skills both within and across grades. Findings are discussed in terms of relations between general and special education.Keywords
This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
- Special Education Reform: School Psychology RevolutionSchool Psychology Review, 1988
- Curriculum Bias in Published, Norm-Referenced Reading Tests: Demonstrable EffectsSchool Psychology Review, 1988
- Development of Curriculum-Based Local Norms for Use in Special Education Decision-MakingSchool Psychology Review, 1988
- Beyond Ability Grouping: A Review of the Effectiveness of Ability Grouping and Its AlternativesSchool Psychology Review, 1987
- Formative Evaluation of Individual Student Programs: A New Role for School PsychologistsSchool Psychology Review, 1986
- Empirical Validation of Criterion-Referenced TestsThe Journal of Educational Research, 1985
- The microeconomics of referral and reintegration: A paradigm for evaluation of special educationStudies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
- Teacher as imperfect test: Reconceptualizing the referral processEducational Psychologist, 1984
- Do Textbooks and Tests Define a National Curriculum in Elementary School Mathematics?The Elementary School Journal, 1983
- The fallacy of “two years below grade level for age” as a diagnostic criterion for reading disordersJournal of School Psychology, 1982