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Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: A Profile of Education for Children with Disabilities in Canada
This study examines assesses the availability and use of special needs programs in education.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Statistics Canada, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division
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May 2008
Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on Special Education in School-Aged Children
This study found that prenatal cocaine use increases the likelihood of a child requiring an individual education plan and support services.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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July 2008
Substance Abuse and Learning Disabilities: Peas in a Pod or Apples and Oranges?
This paper demonstrates that a variety of factors place children with learning disabilities at greater risk of substance abuse later in life, and argues that early intervention is necessary in order to reduce this risk.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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September 01, 2000
Comparison of Traditional Public Schools and Charter Schools on Retention, School Switching, and Achievement Growth
This paper discusses the effectiveness of charter schools at helping students who may otherwise have fallen through the cracks of the public school system.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Goldwater Institute
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March 15, 2004
Special Education and School Achievement: An Explanatory Analysis
This paper present the findings of a study on the effectiveness of special education and finds that it has little benefit for children with learning disabilities.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Insitute for Research on Poverty
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June 01, 1997
Leave No Youth Behind: Opportunities for Congress to Reach Disconnected Youth
This report examines six government programs that could be used to help disconnected and at-risk youth.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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July 01, 2003
Let the Funding Follow the Children: A Solution for Special Education in Ontario
This paper looks at evidence that the public school system is not adequately dealing with the needs of exceptional (special needs) students.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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The Fraser Institute
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April 01, 2004
Who Killed School Discipline?
This article examines parents’ concern over the lack of discipline in public schools.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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The Manhattan Institute
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Spring 2000
Inclusion: The Next Generation in Child Care in Canada
This book summarizes the results and recommendations of two studies about the inclusion of children with special needs in Canadian child care programs.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Breton Books
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2004
Collaborative Steps: Paving the Way to Kindergarten for Children with Disabilities
This article discusses some of the challenges encountered by parents, children, and schools as children with disabilities enter the formal school system.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Young Children
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March 2005
Profile of Undergraduates and Postsecondary Institutions: 1999-2000
This report provides information about the gender, race/ethnicity, age, citizenship status, immigration status, parenthood status, and disability status of students enrolled in undergraduate studies from 1999 to 2000.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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July 2002
The Urban Child in Peril: “Can Literacy Change the Outcome?
This presentation addresses the literacy crisis, and focuses on Pennsylvania's efforts in promoting literacy.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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The Manhattan Institute
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November 1, 1999
Effectiveness of Special Education: Is Placement the Critical Factor?
While acknowledging that no method of instruction or placement can make learning disabled students perform at the same level as their non-disabled peers, this paper argues that it is the quality of instruction, not the placement environment, that is most important in helping these students.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1996
Learning Disabilities
This article discusses the difficulties of defining learning disabilities, and looks at factors contributing to increased identification of learning disabled students.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1996
Outcomes for Youths with Serious Emotional Disturbance in Secondary School and Early Adulthood
This article describes the school performance, social experiences, employment patterns, and independence levels of students with serious emotional disturbances.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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The Future of Children
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Summer/Fall 1995
The Role of Supports in Successful Labor Force Entry for Youth with Disabilities
This report describes programs which provide support to disabled youth as they transition from school to work.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy, The Lewin Group
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September 2001
A Road Map for Learning: Improving Educational Outcomes in Foster Care
This book provides a framework to help encourage foster children in school.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Casey Family Programs
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2004
The Contemporary Concepts of At-Risk Children: Theoretical Models and Preventive Approaches in the Early Years
This paper, presented at the 2000 PCERA Symposium on Children and Youth at Risk, deals with children who are at risk of not receiving a basic level of education.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC)
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April 01, 2000
Successful Initiative for Educating At-Risk Students
This paper explores Houston's Community Education Partners program, which has proven to be a successful alternative method for dealing with disruptive and/or academically challenged grade nine students.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
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January 11, 2000
Race to the Bottom: Minority Children and Special Education in Arizona Public School
This paper presents findings from a national survey of special education students showing that minority students in Arizona are more likely than non-minority students to be placed in special education programs.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Goldwater Institute
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May 10, 2004
Association of Early Childbearing and Low Cognitive Ability
This article demonstrates that young females with low cognitive ability have an increased likelihood of early sexual activity and teenage childbearing.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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October 01, 2002
Preparing Foster Adolescents for Independent Living: A Comparison of Disabled and Nondisabled Youth
This paper compares the approaches taken to prepare disabled and non-disabled foster youth for independent living.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Children and Family Research Center
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June 01, 1998
Children and Youth with Special Needs: Summary Report of Findings
Using a variety of past research and studies, this paper assesses the experiences of special needs children, and the social and economic challenges they face.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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November 01, 2001
Attending Kindergarten and Already Behind: A Statistical Portrait of Vulnerable Young Children
This paper looks at the health, and cognitive, social and emotional development of children who begin lagging academically in their first year of education.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Child Trends
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December 01, 2003
Mental Health
This chapter on mental health, from The Health of Children and Young People, discusses the prevalence, nature, and impact of psychiatric disorders in children and youth.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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The Office for National Statistics
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March 01, 2004
Our Children - Keepers of the Sacred Knowledge
This paper aims to address concerns regarding Aboriginal child education.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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December 01, 2002
Physical Housing Conditions and the Well-Being of Children
This study of housing in Canada finds that 15% of the population has inadequate housing.
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Category:
Education > Learning Disabilities/Special Education
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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March 01, 2001
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