Education, Special - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Functioning at school age of moderately preterm children born at 32 to 36 weeks' gestational age.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: To study outcome of low-risk moderately preterm birth between 32 and 36/7 weeks' gestation. METHODS: 377 Moderately preterm children (M: 34.7, SD: 1.2 complete weeks), without need for neonatal intensive care and without dysmaturity or ... Read more...

Inappropriate enrollment of children in schools for the visually impaired in east Africa.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Many visually impaired children can learn to read print with appropriate training and simple visual aids. This may allow them to attend normal schools and to be integrated into society, which has lifelong benefits. Yet, in Africa, many ... Read more...

Receipt of special education services following elementary school grade retention.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the proportion of children who receive an Individualized Education Program (IEP) following grade retention in elementary school. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: Children retained in kindergarten or first (K/1) ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Education, Special - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Functioning at school age of moderately preterm children born at 32 to 36 weeks' gestational age. 29 Jun 2009
• Inappropriate enrollment of children in schools for the visually impaired in east Africa. 30 May 2009
• Receipt of special education services following elementary school grade retention. 30 May 2009
• The association between back pain and trunk posture of workers in a special school for the severe handicaps. 27 Apr 2009
• Comparison of enrollment in interventional therapies between late-preterm and very preterm infants at 12 months' corrected age. 27 Feb 2009
• Special education personnel utilization and general class placement of students with disabilities: ranges and ratios. 30 Jan 2009
• Emotional/Behavioral difficulties and mental health service contacts of students in special education for non-mental health problems. 30 Jan 2009
• Floor effects associated with universal screening and their impact on the early identification of reading disabilities. 17 Dec 2008
• [Increasing use of social benefits by young people with chronic illness or disability in the Netherlands] 13 Dec 2008
• Language-minority learners in special education: rates and predictors of identification for services. 12 Nov 2008
• Developmental outcomes after pediatric heart transplantation. 29 Sep 2008
• Prevalence and characteristics of autistic spectrum disorders in the ALSPAC cohort. 30 Aug 2008
• Elation or frustration? Outcomes following the provision of equipment during the Communication Aids Project: data from one CAP partner centre. 28 Feb 2008
• Empirically derived subtypes of child academic and behavior problems: co-occurrence and distal outcomes. 16 Jan 2008
• Assessing readiness for post-secondary education after traumatic brain injury using a simulated college experience. 30 Dec 2007
• Return to school following childhood TBI: who gets services? 30 Dec 2007
• Coenrollment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing: friendship patterns and social interactions. 30 Dec 2007
• Summary health statistics for the U.S. population: National Health Interview Survey, 2006. 30 Dec 2007
• [Development and psychometric evaluation of goal attainment scales designed to measure quality and change in pedagogical settings] 30 Dec 2007
• Characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorders who received services through community mental health centers. 30 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Education, Special'

Definition: Education of the individual who markedly deviates intellectually, physically, socially, or emotionally from those considered to be normal, thus requiring special instruction.

Descriptor UI: D004519

Alternative terms: Education, Special; Special Education; Educations, Special; Special Educations;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.233.213;

History Note: 68(66)

Technical Notes: IM