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Findings from the first implementation study of the R & R model - Recognition and Response, or R&R, is a relatively new approach to early education that helps pre-k teachers work with children with diverse needs in the same classroom. This study of R&R techniques used by teachers in 24 early learning classrooms in Maryland and Florida shows that children who received the intervention more progress in letter naming, vocabulary, and sound awareness skills than their classmates. (Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, October 2009)...

Left in the Margins: Asian American Students and the No Child Left Behind Act - This report is on the No Child Left Behind Act's (NCLB) impact on diverse Asian American communities. Highlighting disaggregated data about the educational experiences of Asian Americans, AALDEF bursts the model minority myth and presents policy changes needed to amend NCLB and create meaningful education reform. (Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, May 2008)...

Curriculum Access for Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities: The Promise of Universal Design for Learning - A major premise of this report is that access to the curriculum for students with low-incidence disabilities is greatly enhanced by universal design. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a particular framework that applies to education. More specifically, UDL is an approach that can guide curriculum reform. A universally-designed curriculum includes multiple means of representation (to allow various ways of acquiring information and knowledge), multiple means of expression (to allow alternatives for demonstrating knowledge) and multiple means of engagement (to challenge appropriately, to motivate and to allow learners to express and participate in their interests). A number of current contrasting approaches to universal design are described. (Richard Jackson, National Center on Assessing the General Curriculum, 2007)...


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