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2. READ 180 - Wikipedia

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   READ 180 is a reading intervention program created by the Scholastic Corporation (Scholastic). Its focus is to utilize adaptive technology to improve literacy in students in Grades 4–12 who read at least two years below their grade level. In 2011, Scholastic released its newest version, READ 180 Next Generation, aligned to meet the ...

3. Augmentative and alternative communication - Wikipedia

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   The poet and author Christy Brown describes his communication breakthrough at 5 years in the book My Left Foot. An evaluation of an individual's abilities, limitations and communication needs is necessary to select appropriate AAC techniques. The purpose of the assessment is to identify potential AAC approaches that can bridge discrepancies between a potential user's current communication and ...

4. How to Help a Child with Dyslexia at Home: Ideas, Resources

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   Improving reading skills in children with dyslexia: Efficacy studies on a newly proposed remedial intervention-repeated reading with vocal music masking (RVM). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ...

5. Educational interventions for first-generation students ...

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   Educational interventions for first-generation students. Educational interventions for first-generation college students ( FGCS) are programs intended to provide resources and make education more attainable and desirable for FGCS and their families. A study by Alex Casillas has identified that "FGCS […] face greater pressure not to go to ...

6. Hyperlexia: Signs, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Healthline

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   Hyperlexia is characterized by high-level reading skills, but other communication delays may be present at the same time. Learn about the signs, diagnosis, and treatment of hyperlexia.

7. Hyperlexia: What It Means, What the Symptoms Are, and More

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   Hyperlexia is when a child starts reading early and surprisingly beyond their expected ability. It's often accompanied by an obsessive interest in letters and numbers, which develops as an infant ...

8. Reading Recovery - Wikipedia

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   Reading. Reading Recovery is a short-term intervention approach designed for English-speaking children aged five or six, who are the lowest achieving in literacy after their first year of school. For instance, a child who is unable to read the simplest of books or write their own name, after a year in school, would be appropriate for a referral ...

9. Special education in the United States - Wikipedia

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   During the 1999–2000 school year, the 50 states and the District of Columbia spent approximately $50 billion on special education services, amounting to $8,080 per special education student. The total spending on regular and special education services to students with disabilities amounted to $77.3 billion, or an average of $12,474 per student.