Commissioner Edward Kamen’nui of the newly-launched National Center on Special Education Research in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) presented a keynote address at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention in Salt Lake City on April 6, 2006. He laid out the Center’s matrix of special education research areas and the funding priorities for the next five years. Learn more by viewing his PowerPoint presentation. To go to the NCTI Tech Topics’ Research in Special Education Page, click here.
Case Study Project SOLO
The newest case study features the collaboration of researcher Karen Erickson at
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and vendors Ruth
Ziolkowski
and Ben Johnston at Don Johnston, Inc. With an NCTI Technology in the Works award, the team conducted an evaluation of SOLO software,
intended to improve skills in content-area reading, research projects and essay writing. To go to the NCTI Case Study Page, click here.
News Chronicle Teenager in a Wheelchair Reaches a Racing Milestone
A school system that had previously only allowed a teenager in a wheelchair to practice and travel with her track team is now required by law to include the Paralympic medalist in all racing events. The Washington Post reports on the family's lawsuit against the Board of Education. To go to the NCTI News Chronicle Page, click here.
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