Factors for Influencing Intervention for Dyslexia

Although instructional leadership and transformational leadership styles of elementary school principals have been found to be effective variables in increasing academic progress for students, the integration of instructional and transformational leadership behaviors has proved to be the most effective form of leadership. However, many students in elementary schools have difficulty learning to read despite good leadership by the principal, with 5-20% of students being diagnosed with dyslexia. While these students need phonetic, multisensory intervention to build necessary reading skills, many principals report lack of knowledge of this specialized instruction. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to explore variables that determine the school-based level of appropriate intervention for students with dyslexia. A questionnaire assessing leadership skills, knowledge and beliefs about dyslexia, preparation in reading disorders and/or dyslexia received from degree programs and professional development, and services provided to students with dyslexia was given to principals serving in K-2 elementary schools across the United States. Results indicate the variables of leadership style of the school principal, knowledge received from the principal’s degree program, and knowledge received from professional development provided outside of the local school district do not significantly influence the school-based level of intervention for students with dyslexia. However, this study found that principals who have greater knowledge and more correct beliefs about dyslexia, along with those who received more knowledge from internal professional development, are those who provide more appropriate services for students with dyslexia

A case study of the effect of the 1976 Sanibel Island comprehensive land use plan

In 1963 Sanibel Island, Florida, a barrier island on Florida\u27s Gulf Coast, was connected to the mainland by a causeway. This allowed more people than ever before to visit and settle on the island. This sudden influx of humanity was having adverse impacts on the natural environment of Sanibel. In 1974 when Lee County released a plan which would have allowed a population of up to 90,000, the residents decided to take their fate into their own hands by becoming an incorporated city. On 5 November 1974, they voted to do just that. Throughout much of 1975 and part of 1976 the newly created Sanibel Planning Commission worked on the first Comprehensive Plan for the city. They were assisted in their efforts by the consulting firm of Wallace, McHarg, Roberts, and Todd, The Conservation Foundation, and numerous local groups and individuals. The end product was the 1976 Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Sanibel Island. It was designed to accommodate growth in a manner that would have the least possible detrimental effects on the island\u27s natural systems. It was the intent of this thesis to examine more closely the planning process used in Sanibel and discover what effects the plan has had on the people and resources of the island

Quality of service routing for real-time traffic

Imperial Users onl

The use of zoning mechanisms for growth management : downtown Boston in the 1980's

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1988, and, Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988.M.I.T. copy lacks leaf 98. Title as it appears in M.I.T. Graduate List, June 1988: Increasing the scope of activity of the private sector in urban development.Includes bibliographical references.by Vineet Kumar Gupta.M.S.M.C.P

Scripting allographs

Scripting Allographs* examines typographic principles and their pervasive impact on ways of seeing and making through design. This body of work demonstrates the many faces of typography and type design and the way they inform allographic thinking. It employs type as the primary tool and medium for scripting possibilities, embracing their differences, idiosyncrasies, and imperfections. Beginning with a focus on close observation of small details and ending with an approach that invites and celebrates variability, this thesis offers a glimpse into a design practice from the lens of a typographer, type designer, and educator

Design and fabrication of optical fibre long period gratings for CO₂ sensing

This thesis investigated the repeatability of the overwrite long period grating (LPG) fabrication method and highlighted the advantage it offers in its ability to tune spectral features thus allowing the manufacture of bespoke sensors. Moreover, LPGs with periods ranging from 100 - 200 μm were written and a novel technique for mapping the transmission data was presented. This method gave a unique overview into the period mediated evolution of attenuation features, which, when designing LPGs that operate at the sensitive phase matching turning point, is invaluable. Further exploration into the overwrite method revealed that the UV irradiation duty cycle used in the fabrication of LPGs was found to influence the presence of harmonics, where a duty cycle of 25% maximised coupling to 2nd order transmission features. LPGs which possessed these additional spectral features within a small wavelength range (600 - 1000 nm) were assessed for their suitability in performing multi-parameter sensing. Ionic liquids were explored as an LPG COThis thesis investigated the repeatability of the overwrite long period grating (LPG) fabrication method and highlighted the advantage it offers in its ability to tune spectral features thus allowing the manufacture of bespoke sensors. Moreover, LPGs with periods ranging from 100 - 200 μm were written and a novel technique for mapping the transmission data was presented. This method gave a unique overview into the period mediated evolution of attenuation features, which, when designing LPGs that operate at the sensitive phase matching turning point, is invaluable. Further exploration into the overwrite method revealed that the UV irradiation duty cycle used in the fabrication of LPGs was found to influence the presence of harmonics, where a duty cycle of 25% maximised coupling to 2nd order transmission features. LPGs which possessed these additional spectral features within a small wavelength range (600 - 1000 nm) were assessed for their suitability in performing multi-parameter sensing. Ionic liquids were explored as an LPG COThis thesis investigated the repeatability of the overwrite long period grating (LPG) fabrication method and highlighted the advantage it offers in its ability to tune spectral features thus allowing the manufacture of bespoke sensors. Moreover, LPGs with periods ranging from 100 - 200 μm were written and a novel technique for mapping the transmission data was presented. This method gave a unique overview into the period mediated evolution of attenuation features, which, when designing LPGs that operate at the sensitive phase matching turning point, is invaluable. Further exploration into the overwrite method revealed that the UV irradiation duty cycle used in the fabrication of LPGs was found to influence the presence of harmonics, where a duty cycle of 25% maximised coupling to 2nd order transmission features. LPGs which possessed these additional spectral features within a small wavelength range (600 - 1000 nm) were assessed for their suitability in performing multi-parameter sensing. Ionic liquids were explored as an LPG CO₂ sensitive coating. It was shown that these materials demonstrate a refractive index change upon exposure to CO₂ which was maintained following mechanical stabilisation using a gelling agent. A coating system for applying the gelled ionic liquid to the surface of an optical fibre was developed and techniques to improve the coating deposition were explored. The sensor demonstrated an 8 nm wavelength shift in response to 20% CO₂, which was reversible by reducing the partial pressure of CO₂ for 25 min.sensitive coating. It was shown that these materials demonstrate a refractive index change upon exposure to CO₂ which was maintained following mechanical stabilisation using a gelling agent. A coating system for applying the gelled ionic liquid to the surface of an optical fibre was developed and techniques to improve the coating deposition were explored. The sensor demonstrated an 8 nm wavelength shift in response to 20% CO₂, which was reversible by reducing the partial pressure of CO₂ for 25 min. sensitive coating. It was shown that these materials demonstrate a refractive index change upon exposure to CO₂ which was maintained following mechanical stabilisation using a gelling agent. A coating system for applying the gelled ionic liquid to the surface of an optical fibre was developed and techniques to improve the coating deposition were explored. The sensor demonstrated an 8 nm wavelength shift in response to 20% CO₂, which was reversible by reducing the partial pressure of CO₂ for 25 min