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Steinman, Bernard A., B. J. LeJeune, and B. T. Kimbrough. "Developmental Stages of Reading Processes in Children Who Are Blind and Sighted." Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 100.1 (2006): 36-46. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This article puts in contrast the development of blind or sighted children learning print and Braille in relation to Chall's stage model of reading development. Chall's stage model is a model of how one should go about learning Braille. His model is broken up into three stages. The stages are: the pre-reading stage, the middle stage, and the later stage. Then these stages are broken down into six different stages. In stages one and two children can focus on the sounds of the words themselves and stages three- five Braille readers state reading texts that have different difficulty level. This article provides detailed descriptions of all six stages and how these stages relate to a child's development when it comes to print and Braille reading.

Busch, Dominic. "What kind of intercultural competence will contribute to students' future job employability?." Intercultural Education 20.5 (2009): 429-438. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the importance of incorporating multicultural issues and into education, and its importance in order to improve a student's potential employability. According to employers, a student's knowledge in intercultural issues will almost automatically increase their employability. Employers like to see applicants who have a well-founded understanding of the role of culture and cultural differences in society.

Dunn, Debra, Lori W. Turner, and George Denny. "Nutrition Knowledge and Attitudes of College Athletes." Sport Journal 10.4 (2007): 45-52. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article is about research that studied the nutritional knowledge of college athletes. Despite popular belief that college athletes are well aware of nutrition, this research indicates that the nutritional knowledge of college athletes is minimal. The research was conducted on student athletes at Southern university. The student athletes were tested on of current dietary recommendations, sources of nutrients, healthy food choices, and the relationship between diet and disease processes. The research showed that majority of athletes at Southern university had healthy attitudes about eating behaviors, however had little knowledge.

Articals teaches how music can be used as a "technology" towards health healing and recovery. Study was conducted on 22 people ages 34-65 with long term illnesses and diseases. 

Artical talks about the impact music has on the brains development. It also explains the connection between musical structure and cognitive activity. 

Watson, Linda R., and Michelle Flippin. "Language Outcomes for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders." ASHA Leader 13.7 (2008): 8-12. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article is about children with autism developing language. Children with autism are typically at a lower level of language as opposed to children with PDD-NOS. Early language abilities are a sign of better language later on with children with autism. Some children with autism are nonverbal through the first two years. Different findings of speech with people with autism demonstrate a child's behavior skills, imitations of adult speech, and language skills.The SLP recommends the predicators to focus on supporting children with autism so they can learn how to speak.

Huston, Sandra J. "Measuring Financial Literacy." Journal of Consumer Affairs 44.2 (2010): 296-316. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article talks about the need for people to better understand their finances and how to avoid a financial crisis. This article gives supporting facts on the number of people who are identified as financially literate and gives percentages. There are also many barriers in trying to move toward a way to measure financial literacy and talks about the importance of finding a way to measure financial literacy.

Stratton, J.M. "Emergent literacy: A new perspective." Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 90.3 (1996): 177. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. This article explains how children learn the concepts of symbols and print through interaction with adults. It then continues to apply this to that of visually impaired children. The article states that children grow in their understanding of the environment through hands on experiences. It is necessary for a visually impaired child to develop hand skills. This is because it is their hands that are used to do the majority of their reading. It is through home and school environment as well as motor developments can help a visually impaired child become more literate.

Mullen, Edward A. "Decreased Braille literacy: A symptom of a system in need of reassessment." Re:View 22.3 (1990): 164. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. One reason for a decrease in Braille reading is the improvement of medical technology. There are more children today that are become visually impaired due to an accident and these children more than likely have multiple disabilities. These children's primary handicap is not listed as a visual one therefore it seems that children with visual impairments may be declining, and with that goes funding for Braille programs. Another reason is technology. It is easier today to convince Americans that technology is a better means for a visually impaired person to communicate than Braille. Also, there is discussion over many people turning to technology to communicate because learning Braille is difficult and time consuming. Finally, this article gives hope that these issues will be more widely recognized in the future.

National Assembly for State Arts Agencies in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership. "Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement." National Assembly for State Arts Agencies in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership,2006. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The publication is an online booklet over viewing the state of the arts in schools. It discusses policies made that are positively impacting the cause and what we need to continue to better the situation. statistics from a Harris poll are included asking the public on how they rate the importance of the arts in schools. They make the statement that "art is academic" and prove all the ways art improves various aspects of thinking

Winner, Ellen, and Lois Hetland. "Art for our Sake School Arts Classes Matter More than Ever-But Not for the Reasons You Think." Arts Education Policy Review. 109.5 (May 2008): 29-32. Academic Search Complete, EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. Winner and Hetland outline why the arts are essential to learning. As the title denotes, the reasons are not what you might expect. They carefully observe a handful of Boston art schools to find exactly why art is so important. Going in depth to support each claim, they use specific scenarios from their fieldwork.

Craig, C.J. "Family support of the emergent literacy of children with visual impairments." Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 90.3 (1996): 194. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Family involvement is important when discussing children who are visually impaired. A certain home environment is needed when it comes to teaching visually impaired children. This article tells of how reading out loud, having family outings, and encouraging independent readings can help develop blind children's literacy skills. These help the children to build and better understand stories; as well as learning to "paint pictures in their heads". Finally this article provides some suggestions to parents of children who are visually impaired. Some suggestions include: Encouraging "pretend reading and writing", designating a certain spot in the home just for reading, and learn Braille alongside their children.

Sherry, Mark, Thomas Peter and Wing Hong Chui. "International students: a vulnerable student population". Higher Education; Jul 2010, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p33-46, 14p. The article takes a study of students at University of Toledo right here in Ohio, examining the problems they face as well as how they are helped in overcoming them, from social to economic to language barriers.