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Title: Effects of a Social Skill Instruction Program on the Social Skill Acquisition of African American High School Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors
Author: Brophy, Alicia
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Disproportionality and the poor post-school outcomes for African American youth with disabilities have been ongoing issues in special education. Limited opportunities to engage in social interactions may exacerbate these poor post-school outcomes ...

Title: Effects of an Asynchronous Online Intervention on Secondary General Educator Knowledge, Application, Confidence, and Generalization of the Predictors of Postschool Success
Author: Kwiatek, Stephen
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Federal legislation has mandated students with and without disabilities be prepared for college and careers (ESSA, 2015; IDEA, 2004). Students with high-incidence disabilities experience less success than their peers without disabilities (Newman e...

Title: Effects of modified schema-based instruction on real-world algebra problem solving of students with autism spectrum disorder and moderate intellectual disability
Author: Root, Jenny
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Mathematics--Study and teaching
Description: The current study evaluated the effects of modified schema-based instruction (SBI) on the algebra problem solving skills of three middle school students with autism spectrum disorder and moderate intellectual disability (ASD/ID). Participants lear...

Title: Effects of task training on kindergarten students' performance on early literacy measures
Author: Mackiewicz, Sara
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Reading, Educational tests and measurements
Description: The use of early literacy screening measures helps determine which students are at risk for future reading difficulties. However, there has been some recent concern related to the classification validity of screening measures (Hintze, Ryan, & Ston...

Title: Effects of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction Delivered Through Technology on the Problem-Solving Skills of Elementary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author: Rusher, Dana
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Self-determination has been identified as a predictor of post-school success for students with disabilities (Test et al., 2009); however, students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continue to experience poorer outcomes than their peers without ...

Title: Examining the Relationship of Variables Related to Litigation Regarding Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Author: Meier, Irene
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) contains procedural safeguard provisions for parents [20 U.S.C. § 615]. Among these safeguards are (1) dispute resolution, (2) mediation, and (3) administrative hearing. Ge...

Title: Experiences and Perceptions of Parents of Youth with Disabilities Toward School-based Parent Engagement Strategies
Author: Chang, Wen-hsuan
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Youth with disabilities continue to show poor in-school and post-school outcomes. Parent engagement remains as one key component to bring about positive outcomes in youth with disabilities. Despite schools’ widely adapted strategies on parent enga...

Title: Fathers' Perspectives on their Level of Involvement in Their Child's Early Autism Services
Author: Gooden, Chelsea
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Early childhood education
Description: The aim of this exploratory study was to examine father’s perspectives on their level of involvement in early autism services, as well as their feelings regarding how well the service providers are doing to include them in these services. A total ...

Title: Function-Based, Computer-Assisted SDLMI Impact on Self-Determination and On-Task Behavior for Youth with Extensive Support Needs
Author: Voggt, Ashley
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: In-school and post-school outcomes are poor across all three areas of transition (i.e., education, employment, and independent living) for students requiring extensive support needs (ESN). Educators and researchers attempt to improve these outcome...

Title: INVESTIGATION OF CONTENT-BASED TRAINING AND PRACTICE-BASED COACHING WITH TEACHERS OF LATINO PRESCHOOLERS WHO ARE DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS AT RISK FOR LANGUAGE DELAYS
Author: Godfrey-Hurrell, Jessica
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Early childhood education
Description: A multiple probe across teacher participants design was used to examine the effects of a professional development intervention that included content-based training and practice-based coaching on teacher implementation of interactive reading proced...

Title: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Families of Young Exceptional Children
Author: Haines, Sarah
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Early childhood education
Description: Families of young exceptional children (young children with identified delays or disabilities) have different life experiences, characteristics, and stressors than families of typically developing children. This makes the study of these families, ...

Title: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Families of Young Exceptional Children
Author: Haines, Sarah
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Early childhood education, Special education
Description: Families of young exceptional children (young children with identified delays or disabilities) have different life experiences, characteristics, and stressors than families of typically developing children. This makes the study of these families, ...

Title: Oral Reading Fluency and Maze Measures as Predictors of Performance on North Carolina End-of-Grade Assessment of Reading Comprehension
Author: Galloway, Tara
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Elementary
Description: Current legislation (IDEA, 2004; NCLB, 2001) mandates all students, including students with disabilities, demonstrate progress toward the same standards. However, students continue to struggle with attainment of statewide academic standards as mea...

Title: Parent preferences on disability language regarding their preschool-aged child with special needs
Author: Alpaugh, Lindsay
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Early childhood education
Description: The purpose of the study was to examine the disability language preference of parents with a child with special needs who is between the ages of three and five. Specific research questions included: What form of disability language do parents choo...

Title: Sanctuaries, "Special Needs," and Service: Faith Community Leader Perceptions on Including Children with Disabilities
Author: Stewart-Ginsburg, Jared
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Early childhood education, Religion
Description: Religion plays an important role in providing support, purpose, and positive emotional health in the life of a family with a child with a disability. Yet studies on parent and child perceptions indicate that many families struggle to feel accepted...

Title: Self-monitoring Checklist with Picture Prompts as a Component of the Self-Directed IEP
Author: Diegelmann, Karen
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Even with the increase in postsecondary education options, employment opportunities, and heightened awareness of possibilities for students with disabilities; post-school outcomes for students with intellectual disabilities continue to fall behind...

Title: Supporting Future Teachers in Providing Care for Young Children with Challenging Behaviors
Author: Fitzgerald, Rebecca
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Early childhood education
Description: Challenging behaviors exhibited by students can disrupt the schedule of daily learning. The purpose of this study was to gather the perceptions of early childhood education pre-service teachers on their levels of preparedness to work with children...

Title: Supporting communicative autonomy through academics: The effects of text-based listening comprehension strategy instruction on communicative turn-taking
Author: Haughney, Kathryn
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Teachers--Training of, Curriculum planning
Description: The present study used a multiple probe across participants design with an embedded generalization measure to examine the effect of systematic and explicit instruction of text-based listening comprehension strategy instruction through the implemen...

Title: TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT TO STUDENTS WITH AUTISM USING A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER INTERVENTION
Author: Zakas, Tracie
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) emphasizes the teaching of social studies to provide students with information, critical thinking skills, and experiences to allow them to grow into responsible and effective citizens. In the past...

Title: THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF PRINT VS. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON COMPREHENSION OF FUNCTIONAL COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND ON-TASK BEHAVIOR FOR STUDENTS WITH LOW INCIDENCE DISABILITY
Author: Robertson, Colleen
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Post-school outcomes in the areas of health, safety, and independent living are poor among students with low incidence disabilities who have complex communication needs. This study examined the comparative effects of print vs. digital technology i...