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Title: “MY BABY COULD LIVE THE BEST LIFE”: FAMILY PERSPECTIVES ON SERVICES FOLLOWING A PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF DOWN SYNDROME
Author: Martin, Zachary
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Early childhood education
Description: Screenings and diagnostic tests provide individuals the opportunity to receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome as early as the first trimester of pregnancy. Post-diagnosis, families are presented with opportunities for services and supports ...

Title: Why hasn’t the gifted label caught up with science?
Author: Matthews, Michael S., 1968-, Jolly, Jennifer
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Gifted children--Education, Special education
Description: The development of both special education and gifted education as fields of study were closely tied to the origins of intelligence testing in the early 20th century. While special education’s terminology has become more nuanced and circumspect ove...

Title: Using embedded computer-assisted instruction to teach science to students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Smith, Bethany
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Science--Study and teaching
Description: The need for promoting scientific literacy for all students has been the focus of recent education reform resulting in the rise of the Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics movement. For students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and intel...

Title: The relationship of elementary teachers' years of teaching experience, perceptions of occupational stress, self-acceptance, and challenging student behavior to burnout symptoms in the United States and Germany.
Author: Ullrich, Annette
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Elementary, Educational psychology
Description: In the United States, stress and burnout have been identified as contributors to the shortage and attrition of both general and special education teachers (Edmonson, 2006). In Germany, intense political debate has been related to premature retirem...

Title: The Impact of a Multilevel Coaching Intervention on Preservice Teachers' Fidelity of Implementation of a Reading Intervention
Author: Kingsbery, Corinne
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Teachers--Training of, Education, Elementary
Description: Teacher preparation programs (TPPs) can equip preservice teachers (PSTs) with skills to implement evidence-based interventions in reading with fidelity by engaging PSTs in carefully designed clinical experience opportunities. Providing PSTs with e...

Title: The Generalized Effects of UPGRADE Your Performance on Employment Soft Skills of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Study of Generalization
Author: Clark, Kelly
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Teachers--Training of, Disability studies
Description: This was the third study investigating the effects of UPGRADE Your Performance on soft skills (e.g., attitude, cooperation, reliability, productivity, on-task behavior, quality of work, and teamwork) of students with disabilities. UPGRADE Your Per...

Title: The Effects of the System of Least Prompts on Teaching Comprehension Skills During a Shared Story to Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities
Author: Mims, Pamela
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: The development of literacy skills is a crucial skill that all students are entitled to develop (Browder, Gibbs, Ahlgrim-Delzell, Courtade, Mraz, Flowers, in press). Currently limited research has been conducted on the acquisition of early literac...

Title: The Effects of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction on Knowledge of the SDLMI Process and Goal Setting and Self-Monitoring of Reading Comprehension Goals of Middle School Students with High Incidence Disabilities
Author: Scroggins, La' Shawndra
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: The current study examined the effects of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) on self-selected reading comprehension goals with middle school students with high incidence disabilities. The SDLMI teaching model is designed for...

Title: The Effects of the Self-Advocacy and Conflict Resolution Training on Ability to Request and Negotiate Academic Accommodations with High School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Bethune, Lauren
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Over the past few decades, more persons with disabilities, including students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, are enrolling and attending postsecondary education. With this increase, as students with ASD transition to postsecondary education, thes...

Title: The Effects of Tier II Check-In Check-Out Intervention and Tier III Function-Based Self-Management on the Disruptive Behavior and Academic Engagement of Selected African American Male Students
Author: Bunch-Crump, Kimberly
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Social sciences
Description: Many African American males experience disproportionate exclusionary discipline actions, disproportionate special education referrals and restrictive placements, poor academic achievement, and poor post-school outcomes, a phenomenon often referred...

Title: The Effects of Systematic and Explicit Instruction with Shared Stories on Comprehension and Generalization of Responding During Book Club for Students with Severe Disabilities
Author: Kemp-Inman, Amy
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Reading
Description: The present study used a multiple probe across participants design to examine the effects of systematic and explicit instruction to teach students with severe disabilities (SD) to comprehend and discuss grade-aligned literature. The text was adapt...

Title: The Effects of Self-Advocacy and Conflict Resolution Instruction on the Ability of College Students with Hidden Disabilities to Request and Negotiate Academic Accommodations
Author: Holzberg, Debra
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: According to the National Center for Education Statistics (Raue & Lewis, 2011), students with disabilities (SWD) attend postsecondary education at rates similar to their peers without disabilities. However, graduation rates from postsecondary educ...

Title: The Effects of Peer-Mediated Embedded Instruction on Inclusive Inquiry Science for Students with Severe Intellectual Disabilities
Author: Jimenez, Bree
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: There is a growing emphasis on meeting the diverse educational needs of all students which has drawn attention towards inclusive education. The number of students with severe disabilities receiving instruction in inclusive education settings has s...

Title: The Effects of Coaching on Teachers' Use of Function-Based Interventions for Students with Severe Disabilities
Author: Bethune, Keri
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of coaching on special education teachers' implementation of function-based interventions with students with severe disabilities through the use of a delayed multiple baseline across participan...

Title: The Effects of Classroom Simulation Using Static Picture Prompts to Teach Students with Disabilities to Make Purchases with a Debit Card and Track their Expenses
Author: Rowe, Dawn
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Mathematics--Study and teaching
Description: This study used a multiple probe design across participants to examine the effects of classroom simulation using static picture prompts to teach students to make a purchase using a debit card and track expenses by subtracting purchase amounts and ...

Title: The Comparative Effects of Function-based Versus Nonfunction-based Interventions on the Social Behavior of African American Students
Author: Mustian, April
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Disproportionality has been a persistent problem in special education for decades. Despite mandates outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004), African American students continue to be disproportionately r...

Title: Teacher Implementation of Trial-based Functional Analysis and Function-based Interventions for Students with Challenging Behavior
Author: Flynn, Susan
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Children and youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or emotional and behavioral disabilities (E/BD) often exhibit challenging behavior including aggression, self-injury, non-compliance, or property destruction (Kamps, Kravits, Rauch, Kamps, & ...

Title: Teacher Evaluation of Resources Designed for Teaching Mathematics to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Author: Lee, Angel
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Mathematics--Study and teaching
Description: ABSTRACTANGEL HORD LEE. Teacher evaluation of resources designed for teaching mathematics to students with significant cognitive disabilities. (Under the direction of DR. DIANE BROWDER)Educators of students with significant cognitive disabilities ...

Title: THE EFFECTS OF FUNCTION-BASED SELF-ADVOCACY TRAINING ON THE PROBLEM BEHAVIOR, REPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR, AND SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS OF STUDENTS WITH OR AT RISK FOR EBD IN GENERAL EDUCATION SETTINGS
Author: Owens, Tosha
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: TOSHA LYNN OWENS. The effects of function-based self-advocacy training on the problem behavior, replacement behavior, and self-advocacy skills of students with or at risk for EBD in general education settings. (Under the direction of DR. YA-YU LO)...

Title: THE EFFECTS OF CHECK-IN CHECK-OUT ON THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC PLANNING AND OUTCOMES OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES IN AN URBAN SECONDARY SETTING
Author: Toms, Ozalle
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: According to Planty et al. (2009) in 2006, nearly 3.3 million students in the United States received out of school suspensions, demonstrating that exclusionary discipline is on the rise and a frequently used practice in schools across the country....