Special Education

Students with learning disabilities are most typically characterized as struggling readers (i.e., 80-90% of students are identified on the basis of reading failure; LD On[...]

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of diagnostic formative assessment feedback on early literacy skills. The participants were 12 first-grade general ed[...]

Over the past few decades, more persons with disabilities, including students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, are enrolling and attending postsecondary education. With th[...]

The Common Core State Standards initiative calls for all students to be college and career ready with 21st century skills by high school graduation, yet the question rema[...]

Early intervention models such as Response to Intervention have shown promise in reducing risk of academic failure (Bursuck et al., 2005; Foorman, Fletcher, Francis, &[...]

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. [...]

National data continue to indicate many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have not had the same access to education, employment, independ[...]

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[...]

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 purcha[...]

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (Raue & Lewis, 2011), students with disabilities (SWD) attend postsecondary education at rates similar to th[...]