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Jennifer A. Kurth; Tyler A. Hicks; Karrie A. Shogren; Alison L. Zagona; J. Matt Jameson; Lewis Jackson; Martin Agran; Diane Ryndak – Journal of Special Education, 2025
Most students with complex support needs are taught in separate special education classrooms; one reason is teams that inappropriately use the intensity of support needs as the basis for placement in more restrictive placements. This study used Bayesian multilevel modeling to determine whether the intensity of student support needs predicted…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Student Placement, Student Needs
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Priya Lalvani; Eileen Osieja – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2025
This qualitative study examined the experiences of parents who sought inclusive education for their children with intellectual disabilities or extensive support needs. Data were collected from 33 participants in the form of narratives that emerged through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a phenomenological methodology. Findings…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Tameem Yahya Ali Basha; Abdo Saeed Al-Sana'ani; Sadeq Abdo Saif Al-Mekhlafi – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2025
Despite having signed most international conventions and enacted numerous national legislations related to inclusive education (IE), the Yemen's educational system still faces many problems and barriers that hinder the success of IE programs. This study aims to investigate policies, practices, and barriers of IE for students with disabilities…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Barriers
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Adrienne D. Woods; Paul L. Morgan; Yangyang Wang; George Farkas; Marianne M. Hillemeier – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
The extent to which reading achievement is causally impacted by eligibility for special education services due to a learning disability (LD) or speech or language impairment (SLI) is currently unclear. In this registered report, we analyzed U.S. national data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Cohort of 2010-2011 (ECLS-K:…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Speech Impairments
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Karolyn J. Maurer; Alexandra Sturm; Connie Kasari – Remedial and Special Education, 2025
This study used longitudinal special education record data from a large urban southwestern U.S. school district to review classroom placements of students in Grades 5 to 9 educated in traditional public schools (N = 21,314). Results indicated that half of the students were educated primarily in general education classrooms (n = 10,658), 9% of…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Students with Disabilities, Public Schools, Day Schools
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Kathy Gee; Kristin Burnette; Virginia L. Walker; Diane Ryndak; Mary Fisher; Dale Baker; Amy Clausen – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2025
In this article, we provide a summary of a literature review conducted to determine how the published literature, including research articles, conceptual articles, and chapters, (a) describes access to the state-adopted grade-level standards in general education classes for students with extensive support needs (ESN) and (b) discusses recommended…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Academic Standards, General Education, Access to Education
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Serra Acar; Dudu Melek Er; Katherine T. Volk; Christine M. Spence – Infants and Young Children, 2025
This study aimed to understand the experiences of parents who have young children with disabilities in Türkiye during COVID-19. We conducted a qualitative analysis of semistructured virtual interviews with eight parents. We used a collective within-case and across-case approach to analyze and interpret the interviews. Parents noted difficulties…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Parents, Parent Attitudes
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Meghan M. Burke; Colleen Mercer; Saury Ramos-Torres; RaeAnne Lindsay; Isabelle Burakov – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2025
Although more than 1.38 million students receive accommodations and supports accorded by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, many teachers report not knowing about their responsibilities under Section 504. The purpose of this article is to educate teachers about Section 504. Specifically, teachers will learn about ways to evaluate and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Knowledge Level
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Sheryl S. Lazarus; Martha L. Thurlow; Mari K. A. Quanbeck – Journal of Special Education, 2025
The 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act placed a 1.0% cap on the participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). U.S. Department of Education regulations clarified that states must develop participation guidelines and a definition of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Alternative Assessment, Guidelines, State Standards
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Julie Irene Bost; Carl Lashley – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2025
The purpose of this interview-based qualitative study was to explore how individualized education program (IEP) team members determine least restrictive environment and educational placement. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires students with disabilities to be educated in the least restrictive environment and to the…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Student Placement
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Amie F. Bettencourt; Corinne M. Plesko; Deborah Gross; Rashelle J. Musci – School Mental Health, 2025
A better understanding of factors influencing who receives disability support services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 Accommodation Plan from the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (504 plan) and when is needed. This study used administrative data from11,405 students enrolled in 121 Baltimore City Schools (51% male; 85%…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
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Ruby Batz; Sheresa Boone Blanchard – Exceptional Children, 2025
How do special education-related professionals parenting children with disabilities experience the special education system? This qualitative exploratory study delves into the experiences of 25 mother-educators who are special education-related professionals navigating the special education system for their children with disabilities. Through…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Child Rearing, Parents, Disabilities
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Alan S. McLucas; William J. Therrien; Dawn A. Rowe – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2025
Nearly 1 million students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) live in rural communities in the United States and, to date, no reviews have examined the transition literature related to supporting students in rural settings. The purpose of this review was to examine transition-related functional skill interventions conducted in rural…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Rural Areas, Intervention, Individualized Transition Plans
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James Coviello; Reva Mathieu-Sher – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2025
The U.S. law governing special education, the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), requires that students with disabilities be provided a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE). However, given the interpretive latitude within the law and the wide discrepancy in how this law is applied,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Leadership Role, Inclusion, Educational Policy
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Kristina Rios; Molly Buren – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2025
Early intervention (EI) plays a crucial role in supporting infants and toddlers with developmental needs and helping families understand how to meet their child's needs. However, once a child reaches the age of three, these services come to an end and families must transition to school services. Surprisingly, there is a lack of research focusing…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Intervention, School Transition, Parent School Relationship
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