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Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Rivera, Christopher – Exceptionality, 2015
Mandates such as No Child Left Behind (2001) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) shifted the emphasis of instruction to include skills that access the general curriculum for students with moderate to severe intellectual disability. The purpose of this study was to describe changes in literacy instruction of teachers…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Comparative Analysis, Literacy Education
Jacobs, Jovan Frances – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The superintendents have become more of educational leaders in order to meet the federal mandates of NCLB and IDEA which have the goal of students with disabilities being proficient in reading and math by 2014, while providing FAPE to meet their individual program and service requirements. The increased accountability pressure of NCLB for federal…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Disabilities
Mulholland, Stephanie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The intersection of No Child Left Behind (2002) and the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) made it necessary for educators to examine achievement trends within their schools and implement a Response to Intervention (RTI) program. This study examines the achievement trends in one school district since its…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Progress Monitoring
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Wilcox, Kathleen A.; Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth; Urick, Angela – Journal of Research in Reading, 2013
The purpose of this mixed methods research is to examine teachers' perspectives on the response to intervention (RTI) framework and its implementation in Michigan and Texas schools. Both states have been leaders in literacy, increasing preservice and in-service teacher certification standards and developing similar batteries for assessing literacy…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Attitudes, Response to Intervention, Questionnaires
Scott, Kristina Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The number of children identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) entering mainstream public school classrooms is increasing. No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that these students be taught using research-based practices. There is, however, very little known about best practices in the public…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Peer Teaching, Tutoring