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Olvera, Pedro; Gomez-Cerrillo, Lino – Contemporary School Psychology, 2011
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act mandates nondiscriminatory assessment for children who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Because of the overrepresentation of English Language Learners (ELL) in special education programs in the United States, the focus of this article is the psychoeducational assessment of Spanish- and…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Second Language Learning, Bilingualism
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Stuart, Shannon K.; Rinaldi, Claudia – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
The recent reauthorization and regulations of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004) encourage the use of school-wide interventions including response to intervention (RTI; Bradley, Danielson, & Doolittle, 2007). RTI refers to a multi-tiered system that addresses the academic needs of all students by using…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Intervention, Second Language Learning, Disabilities
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Kleinert, Harold L.; Cloyd, Elizabeth; Rego, Molly; Gibson, Jina – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
With the provisions of both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 1997 and 2004), educators must ensure that all students have the opportunity to participate and progress in the general curriculum. These requirements are further bolstered by the No…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Disabilities
Altman, J. R.; Lazarus, S. S.; Quenemoen, R. F.; Kearns, J.; Quenemoen, M.; Thurlow, M. L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
This report summarizes the twelfth survey of states by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) at the University of Minnesota. Results are presented for all 50 states and 8 of the 11 unique states. The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of the new initiatives, trends, accomplishments, and emerging issues during this…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning
Bechtoldt, Jana L.; Bender, Virginia – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this doctoral project was to conduct a policy analysis of two federal laws affecting public education today-- the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004. The common themes of both pieces of legislation and the congruent and the incongruent mandates required by each law were…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Public Schools, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
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Mueller, Tracy Gershwin; Singer, George H. S.; Grace, Elizabeth J. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2004
California's Proposition 227 (1998) has affected the education of many English language learners (ELLs). However, the extent of Proposition 227's influence on special education planning and practice is unclear. ELLs who have moderate to severe disabilities face major communication obstacles. The present qualitative study looked specifically at the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Planning, Disabilities, Special Education
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Klingner, Janette K.; Edwards, Patricia A. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2006
Now that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) has been reauthorized, states have the option of discontinuing the use of IQ-achievement discrepancy formulas and using Response to Intervention (RTI) criteria as part of the special education identification process. This change has dramatic implications for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Special Education