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Lybarger, Pamela A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) is to protect the rights of students with disabilities and to assure that all students receive equitable access to a free and appropriate public education; yet there are explicit exclusions written in the law for students who may have experienced environmental,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disabilities, Equal Education, Educational Legislation
Roberson, Eura S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Response to Intervention (RtI) has been widely accepted by many school districts in the United States as an instructional method that can be used to consistently decrease learning gaps and ultimately enhance learning for all students. Though implementation of RtI as an instructional method has not been legally mandated, many school districts have…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, General Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship
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Ruble, Lisa A.; McGrew, John H.; Toland, Michael D. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
More than a decade has passed since the National Research Council described the common elements of effective educational programs for young children with autism. Since that time, few studies have attempted to understand the mechanisms of change and factors affecting the effectiveness of research supported interventions implemented in community…
Descriptors: Autism, Consultation Programs, Educational Change, Parent Teacher Conferences
Russ, Deborah Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Response to Intervention (RTI) is an initiative first outlined by the federal government in the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) and the Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act (2004). The purpose of the model is twofold: to address the needs of struggling students with research-based interventions and regular progress monitoring and to…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Response to Intervention, Models, Program Implementation
Benjamin, Elissa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The new IDEIA (2004) mandates regarding the implementation of Response-to-Intervention (RtI) present challenges for general education teachers. The law dictates the implementation of Response-to-Intervention, which requires the application of a pyramid of interventions for students failing to make adequate yearly progress in response to general…
Descriptors: Teacher Responsibility, General Education, Learning Disabilities, Educational Improvement