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Stacy Cullari – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative, ex post facto study was to determine to what extent, if any, there were differences in ELA achievement and OSS percentages among schools with grades 3, 4, and 5 that used literacy station instruction (LSI) with students who had individualized education plans (IEP) and schools that did not use literacy station…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Academic Achievement, Grade 3, Grade 4
Patricia Ann Rando – ProQuest LLC, 2024
To strengthen inclusion practices in schools, a mandate was passed requiring special education teachers working at the middle and high school levels to become content certified. The purpose of this research study was to examine the outcome the content/dual certification mandate had on special education teachers' roles in co-taught inclusion…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Certification, Inclusion, Teacher Role
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Cynthia S. Puranik; Anthony Koutsoftas – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2024
Purpose: Although children with language-based learning disabilities (LLD) demonstrate significant difficulties with writing, empirical evidence to support interventions is sparse. Therefore, the purpose of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility and promise of a writing intervention for fourth- and fifth-grade students with LLD (WILLD:…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Language Impairments
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Hogan, Joseph A. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2023
With the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) in 2004, students with disabilities are expected to be educated in the least restrictive environment to the greatest extent possible. Through the practice of inclusive education, students with disabilities who are classified and possess IEPs can be…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Rural Schools, Middle School Teachers
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Rossetti, Zach; Burke, Meghan M. – Exceptionality, 2019
Within special education policy and practice, parents are expected to advocate for their children to receive appropriate special education and related services. However, the majority of parents report feeling disempowered to advocate; families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds may feel especially disempowered. Federally…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Advocacy, Cultural Differences, Language Usage
Thomas, Natasha Denise – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study examines the effect of teacher preparedness and the effectiveness of professional development that has been designed to enhance special education instructional strategies. The purpose of this qualitative study is to determine the preparedness level of general teachers and special education teachers that enable them to effectively teach…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Competencies
Calzada, Jacinta A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions of general education teachers who teach in the inclusive classroom about their pre-service preparation, in an effort, to effectively meet the academic and behavioral needs of students with disabilities in the inclusive education setting within K-12 public…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Inclusion, Preservice Teacher Education