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Thomas K. Franzmann; Tyler L. Renshaw – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2025
This article presents a structured blueprint for school psychologists to assess and intervene in cases of automatically maintained self-injurious behavior (SIB) while adhering to the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) mandate. We outline a six-step process for conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) of automatically maintained SIB,…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, School Psychologists, Student Behavior, Educational Legislation
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Brunson McClain, Maryellen; Roanhorse, Tyus T.; Harris, Bryn; Heyborne, Megan; Zemantic, Patricia K.; Azad, Gazi – School Psychology, 2021
School psychologists play a critical role in school-based Autism (AU) evaluations. Evidence-based AU evaluations should be multimodal, include multiple informants, and assess functioning across several domains. In the current era of COVID-19, school-based AU evaluations have become increasingly complex with school psychologists having to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Evaluation Methods, School Psychologists
O'Connor, Evelyn A.; Yasik, Anastasia E. – Communique, 2015
The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) requires that decisions about a student's eligibility for special education services be based on more than one procedure. Futhermore, the reauthorization of IDEA in 2004, known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), indicated that traditional assessments are not required…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Greear, Krista; Humphrey, Michael; Lowenthal, Alison; Conley, Quincy; Giacumo, Lisa A.; Dunlap, Joanna C. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2020
Accessibility is a hot topic in online education these days. Despite the increased focus on accessibility, most discussions of creating "accessible" online courses and elearning simply focus on adding alternative text to images and captions to video. In this article, we argue that online educators and workplace learning professionals…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Inclusion, Online Courses, Student Needs
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Cornelius, Kyena E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2013
Special educators are required to collect data on student progress and use it as formative data to inform instructional decisions. Being told to collect student data without being shown how to effectively and efficiently collect it, may cause teachers to become overwhelmed. This article provides three easy-to-use templates to facilitate quick data…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Special Education, Eligibility, Individualized Education Programs
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Joseph, Laurice M.; Kastein, Laura A.; Konrad, Moira; Chan, Paula E.; Peters, Mary T.; Ressa, Virginia A. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2014
The ongoing collection and documentation of evidence of students' performance in the classroom is a fundamental component of formative instructional practices, essential for ensuring student success. Multiple methods of collecting and documenting evidence of students' academic performance in the classroom are described. These methods include…
Descriptors: Evidence, Data Collection, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Innovation
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Millar, Dorothy Squatrito – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The main purpose of this article is to add to the transition assessment resources by introducing the Guardianship Alternative Assessment Template (GAAT) as it relates to guardianship prevention for youth and adults who have an intellectual disability. Guardianship refers to a legal intervention when a court determines that adult individuals are…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Mental Retardation, Youth, Adults
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Columna, Luis; Davis, Timothy; Lieberman, Lauren; Lytle, Rebecca – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2010
Adapted physical education (APE) is designed to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities within the least restrictive environment. Placement in the right environment can help the child succeed, but the wrong environment can create a very negative experience. This article presents a systematic approach to making decisions when…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Primatology, Educational Environment
Whitcomb, Sara A.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013
Generally recognized as the standard work in its field, "Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents" provides a comprehensive foundation and guide for conducting conceptually sound, culturally responsive, and ecologically oriented assessments of student social and emotional behavior. It is aimed at graduate…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Behavior Development, Child Development