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Evmenova, Anya S.; Regan, Kelley; Boykin, Andrea; Good, Kevin; Hughes, Melissa; MacVittie, Nichole; Sacco, Donna; Ahn, Soo Y.; Chirinos, David – Exceptional Children, 2016
The authors conducted a multiple-baseline study to investigate the effects of a computer-based graphic organizer (CBGO) with embedded self-regulated learning strategies on the quantity and quality of persuasive essay writing by students with high-incidence disabilities. Ten seventh- and eighth-grade students with learning disabilities, emotional…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Essays, Writing Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
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Ruppar, Andrea L.; Gaffney, Janet S.; Dymond, Stacy K. – Exceptional Children, 2015
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the influences on special education teachers' decisions about literacy for their students with severe disabilities. With the use of multiple case study and grounded theory methodologies, four middle and high school special education teachers were purposefully selected to participate in…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Secondary School Students, Literacy Education, Severe Disabilities
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McCarthy, Mary Rose; Soodak, Leslie C. – Exceptional Children, 2007
The present study examined how public school administrators negotiate discipline policies that are intended to protect the common good and the educational rights of students with disabilities. We investigated the political nature of these decisions and the strategies used in reaching them through interviews with administrators in 9 public high…
Descriptors: Discipline, School Safety, Disabilities, Democratic Values
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Gelzheiser, Lynn M.; McLane, Margaret; Meyers, Joel; Pruzek, Robert M. – Exceptional Children, 1998
This study analyzed the Individualized Education Program (IEP) statements of 24 students' present functioning and goals concerning social competence, observed the students in various school settings, and interviewed teachers and students. IEP statements accurately characterized present peer interactions, but instructional practices to foster peer…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Interpersonal Competence