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Stephanie Sarah Benson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB) are observed in young children with intellectual and developmental delays or disabilities (DD) including autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Self-injurious behavior is often considered an extreme form of RRB, but the nature of the relation between SIB and other forms of RRBs is not completely understood.…
Descriptors: Children, Child Behavior, Developmental Delays, Developmental Disabilities
Deidre NeCol Whitehead – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Recognition of the need for students with disabilities to receive free and appropriate education was brought to the forefront with the passage of Public Law 93 - 112, Rehabilitation Act in 1973. In 1975 Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was enacted requiring all schools to develop and provide a free, appropriate…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Attitudes
Luelmo, Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This pilot study was designed to rigorously test, using randomization, a parent-to-parent advocacy mentorship program for parents of children with ASD within a low-income, mostly Latino population. The study design includes randomization to a parent IEP advocacy mentorship or to receive the program materials after intervention. Specifically, this…
Descriptors: Parents, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Disabilities
Mbwiri, Francis I. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Many students with disabilities attending alternative high schools are not improving their mathematics ability scores. Failure to improve their mathematics ability scores has hampered their potential academic success and career prospects, resulting in many students dropping out of schools without graduating. The purpose of this quantitative study…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Intervention, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills
Colon, Gliset – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The number of English language learners (ELLs) in public schools has increased significantly over the past decade. As a result of gaps in communication, instruction, teacher preparation, and cultural mismatch, many ELLs with and without disabilities are unable to read English at grade-level. This results in higher likelihood for grade retention,…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Cooperative Learning, Learning Strategies, Reading Skills
Sinclair, James S. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Transition age youth with disabilities are at an elevated risk to experience depression and anxiety compared to youth without disabilities. The current study evaluates the implementation feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of the "Think, Be, Do" curriculum (a mental health curriculum) for transition age students in special…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
Washington, Andre Lamont – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined how desktop virtual reality environment training (DVRET) affected state anxiety and vocational identity of vocational rehabilitation services consumers during job placement/job readiness activities. It utilized a quantitative research model with a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design plus some qualitative descriptive…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation, Job Placement, Vocational Rehabilitation
Solar, Ernest L., II – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Research has shown evidence that mindfulness-based meditation practices may be effective treatment interventions for mental, emotional, and medical disabilities in the adult population. There has been a limited number of research studies showing the effectiveness of meditation practices with secondary students who receive special education…
Descriptors: Perception, Metacognition, Disabilities, Secondary School Students
Ianneo, Brittany – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Accommodation~assimilation relations were theorized by Kelso and Engstrom (2006) as independent and dependent complementary pairs. This study defined relationships between organisms that experienced complementary interactions of accommodation~assimilation in diverse ecologies designed with universal design for learning environments (UDLE) compared…
Descriptors: Ecology, Ecological Factors, Access to Education, Educational Environment
Freeman, Sarah Reives – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The main focus of this study is to determine the effect of test design on the academic performance of students with disabilities participating in the NCEXTEND2 modified assessment program during the 2010-2011 school year. Participation of all students in state and federal accountability measure is required by No Child Left Behind (2001) and the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Test Construction, Educational Assessment
McCown, Margaret Averill – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the effects of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) on informational text comprehension and metacognitive awareness of fifth grade students. This study tested the theories of metacognition and social cognition with a focus on self-regulation and self-efficacy. Participating students included a heterogeneous mix of regular…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Reading Strategies, Cooperative Learning
Mirliss, Danielle Salomone – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Teacher preparation programs are exploring opportunities to better prepare pre-service teachers for the realities of managing inclusion classrooms. The ability to manage a classroom while meeting the learning needs of all students is critical to the success of a teacher. Research suggests that a teacher's positive attitudes toward inclusion and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Inclusion, Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship
McKay, Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Paralympic School Day (PSD) is a disability awareness program that provides a platform for attitude change by raising awareness about disability and disability sport. The purpose of this study was to determine if PSD would have a positive impact on the attitudes of students without disabilities toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Consciousness Raising, Athletics, Competition
Sandman-Hurley, Kelli – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The dissertation evaluated the ability of adult literacy learners with dyslexia to assess their cognitive abilities in two separate domains: reading and memory. This study also evaluated the effect that one-on-one tutoring had on the learner's ability to accurately self-assess these cognitive abilities. Twenty adult literacy learners (n = 20) with…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Dyslexia, Standardized Tests, Program Effectiveness
Kersey, Denise A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Not all students with disabilities receive special education accommodations in science class. Without special education support, students with disabilities are unable to comprehend and apply science concepts. Implementing a co-teaching model could be a remedy for this lack of supports. Framed by constructivist theory, this study sought to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship
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