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Francis, Grace L.; Duke, Jodi M.; Fujita, Megan; Raines, Alexandra – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
Adolescents with disabilities experience co-occurring mental health needs at higher rates than their peers without disabilities (Blake, 2017; Milligan et al., 2015; Poppen et al., 2016; Thornton et al., 2017). Mental health needs often become more prominent as individuals with disabilities transition from childhood to adolescence (White et al.,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Mental Health, Wellness, Comorbidity
Ziegler, Maureen; Matthews, Amy; Mayberry, Margie; Owen-DeSchryver, Jamie; Carter, Erik W. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
Peer relationships are just as important for students with autism, intellectual disability, and other developmental disabilities. Through their interactions with peers across the school day, students develop new skills, encounter new perspectives, access needed supports, find camaraderie, develop social capital, learn prevailing norms, and elevate…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Students with Disabilities, Interaction, Friendship
Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Ennis, Robin Parks; Losinski, Mickey; Christle, Christine A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
The purpose of this article is to discuss major substantive errors that school personnel may make when developing students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). School IEP team members need to understand the importance of the procedural and substantive requirements of the IEP, have an awareness of the five serious substantive errors that IEP…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Program Development, Teamwork, Participative Decision Making

Kroeger, Stephen D.; Leibold, Cynthia K.; Ryan, Betsy – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
Discusses strategies for encouraging student participation in the development of an Individualized Education Program for a child with a disability. Outlines the significant steps in the process including developing a vision, prioritizing learning needs, collaborative problem solving, setting goals, and planning the intervention. (CR)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs

Federico, Michael A.; Herrold, William G., Jr.; Venn, John – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
Developed from the experiences of a fifth-grade inclusion project, a checklist is presented for successful implementation of inclusion programs. The checklist includes factors that educators should consider as they plan and implement inclusive classrooms and is divided into six sections, beginning with information about preparing for inclusion.…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Grade 5

Johnston, Susan D.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1995
This article describes the Laptop Computer Initiative (LCI), a program in a Delaware school district to enhance referral-to-placement practices and to develop individualized education programs for special education students. The six steps in the program's development are recounted and positive results of the LCI, such as increased staff efficiency…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education

Hall, Meada; Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2000
This article describes how educational professionals, community members, students and parents in Jessamine County, Kentucky, worked together to help students with moderate and severe disabilities transition after high school graduation. It discusses how elective coursework was successfully combined with functional, community-based, education…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), College School Cooperation, College Students, High Schools