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Kleinert, Harold L. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
In this brief response to Agran et al., I provide data on the extent to which students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (i.e., those students participating in alternate assessments on alternate achievement standards) are separated educationally from their peers without disabilities. I further discuss additional factors that may be…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Inclusion, Social Bias
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Kummerer, Sharon Elizabeth – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2010
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1996) estimated that 10% of the United States population has a disorder of speech, language, or hearing, with proportional distribution among members of racially and ethnically diverse groups. Individuals of Hispanic origin are the fastest-growing minority group in the country. Current national…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Articulation Impairments, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments
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Nave, Gary; Nishioka, Vicki; Burke, Arthur – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2009
This study reports on the developmental functioning levels of children from birth through age 2 in early intervention services and children ages 3-5 in early childhood special education services at the time of entry into services, using data from the Oregon Early Childhood Assessment System. The assessment system contains data on the assessed…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Intervention, Disabilities, Young Children
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Steppling, Mary; Quattelbaum, Patricia; Brady, Debbie E. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2007
Guidelines for dismissal of a student who has been receiving educational interventions are available from both the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Ad Hoc Committee on Admission/Discharge Criteria and from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Yet as speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the schools enroll…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Guidelines, Decision Making
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Fucilla, Renee – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2005
When used within a comprehensive positive behavioral support program, the CPI Postvention model can serve as a facilitation tool, guiding staff through functional behavioral assessment for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Challenging behavior is defined as behavior of such intensity, frequency, or duration that the physical safety of the…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Positive Reinforcement, Communication Disorders
Access Group, Atlanta, GA. – 1992
This newsletter issues offers suggestions to individuals with disabilities whose requests for assistive technology equipment or services have been refused due to an agency's financial situation. Parents asking for services for their child should point out that federal laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act guarantee a child's…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Civil Rights, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design
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Terman, Donna L.; And Others – Future of Children, 1996
Addresses five questions concerning special education for students with disabilities: Why are so many students considered disabled? What are their educational needs? How should appropriate, individualized services be funded? Are Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's procedural protections necessary? and Can regular education meet needs of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Communication Disorders, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs