Since the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 there has been an ongoing debate in the field of special education on the relative importance of students with significant cognitive disabilities participation and progress in the general education curriculum. Some researchers have argued that the core…

This newsletter presents a list of 248 special education curriculum guides, identified as exemplary through the National Special Education Curricula Survey, a national service project of the Indiana Department of Education. The survey was sent to personnel at state departments of education, universities, schools, community agencies, and special…

In this seven-section document about special education curriculum and training for regular educators, pertinent factors involved in the placement and treatment of exceptional students in regular classrooms are presented. Teachers' responsibilities in a mainstreamed classroom are clarified, and guidelines are offered for successfully meeting them.…