ERIC Number: EJ1477639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Aug
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4764
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Identifying Dual Sensory Loss among Students with Extensive Support Needs
Meagan Karvonen1; Karen A. Erickson2; Julie A. Durando3; Brianna Beitling1; Samuel L. Morgan3; Elizabeth Kavitsky1
Journal of Special Education, v59 n2 p63-70 2025
Very little is known about how unidentified dual sensory loss (DSL) may affect education and academic outcomes for students with extensive support needs (ESN). We used data from a teacher survey on over 100,000 students with ESN who take U.S. statewide alternate assessments to identify the number of students with known and suspected DSL and the differences in characteristics between those groups. Students with ESN and suspected DSL (n = 870) struggled to access the general education curriculum more than their peers with ESN and known DSL (n = 649) and had fewer academic skills than their peers. We conclude with implications for practice and future research.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Characteristics, Student Needs, Access to Education, Academic Ability, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Deaf Blind, Student Experience, Mainstreaming, Student Participation, Technology Uses in Education, Communication Skills, Speech Communication, Sign Language, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: H326T180026
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1The University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA; 2The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; 3National Center on Deafblindness, Helen Keller National Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA