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Clavenna-Deane, Beth A.; Coates, Wendy R. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2022
Students with disabilities continue to lag behind their peers without disabilities in the area of post-school success. This study qualitatively analyzed individual responses from 6 years of post-school outcomes survey data in one state to identify positive experiences said to help students reach their post-school goals. Respondents reported nine…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Outcomes of Education, High School Graduates, Student Experience
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Gregory W. Smith; K. Alisa Lowrey; David Walker – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2019
The purpose of this study was to determine if self-advocacy and social skills were targeted areas of instruction on a collected sample of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). We also measured student attendance at IEP meetings as a potential step towards self-avocation. Utilizing secondary analysis with data collected from 170 IEPs, we…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Interpersonal Competence, Individualized Education Programs, Student Participation
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Chard, David J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2013
The majority of school districts implementing response to intervention use a systemwide, multitier model of delivery. This article describes the common features of multitier models and discusses the emerging evidence of their effectiveness. In addition, specific factors that schools should consider to enhance effective implementation of systemic,…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Evidence, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
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Millar, Dorothy Squatrito – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The main purpose of this article is to add to the transition assessment resources by introducing the Guardianship Alternative Assessment Template (GAAT) as it relates to guardianship prevention for youth and adults who have an intellectual disability. Guardianship refers to a legal intervention when a court determines that adult individuals are…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Mental Retardation, Youth, Adults
Smith, Traci Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although standards-based IEP goals have been mandated in many states for almost a decade, their effectiveness is unknown. Standards-based IEP goals were first created to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, which increased accountability for all students as well as those with…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Standards, Individualized Education Programs, Educational Legislation
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Carter, Erik W.; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Cooney, Molly; Weir, Katherine; Moss, Colleen K.; Machalicek, Wendy – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2013
This study examined 68 parents' views of the self-determination skills and capacities of their young adult children with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability (ages 19-21 years). Results indicated parents placed a high value on the importance of all seven component skills (i.e., choice-making skills, decision-making skills,…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Autism, Mental Retardation, Parents