For students with high-incidence disabilities, the transition from secondary to postsecondary educational settings poses the additional challenge of acquiring accommodations. Self-advocacy interventions have been identified as important skills for students with disabilities in accessing accommodations. The purpose of this study was to examine the…

Students with disabilities often have large vocabulary deficits that continue to increase over time if effective interventions that supplement daily academic instruction are not put in place. The current study used a simultaneous treatments design to analyze the comparative effects of whole-word vocabulary instruction and morphograph instruction…

History is an important but often overlooked content area for all students in this current era of accountability. Yet instruction in history can help students become problem solvers and learn to make interpretations from multiple perspectives. This article reports the results of a pilot study examining history learning across three groups of…

Twenty-one 4th- and 5th-grade students with learning disabilities and emotional disabilities were assigned at random to a control condition or to an experimental condition in which they were taught, over a 9-week period, a five-step self-determination strategy for solving school- or home-related problems. Maintenance was assessed 3 weeks after the…

Examines the use of functional assessment techniques in general education classrooms with students with mild disabilities. Presents the theoretical foundations of functional assessment, describes the procedures involved in conducting a functional assessment, discusses obstacles to applying functional assessment in general education classrooms, and…

Attitudes of 49 principals and 64 special-education teachers regarding the inclusion of students with mild disabilities were investigated. Participants disagreed most strongly on whether achievement increases when students are included, that inclusive placements are the most appropriate, and that resources must be protected regardless of setting.…

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of curriculum-based measurement (CBM), with and without diagnostic feed-back, on general and special educators' instructional planning in reading. Participants were 19 second-grade teachers with their 309 students without disabilities and 16 resource teachers with their 127 first-through…

This article describes how a variety of peer-mediated instruction and intervention might assist teachers in meeting the needs of students with mild disabilities in inclusive classrooms. The needs of these students, peer-teaching methods such as class wide student tutoring teams and Numbered Heads Together, and future research directions are…

Reports the results of three studies conducted to determine the efficacy of the Early Literacy Project in improving the reading performances of elementary students with mild disabilities. Results indicate the program has been effective in accelerating literacy learning and can be integrated into the general education curriculum. (Author/CR)

This study examined the frequency of use of several instructional strategies by 59 general educators at the middle school level, with time spent collaborating with special educators and course work taken in specialized techniques. Also examined attitudes toward the inclusion of students with mild disabilities were. Number of instructional…

This article examines the need to consider social interactional processes in the development of interventions to address the adjustment of aggressive and disruptive youth with mild disabilities. Misconceptions surrounding peer rejections and problem behaviors are identified, and are considered in relation to research on the social relations of…

This article offers guidelines for increasing the homework completion rates of students with mild disabilities: (1) vary the amount and type of homework assignments; (2) provide motivating acts so that students complete their homework; (3) use peer-mediated strategies; and (4) involve parents in the homework process. (Author/DB)

This article describes downward and upward extensions of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) in reading, originally developed for Grades 2-6. Extensions have occurred for kindergarten, first grade, and high school. The rationale for development of PALS and why additional PALS activities were required to address younger and older students are…

This study investigated the outcomes of 10 African-American urban elementary students with reading and mathematics difficulties who participated in an after-school program that used peer-mediated academic and social interventions. Results indicated all participants gained in targeted academic skills in math and reading skills. (Contains…

This descriptive study examined the provision of special education services in faith-based schools, especially as compared to public schools. A survey was used to collect information about the special education services typically provided to students with mild disabilities in faith-based schools. Information was also gathered about teacher…