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Kathy Gee; Kristin Burnette; Virginia L. Walker; Diane Ryndak; Mary Fisher; Dale Baker; Amy Clausen – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2025
In this article, we provide a summary of a literature review conducted to determine how the published literature, including research articles, conceptual articles, and chapters, (a) describes access to the state-adopted grade-level standards in general education classes for students with extensive support needs (ESN) and (b) discusses recommended…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Academic Standards, General Education, Access to Education
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Malarie E. Deardorff; Joshua M. Pulos; Andrea L. Suk; Kendra L. Williams-Diehm; Amber E. McConnell – Inclusion, 2020
Despite challenges educators face when assessing needs of students with significant cognitive disabilities, providing a fair and accurate assessment of skills is crucial to a student's future success. Dismal outcomes for these students indicate the current transition planning process is weak and not appropriate. Research suggests meaningful…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Transitional Programs, Planning
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Morris, Jared R.; Dexter, Douglas D.; Hunter, William – Beyond Behavior, 2021
Guided practice within explicit instruction has been shown to be an effective method for teaching academic and behavioral skills to students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). The support provided through guided practice allows students to acquire new skills confidently and successfully. This article provides practitioners of students…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Skill Development, Behavior Modification
Taylor, Carolyn Stanford – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2022
For Wisconsin schools and districts, implementing an equitable multi-level system of supports means providing equitable services, practices, and resources to every learner based upon responsiveness to effective instruction and intervention. In this system, high quality instruction, strategic use of data, and collaboration interact within a…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Quality, Intervention, Instruction
Long, Tracy; D'Agord, Cesar; Derrington, Taltha – National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd, 2019
The ability to significantly increase and sustain gains in early literacy for students with disabilities and a desire to bridge the gap between compliance and results-driven accountability (RDA) led Washington State to innovate a solution. This state spotlight will focus on Washington's improvement strategy to address this early literacy challenge…
Descriptors: Data Use, Special Education, Emergent Literacy, Students with Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2019
In an effort to ensure that all students in grades K-12 received the appropriate supports and services to meet their full potential, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) employs the Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) program to document individualized interventions implemented to support the child and provide, if needed, a bridge to…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Special Education, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Lee, Chung Eun; Kim, Jennifer G. – Exceptionality, 2022
The person-centered individualized education program (IEP) transition planning has emerged as a primary indicator of quality services, and as a predictor for successful post-school outcomes for transition-age youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, these person-centered transition practices are not uniformly implemented across the…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Cooperative Planning, Transitional Programs, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Houston Independent School District, 2018
In the 2017-2018 school year, in an effort to ensure that all students in grades K-12 received the appropriate supports and services to meet their full potential, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) employed the Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) program to document individualized interventions implemented to support the child and…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Special Education, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Gandhi, Allison Gruner; Vaughn, Sharon; Stetliano, Laura; Scala, Jenny; Danielson, Louis – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2015
The implementation of multitiered systems of support (MTSS) provides an opportunity for schools to screen, monitor progress, and offer research-based instructional and behavioral supports with increasing intensity to students to meet their educational and behavioral needs. MTSS is increasingly being used as a framework for supporting the needs of…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Intervention, Students with Disabilities, School Districts
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Deborah W. Hartman – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling, of March 2017, favored the plaintiff, Endrew F. in the "Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District" case. This decision strengthens the Rowley decision of 1982 and has raised the bar requiring an increased responsibility for Districts to provide programs to eligible students with disabilities the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, School Districts
Schwartz, Ilene S.; Ashmun, Julie; McBride, Bonnie; Scott, Crista; Sandall, Susan R. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2017
How can you help preschoolers with autism thrive in inclusive classrooms? Support their success with this comprehensive, school-based program for children ages 3 to 5 with autism spectrum disorder. Blending best practices from applied behavior analysis and early childhood special education, the DATA Model is a proven program rooted in…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Greear, Krista; Humphrey, Michael; Lowenthal, Alison; Conley, Quincy; Giacumo, Lisa A.; Dunlap, Joanna C. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2020
Accessibility is a hot topic in online education these days. Despite the increased focus on accessibility, most discussions of creating "accessible" online courses and elearning simply focus on adding alternative text to images and captions to video. In this article, we argue that online educators and workplace learning professionals…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Inclusion, Online Courses, Student Needs