This study was undertaken to systematically analyze instructional interventions employed to enhance the mathematical performance of elementary school students with math learning difficulties (MLD). Over 20 years (2003-2023), 34 articles that met the inclusion criteria were included in the analysis. The articles in the study were analyzed in terms…

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of Sketch and Speak strategy intervention on expressive and receptive expository discourse for adolescents with language-related learning disabilities (LLD). Method: Three participants completed baseline and twelve 45- to 60-min individual treatment sessions in a multiple-baseline across participants…

Context: This critical narrative study analyzes the discursive means by which the educational nonprofit AVID acculturates teacher educators and teacher preparation programs to its ideological network. Through scenes reconstructed from Cornell notes taken at an AVID Summer Institute, the author examines his double identity as an AVID for Higher…

Self-determination and self-advocacy are critical skills for students with disabilities (SWD). Around the world, practitioners and educators express concerns that students transitioning from school to post-high school settings often lack the awareness to discuss their strengths, preferences, and needs. To improve self-determination, a one-year…

Many public agencies and private organizations work to promote and support forestry and the forest products industry, including economic developers. Connections among these groups, though, are limited; and current and pending retirements from Baby Boomer-era employees at public agencies are further reducing these connections. This action research…

In four years of high school education some students do not achieve the appropriate number of credits to receive a diploma. To support over-age, under-credited students, each high school has to intervene. Schools need to find ways to help students receive the credits needed, allow students to go beyond four years to graduate, or drop out of high…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an intervention utilizing modified schema-based instruction (MSBI) on the mathematical problem-solving ability of elementary school students with mild to moderate disabilities. Four participants were taught to solve percent of change word problems, which required them to calculate the…

Few students in the United States of America are proficient readers and reading achievement has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for minority groups and struggling readers. Many students who struggle with reading also have problem behavior and need supports that can help them engage across various academic settings. Because of the…

The focus of this research study was to explore math interventions for students with emotional behavioral disorders in secondary settings. The problem that was addressed in this qualitative, descriptive study was that students with emotional behavioral disorders are not receiving effective math interventions in secondary math classrooms, therefore…

Inclusive learning opportunities lead to better outcomes for students with extensive support needs (ESN). In the absence of targeted intervention, however, students with ESN are unlikely to interact meaningfully with their peers or the general education curriculum. The literature describes evidence-based strategies in support of the meaningful…

This mixed methods study investigates the research on strategies for distance learning to identify best practices for distance teaching of secondary students. For this study, distance learning was defined as an organized educational experience that takes place either synchronously or asynchronously while the student is in a different physical…

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the use of specific vocabulary instructional strategies during a six-week summer program to determine if the iReady universal screener measured an impact on student vocabulary and reading comprehension. The study utilized a treatment group (n = 34) and a control group (n = 40) from…

Historically, bodegas or corner stores are linked with hundreds of thousands of Latinos that left the Caribbean after World War II and came to live in New York barrios. These stores tailored their products to the needs of Hispanics and Latinos, providing a place for people to purchase products from their country of origin. Today, bodegas sell a…

The purpose of the qualitative descriptive study was to understand how teachers describe the affect violence has on student learning in the classroom when students attend an elementary school within the Detroit Metropolitan area where there is a high incidence of neighborhood violence. The theoretical foundation used was the environmental learning…

Although special education advocates have played an essential role in obtaining rights for individuals with disabilities, there is still much unknown about their motivations, challenges, roles, and the meaning they made from their experiences. Research into Saudi parent advocates of children with disabilities and their complex daily life issues…