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Direct linkTrad, Alyssa M.; Richards, K. Andrew R.; Wilson, Wesley J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
While sharing some characteristics with their general physical education colleagues, adapted physical educators also face unique challenges related to their role. For example, both general and adapted physical education teachers encounter stress stemming from the marginalized nature of their discipline but may navigate such experiences…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Self Advocacy, Adapted Physical Education, Students with Disabilities
Walker, Jennifer D.; Johnson, Kimberly M.; Randolph, Kathleen M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
Special educators are responsible for a myriad of roles as part of their responsibilities as teachers. In addition to developing and monitoring individualized education programs (IEPs), co-teaching with general education colleagues, and engaging in direct instruction, they often also support students with behavioral needs. Although not all…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Teacher Responsibility, Classroom Techniques, Behavior Modification
Hadley, Wanda M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2011
High school students with disabilities are attending colleges and universities in growing numbers, with their rate of college participation doubling in the past twenty years. Students with disabilities in the secondary educational system are protected by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004, which requires…
Descriptors: College Students, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement
Learned, Julie E.; Dowd, Michael V.; Jenkins, Joseph R. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
The "highly qualified" teaching credential required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is forcing new models of secondary special education service delivery. One effect has been a reduction in special education content classes and a concomitant increase in co-teaching. In one teaching arrangement, "instructional…
Descriptors: Assignments, Student Attitudes, Federal Legislation, Negative Attitudes
Bolding, Nancy L. – 1999
This trainer's guide is designed specifically to provide training to individuals with mental retardation or other cognitive disabilities on their rights under titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Written in simple language and supported by drawings that make the material more accessible, the training is meant to give…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Coping, Disability Discrimination
Download full textKallio, Ann; Owens, Laura – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2004
This article presents a handbook for students, school counselors, teachers, and parents. This handbook is designed as a guide to help students with disabilities take another step in preparing for "life after high school." It includes information to help students understand their strengths and identify the support and resources they need…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, Guides, High School Students, College Bound Students
Ness, Jean E., Comp. – 1995
The third in a series of federally supported modules for training paraprofessional school personnel who work with students with disabilities, this module focuses on training self-advocacy skills, facilitating friendships, and developing socialization skills for individuals with disabilities. Both a facilitator's edition and a student's edition are…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Curriculum Guides, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
