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Direct linkDeMartino, Pamela; Specht, Philip – Preventing School Failure, 2018
Presented in this article are the rationale and construct of a new consultative teaching model for the inclusive instruction of students with learning disabilities in secondary schools. The inclusive consultation model (ICM) is a proposed alternative to traditional co-teaching models as described in the extant literature. In recognition of the…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Team Teaching, Learning Disabilities, Inclusion
Mayer, Tammy Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1997 (IDEA), No Child Left Behind Act 2001 (NCLB), and Every Child Succeeds Act 2015 (ESSA) has changed how public schools adapt to standards and accountability systems for all students, including students with mild-to-significant cognitive disabilities. Federal legislation has changed the focus of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Disabilities, High Stakes Tests, Academic Achievement
Combee, Susan W. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Administrative support plays a vital role in the self-efficacy of special education teachers (Otto & Arnold, 2005). In order to meet the education needs of special education students and comply with Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB, 2002), education leaders and…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Compliance (Legal), Correlation, Administrator Role
Shepherd, Katharine G.; Fowler, Susan; McCormick, Jazarae; Wilson, Cynthia L.; Morgan, Daniel – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2016
Over the years, a variety of political, social, and other contextual factors have contributed to the expansion of roles for PK-12 special educators, leading to a complex set of challenges and opportunities that must be addressed as the field of special education looks to the future. Today's special educators need to collaborate with general…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Educators, Teacher Role, Educational Policy
Björn, Piia M.; Aro, Mikko T.; Koponen, Tuire K.; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas H. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
Response to intervention (RTI) can be considered an everyday practice in many parts of the United States, whereas, in Finland, only recently has a new framework for support in learning taken shape. Choosing Finland as the comparative partner for this policy paper is justified as its educational system has been widely referenced on the basis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Response to Intervention, Special Education, International Assessment
Mele, Susan Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine and explain the quality of teacher supervision of paraprofessionals. The researcher analyzed (a) pre-service and in-service supervisory training received by teachers who supervised paraprofessionals, (b) teacher knowledge of supervisory practices, (c) teacher supervisory practices applied to supervision,…
Descriptors: Supervision, Teacher Role, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Teacher Education
Rhodes, Shanta Dannette – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine elementary teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of Response to Intervention (RTI) and Teacher Support Team (TST) within a Mississippi Gulf Coast school district. RTI models have gained popularity within the national education system. Schools are encouraged to implement RTI in efforts to improve the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Response to Intervention, School Districts
Simonsen, Brandi; Shaw, Stan F.; Faggella-Luby, Michael; Sugai, George; Coyne, Michael D.; Rhein, Barbara; Madaus, Joseph W.; Alfano, Michael – Remedial and Special Education, 2010
General and special education are confronting tremendous change resulting from legal mandates related to closing the achievement gap under No Child Left Behind and a focus on early intervention and prevention in the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 2004. As a result, schoolwide intervention approaches are under rapid development,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Regular and Special Education Relationship
Fazel, Zoha – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The "Individuals with Disabilities Act," "No Child Left Behind Act," and "Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act" call for educators to work together to teach special education students in an inclusive setting. In this regard, research supports the use of co-teaching by general and special education…
Descriptors: General Education, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers
Download full textBerndt, Sandra; Ebben, Barbara; Kubinski, Eva; Sim, Grant; Liu, Kristin; Lazarus, Sheryl; Thurlow, Martha; Christian, Elizabeth – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2011
Beginning in 2007, federal regulations to two major education laws gave state departments of education the option to develop an alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) for some students with disabilities. The regulations stated that the AA-MAS was intended for students who were being instructed in the grade-level…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Eligibility, Alternative Assessment, Focus Groups
Antley, Tina M. B. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Two recent pieces of federal legislation have greatly influenced how schools educate students with disabilities. While Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) requires that schools assess students with disabilities using the same assessment instruments with which their non-disabled peers are tested, the No Child Left Behind…
Descriptors: Student Needs, General Education, Federal Legislation, Teacher Role
Shealey, Monika Williams; McHatton, Patricia Alvarez; Farmer, Jennie – Urban Education, 2009
In this article, the authors discuss the context of urban special education and the complexities of meeting the demands of standards-based reform in urban settings. The study presented highlights the voices of urban special educators in two large urban school districts as they navigate meeting the demands of teaching students with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Miller, Nicholas J. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2008
This paper examines the implementation of the Pyramid of Interventions (POI) at a suburban Georgia Middle School through an examination of teacher understanding, assessment of overall effectiveness, and the need for further professional development. The Pyramid of Interventions is the response to intervention (RTI) component of the Individuals…
Descriptors: Action Research, Disabilities, School Counselors, Middle Schools
Cook, Bryan G.; Tankersley, Melody; Cook, Lysandra; Landrum, Timothy J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
A major tenet of both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act is the identification and use of evidence-based practices, or those instructional techniques shown by research as most likely to improve student outcomes meaningfully. However, much confusion exists regarding the meaning and potential…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Special Education, Evidence
Kushner, Millicent I. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2008
The No Child Left Behind Act's emphasis on universal standards of academic performance, defined as proficiency in grade-level core curriculum and state academic assessments, challenges general education program personnel to higher standards of professional practice. Because schools must report student achievement by subgroups, including students…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Achievement Gap
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