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Chen, Wei-Ren; Chen, Mei-Fang – Gifted Education International, 2020
The ultimate goal of gifted education programs is to cultivate students' competences through challenging, enriching, and engaging opportunities for talent development. The purpose of this review is to present two main approaches of enrichment programs for gifted learners in Taiwan: the programs following the law and the alternative programs…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Gifted, Talent, Talent Development
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Saddler, Bruce; Asaro-Saddler, Kristie; Moeyaert, Mariola; Ellis-Robinson, Tammy – Remedial and Special Education, 2017
In this single-subject study, we examined the effects of a summarizing strategy on the written summaries of children with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBDs). Six students with EBDs in fifth and sixth grades learned a mnemonic-based strategy for summarizing taught through the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) approach. Visual…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Urbani, Jacquelyn M. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2019
Deaf and hard of hearing (d/Dhh) children frequently have delayed language; yet limited research exists on interventions to facilitate linguistic development in the classroom (Fung, Chow, & McBride-Chang, 2005). Dialogic reading is an evidence-based practice that has resulted in significantly improved language skills (Towson, Fettig, Fleury,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition, Reading Instruction
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Trussell, Robert P.; Chen, Hsin Ju; Lewis, Timothy J.; Luna, Naomi E. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2018
The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which two classroom-wide instructional interventions, peer support and instructional choice, were able to reduce escape-maintained off-task and problem behaviors. This study also measured the extent to which these interventions, when coupled with individually designed function-based…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Peer Influence, Teaching Methods
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Chao, Pen-Chiang; Chou, Yu-Chi – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation and probable predictive relationship between self-determination skills taught by special education teachers and the academic performance of students with disabilities from junior high schools in Taiwan. The subjects included teachers from resource rooms and self-contained classrooms (n =…
Descriptors: Correlation, Prediction, Self Determination, Academic Achievement
McMichel, Francita – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative case study examined the experiences from the professional development provided to four novice sixth grade teachers who employ reading interventions during Tier 2. Response to Intervention (RTI) is a systematic process that provides academic reading support to students through targeted interventions. RTI, when implemented…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Theory Practice Relationship, Grade 6, Beginning Teachers
Hampton, Carolann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The attitudes and opinions of special education teachers may potentially reveal insight as to how and why teachers choose to include sex education in their curriculum for self-contained special education classrooms designed to serve students with developmental disabilities. The main objective in developing this study was to gather information…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sex Education, Developmental Disabilities
Lane, Dallas Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between the classroom organizational structure and MCT2 test scores of fifth-grade math students. The researcher gained insight regarding which structure teachers believe is most beneficial to them and students, and whether or not their belief of classroom organizational…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Grade 5, Standardized Tests, Scores
St. Amand-Santos, Monica – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Children with social skills deficits in verbal and nonverbal communication can face a variety of social challenges in many aspects of their lives. Given the increasing social needs of many students in today's classrooms, there is a need for increased social skills instruction and support in public schools. Inclusion opportunities in public schools…
Descriptors: Generalization, Interpersonal Competence, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
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Roberts, Carly A.; Kim, Soyeon; Tandy, Jacob; Meyer, Nancy – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Students with intellectual disability (ID) often have limited access to general education science content. The current study evaluated the effects of a content area literacy intervention designed to improve the comprehension of high school students with moderate intellectual disability on adapted expository science text. The multicomponent…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Reading Aloud to Others
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Kuhn, Mason; McDermott, Mark – Science and Children, 2017
This article focuses on an argument-based inquiry (ABI) approach to a fourth grade unit on waves. A fourth-grade teacher included multiple opportunities for students to read, write, and use language to represent their understanding of physical science Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) performance expectations (NGSS Lead States 2013). He…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Science, Physical Sciences, Inquiry
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Spillane, James P.; Shirrell, Matthew – Education Next, 2018
In recent years, teacher collaboration has emerged as an important strategy to drive improvement, informed by research showing how on-the-job interactions can boost teacher development and effectiveness. Schools across the United States are adjusting their professional cultures and workplace practices in response, creating formal opportunities for…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Leadership, Leadership Role
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Hodges, Jaret; Lamb, Kristen – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2019
This study used historical data to find associations between changes in policies, funding, and accountability stemming from No Child Left Behind and the provision of services offered to students identified as gifted in the state of Washington. Descriptive statistics and a regression model are used to examine the change in gifted programs by school…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Accountability
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McCollow, Meaghan M.; Hoffman, Holly H. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2019
During early childhood, practitioners and family members are often tasked with determining optimal approaches to support social skill development in young children with developmental disabilities in inclusive and self-contained settings. Eight different evidence based approaches are highlighted (social narratives, scripting, pivotal response…
Descriptors: Social Development, Check Lists, Problem Solving, Video Technology
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Bettini, Elizabeth; Wang, Jun; Cumming, Michelle; Kimerling, Jenna; Schutz, Sarah – Remedial and Special Education, 2019
Cultivating and retaining special educators competent to serve students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBDs) has proven persistently difficult. Improving educational systems' capacity to meet this challenge will require better understanding of the roles special educators in these settings should be prepared for and supported to fulfill.…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Self Contained Classrooms, Teacher Attitudes, Emotional Disturbances
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