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Relationship between Disability Category, Time Spent in General Education and Academic Achievement
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Barrett, Courtenay A.; Stevenson, Nathan A.; Burns, Matthew K. – Educational Studies, 2020
Federal law under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act stipulates that services provided to students with diagnosed disabilities must be (a) individualised based on the assessed needs of each student and (b) include the fewest restrictions necessary to achieve students' personalised goals. However, determining the level…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Inclusion, Equal Education
Teachers Who Question Pull out and State Testing for Learning Disabled Students
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Karen G. Gary – ProQuest LLC, 2020
General and special education teachers in a northern California school district (NCSD) have concerns about the academic performance of students with learning disabilities (SwLD) as they frequently have deficits in English language arts and math on state-mandated assessments. Teachers at NCSD were concerned about the pull-out model where SwLD are…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Standardized Tests, Language Arts
Students with Special Needs, Reading Education, and Principals: Bridging the Divide through Instructional Leadership
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Sanzo, Karen; Clayton, Jennifer; Sherman, Whitney – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
Principals are held accountable for achievement results of students on state-mandated assessments. Special needs students who struggle with literacy can impact the pass rates on these assessments. This study identifies how reading is taught to special needs students in both self-contained and inclusion settings at the secondary level in one school…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Instructional Leadership, Special Needs Students, Principals