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Direct linkJennifer A. Kurth; Tyler A. Hicks; Karrie A. Shogren; Alison L. Zagona; J. Matt Jameson; Lewis Jackson; Martin Agran; Diane Ryndak – Journal of Special Education, 2025
Most students with complex support needs are taught in separate special education classrooms; one reason is teams that inappropriately use the intensity of support needs as the basis for placement in more restrictive placements. This study used Bayesian multilevel modeling to determine whether the intensity of student support needs predicted…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Student Placement, Student Needs
Alison L. Zagona; Jennifer A. Kurth; Virginia L. Walker; Andrea Ruppar; Sheldon Loman; Sarah Bubash – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2024
Students with extensive support needs are at risk of demonstrating challenging behavior due to inadequate support of their individual needs or class-wide factors such as low quality of instruction. Students with extensive support needs are also among the students who are most likely to experience aversive interventions and be placed in segregated…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
Karrie A. Shogren; Kathleen N. Zimmerman; Kathryn M. Burke; Alison L. Zagona; Jennifer A. Kurth; Elisabeth J. Malone; Roxanne Loyless; Daria Gerasimova; Jesse R. Pace; Tyler A. Hicks – Grantee Submission, 2023
This study examined reading, math, writing, social, behavioral, and communication learning goals for a large, national sample of elementary students with complex support needs served in one of four types of educational placements. Each goal was coded for three quality characteristics: (1) strengths-focus, (2) inclusion of self-determination…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
Karrie A. Shogren; Kathleen N. Zimmerman; Kathryn M. Burke; Alison L. Zagona; Jennifer A. Kurth; Elisabeth J. Malone; Roxanne Loyless; Daria Gerasimova; Jesse R. Pace; Tyler A. Hicks – Inclusion, 2023
This study examined reading, math, writing, social, behavioral, and communication learning goals for a large, national sample of elementary students with complex support needs served in one of four types of educational placements. Each goal was coded for three quality characteristics: (1) strengths-focus; (2) inclusion of self-determination…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
Download full textMatt Jameson; Tyler Hicks; Kirsten Lansey; Jennifer A. Kurth; Lewis Jackson; Alison L. Zagona; Kristin Burnette; Marty Agran; Karrie Shogren; Jesse Pace; Dasha Gerasimova – Grantee Submission, 2022
Parents and teachers have identified the social inclusion of students with complex support needs as one of the most important components of school participation. Previous research has found that the opportunities for, and importance of, social contacts for students with complex support needs vary by educational placement. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Prediction, Elementary School Students, Special Needs Students, Social Networks
J. Matt Jameson; Tyler Hicks; Kirsten Lansey; Jennifer A. Kurth; Lewis Jackson; Alison L. Zagona; Kristin Burnette; Marty Agran; Karrie Shogren; Jesse Pace – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2022
Parents and teachers have identified the social inclusion of students with complex support needs as one of the most important components of school participation. Previous research has found that the opportunities for, and importance of, social contacts for students with complex support needs vary by educational placement. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Prediction, Elementary School Students, Special Needs Students, Social Networks
Alison L. Zagona; Kirsten R. Lansey; Jennifer A. Kurth; Roxanne Loyless; Elizabeth A. Stevens – Journal of Special Education, 2024
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) should include a summary of the student's current skills and needs as well as annual goals that support their progress in the general education curriculum; however, IEPs for students with complex support needs may be missing required information. We investigated IEP goals and Present Levels of Academic…
Descriptors: Special Education, Individualized Education Programs, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities
