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Direct linkGray, Sara A.; Zraick, Richard I.; Atcherson, Samuel R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the readability of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B procedural safeguard documents, as distributed by each of the 50 U.S. states. Results were compared to the 5th- to 6th-grade readability guideline for documents recommended by experts in health literacy and health…
Descriptors: Readability, Educational Legislation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Sayeski, Kristin L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
The role of the special educator has changed. Similar to general educators, special educators are more accountable, more specialized, and more collaborative. To be effective in this new role, special educators need to recommit to the founding principles of the discipline and embrace the tools that allow them to meet the needs of students with…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Instructional Design, Individualized Education Programs, Federal Legislation
Download full textLin, Pei-Ying – eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, 2013
This study investigated accommodations for students without disabilities in order to fill critical gaps in both knowledge and practices in fields of special education and educational assessments. In Ontario, students at different grade levels were assessed by the provincial assessments developed by the Education Quality and Accountability Office…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Testing Accommodations, Standardized Tests
Gann, Candace J.; Ferro, Jolenea B.; Umbreit, John; Liaupsin, Carl J. – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
This study examined the feasibility and effectiveness of a comprehensive function-based intervention applied across multiple inclusive classroom settings. The participant was a middle school student diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome who exhibited chronic off-task behaviors across all academic environments. This study was conducted across two…
Descriptors: Intervention, Asperger Syndrome, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Disabilities
Morta, Antoinette L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Special educators struggle to develop legitimate Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) that describe student needs and lead to academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine if using a rubric to create an IEP resulted in an increase in academic achievement. The conceptual framework is drawn from a synthesis of the literature on…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Planning, Academic Achievement, Social Change
Conner, Timothy W., II; Aagaard, Lola – Online Submission, 2009
Differences in reading comprehension were examined in students with disabilities after use of three reader modification types. Participants (n=10) conveniently selected from two school districts were students grades three through eight reading on a third grade level that received a reader as a modification in their Individualized Education…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Differences, Individualized Education Programs
Albus, Deb; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Cormier, Damien – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2009
In April 2007, Federal No Child Left Behind regulations were finalized that provided states with additional flexibility for assessing some students with disabilities. The regulations allowed states to offer another assessment option, alternate assessments based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS). States are not required to have…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
State of Hawaii Department of Education, 2007
The Hawai'i State Assessment is an annual testing program that measures student progress on Hawai'i's reading, writing, and mathematics standards. This handbook provides all Department of Education personnel at the school, complex area, and state levels with information about participation in the Hawai'i State Reading and Mathematics Assessment…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Student Participation, Disabilities, Mathematics Tests
