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AAC Camp as an Alternative School-Based Service Delivery Model: A Retrospective Survey
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Dodd, Janet L.; Hagge, Darla K. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2014
School-based speech-language pathologists are obligated to apply evidence-based practice and document progress of their students' response to intervention in compliance with federal law. The purpose of this preliminary study was to explore the effects of an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)-based intervention provided in a camp…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Progress Monitoring, Delivery Systems
Graduation Rates of Students with Disabilities: Issues and Implications for District Accountability
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Elbaum, Batya; Myers, Nicholas D.; Rodriguez, Raymond J.; Sharpe, Sheree T. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2014
Following the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004), states were required to develop a State Performance Plan (SPP; U.S. Department of Education, 2011) addressing 20 accountability indicators for students with disabilities, ages 3 to 21. First and arguably foremost among these is Indicator 1, the ''percent…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Disabilities, Accountability, Federal Legislation
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Implications for Teachers
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Echaniz, Crystal; Cronin, Kathleen A. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2014
This paper reviews characteristics of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), possible causes of ASD, current demographic information, the effects on the individual with ASD and the family, as well as diversity and multicultural issues related to autism. Additionally, the paper provides pertinent information about students with ASD for both general…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Etiology, Student Diversity
Predictors of Parents' Perception toward the IEP Meeting
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Kemp, Dawn M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In the field of educational leadership, as well as special education, parental participation is paramount given that federal law has mandated that schools provide and show evidence that they foster parental participation. This quantitative, non-experimental study examined the relationship between level of education, marital status, socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Meetings, Prediction
SLIIDEA: Positive Approaches for Addressing Behavioral Issues. inForum
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Misra, Sunil – Project Forum, 2006
When Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1997, it authorized an evaluation to track progress at the state and local levels on the legislative goals of IDEA. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) commissioned a national longitudinal study, the Study of State and Local…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, Special Education, Federal Legislation
SLIIDEA: Placing and Serving Children with Disabilities in the LRE. inForum
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Misra, Sunil – Project Forum, 2006
When Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1997, it authorized an evaluation to track progress at the state and local levels on the legislative goals of IDEA. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) commissioned a national longitudinal study, the Study of State and Local…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Minority Group Children, Special Education, Program Implementation