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Hogan, Joseph A. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2023
With the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) in 2004, students with disabilities are expected to be educated in the least restrictive environment to the greatest extent possible. Through the practice of inclusive education, students with disabilities who are classified and possess IEPs can be…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Rural Schools, Middle School Teachers
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Vernon, D. Sue; Schumaker, Jean B. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
This study reports the effects of an interactive multimedia computer program for teaching social skills to youths with social-adjustment problems. Twelve youths (aged 11-17) were referred by the county diversion program or school guidance counselors. Seven were formally classified as having disabilities and had active Individualized Education…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, At Risk Students, Computer Software, Multimedia Instruction
Geiger, Michael Damon, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students with emotional disturbance exhibit difficulty interpreting and responding appropriately to social situations occurring in the community, home, and school. Interactive multimedia instruction has advanced to the degree that it is possible to create learning environments that encourage active problem solving and knowledge construction. This…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Emotional Disturbances, Intervention, Computer Software
Halbert, Julie Wright; Gamm, Sue – Council of the Great City Schools, 2017
The Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD), asked the Council of the Great City Schools to review the district's services for students with disabilities and provide recommendations to improve performance and narrow the achievement gap between these students and their nondisabled peers. This report was designed to help SCUSD achieve its…
Descriptors: School Districts, Disabilities, Student Needs, Special Education
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Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R. – Remedial and Special Education, 2007
When accurately assigned and administered appropriately, testing accommodations help ameliorate the effects of personal characteristics that limit access to critical information and prevent a person from demonstrating his or her true abilities in the tested domain. Inaccurate assignment or misuse of accommodations may counteract the benefits of…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Error of Measurement