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Direct linkNewman, Lynn A.; Madaus, Joseph W.; Lalor, Adam R.; Javitz, Harold S. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2019
In contrast to the increase in college enrollment rates of youth with learning disabilities (LD), graduation rates have remained stagnant and low. Using propensity methods, this study examined the effect of disability-specific and universally available support receipt on the college perseverance and completion of students with LD. Based on…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate
O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Beach, Kristen D.; Sanchez, Victoria M.; Kim, Joyce J.; Knight Teague, Kerri; Orozco, Guadalupe; Jones, Brian T. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Adolescents with disabilities have great difficulty with academic content in middle school, and their teachers have difficulty teaching them to understand and use academic language. We taught teachers of 6th grade students with Learning Disabilities, over half of whom were also English Language Learners (ELL), to implement about 15 minutes of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English Language Learners, Grade 6, English for Academic Purposes
Parker, Caroline E.; Schillaci, Rebecca – Education Development Center, Inc., 2018
This report is an evaluation of the i3 development grant Think College Transition (TCT), an inclusive dual enrollment transition model to improve achievement and post-school outcomes for students with intellectual disabilities or autism (ID/A). The model offers an innovative approach to transition services for students with intellectual…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
An Investigation of an Intervention to Promote Inference Generation by Adolescent Poor Comprehenders
Denton, Carolyn A.; York, Mary J.; Francis, David J.; Haring, Christa; Ahmed, Yusra; Bidulescu, Adrian – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2017
This brief experimental study investigated the initial promise of an intervention designed to promote inference generation in adolescents with reading comprehension difficulties. The intervention, provided for nine sessions, included multisyllable word study, teacher explanation and modeling of inference generation and other comprehension…
Descriptors: Inferences, Intervention, Adolescents, Reading Comprehension
Terrazas-Arellanes, Fatima E.; Gallard M., Alejandro J.; Strycker, Lisa A.; Walden, Emily D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to document the design, classroom implementation, and effectiveness of interactive online units to enhance science learning over 3 years among students with learning disabilities, English learners, and general education students. Results of a randomised controlled trial with 2,303 middle school students and 71…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Online Courses, Learning Disabilities, English Language Learners
Hebert, Michael; Bohaty, Janet J.; Nelson, J. Ron; Roehling, Julia; Christensen, Kristin – Grantee Submission, 2018
Students with writing difficulties may have difficulty when writing informational text with source material due to (a) inexperience with such text and (b) difficulties reading and understanding source material. Teaching students to take notes related to informational text using text structures (e.g., description, compare/contrast) may help them…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Notetaking
Trout, Alexandra L.; Lambert, Matthew C.; Thompson, Ronald; Duppong Hurley, Kristin; Tyler, Patrick – Grantee Submission, 2019
Although newly passed federal regulations mandate the provision of family-based aftercare supports for adolescents served in therapeutic residential care, very little research has been conducted to determine best practice. This efficacy and replication study compares the outcomes of youths and caregivers randomly assigned to On the Way Home (OTWH;…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Empowerment, Self Efficacy, Adolescents
Harbourne, Regina T.; Dusing, Stacey C.; Lobo, Michele A.; Westcott-McCoy, Sarah; Bovaird, James; Sheridan, Susan; Galloway, James C.; Chang, Hui-Ju; Hsu, Lin-Ya; Koziol, Natalie; Marcinowski, Emily C.; Babik, Iryna – Grantee Submission, 2018
Background: There is limited research examining the efficacy of early physical therapy on infants with neuromotor dysfunction. In addition, most early motor interventions have not been directly linked to learning, despite the clear association between motor activity and cognition during infancy. Objective: The aim of this project is to evaluate…
Descriptors: Intervention, Infants, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Therapy
Asmus, Jennifer M.; Carter, Erik W.; Moss, Colleen K.; Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Bolt, Daniel M.; Born, Tiffany L.; Bottema-Beutel, Kristen; Brock, Matthew E.; Cattey, Gillian N.; Cooney, Molly; Fesperman, Ethan S.; Hochman, Julia M.; Huber, Heartley B.; Lequia, Jenna L.; Lyons, Gregory L.; Vincent, Lori B.; Weir, Katie – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of peer network interventions to improve the social connections of 47 high school students with severe disabilities. School staff invited, trained, and supported 192 peers without disabilities to participate in individualized social groups that met throughout one semester. Compared to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Severe Disabilities, Peer Relationship, Social Networks
Boudah, Daniel J. – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2018
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data have indicated that many secondary students lack sufficient literacy skills, and that students who receive free/reduced lunch, students from rural settings, and students with disabilities are particularly low-performing (National Center for Education Statistics, 2015). Despite some…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Intervention, Adolescents, Learning Disabilities
Li, Linlin; Mahrer, Ben; Weiser, Gary; Orenstein, Ari; Chow, Eunice; Atienza, Sara – WestEd, 2019
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Ready to Learn project, "Hero Elementary," has an emphasis on reaching Latino communities and supporting the needs of children with disabilities. The project embeds the expectations of kindergarten to 2nd grade science standards into a series of…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Students with Disabilities, Primary Education, Science Education
Meyer, Lori E.; Ostrosky, Michaelene M. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2016
This efficacy study investigated whether a class-wide disability awareness curriculum would result in increased close friendships for 26 kindergarteners with disabilities enrolled in six inclusive classrooms. Findings suggest that participation in a disability awareness curriculum alone does not lead to increased friendships. Evidence suggests…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Inclusion, Friendship
Billingsley, Bonnie; Bettini, Elizabeth – Review of Educational Research, 2019
High rates of attrition make it challenging for schools to provide qualified special education teachers for students with disabilities, especially given chronic teacher shortages. We synthesize 30 studies from 2002 to 2017, examining factors associated with special educator attrition and retention, including (a) teacher preparation and…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence, Teaching Conditions
Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Lara-Martinez, Julie A.; Cavazos, Linda O. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2018
Culturally and linguistically diverse learners with and without learning disabilities enrolled in public schools are tasked with learning content, a new culture, and a new language. Meeting their language and literacy needs requires systematic use of evidence-based practices and deep knowledge of culturally and linguistically responsive practices…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Trust (Psychology), English (Second Language), Evidence Based Practice
Jeanne Wanzek; Elizabeth Swanson; Sharon Vaughn; Greg Roberts; Anna-Mária Fall – Exceptional Children, 2016
This study investigated the effects of Promoting Adolescent Comprehension Through Text (PACT), a content knowledge and comprehension treatment for English learner and non--English learner students with disabilities who were provided instruction in general education social studies classrooms. Eighth-grade students with disabilities in the treatment…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Social Studies
