Description Raskob Day School and Learning Institute is a non-profit organization that serves the Bay Area community by providing services for students and adults with learning differences. The Institute is comprised of three Programs: the Day...

Vickie Miller-Warren, Ed.D. Abstract Outside agencies such as vocational rehabilitation agencies are designed to help provide services such as job coaching, mental health services, tuition assistance, and life-skills training for students with...

Pamela E. Lowry, Ed.D. Georgian Court University Abstract This paper examines current practices in implementing a Response to Intervention (RtI) in diagnosing specific learning disabilities. The use of the aptitude achievement discrepancy...

Edward K. Schultz West College of Education at Midwestern State University Cynthia G. Simpson Houston Baptist University Abstract Over the last two decades, inclusion has become a critical part of the reform efforts to improve the delivery of...

Pine Hill School provides an environment that meets the needs of the whole child. We strive to implement a quality education with an individualized component for students who have been unable to have their needs met in other educational...

Introduction Early intervention services are designed to address the developmental needs of eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities, ages birth to the third birthday, and their families. Early intervention is authorized by Part C of the...

Introduction Early intervention services are designed to address the developmental needs of eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities, ages birth to the third birthday, and their families. Early intervention is authorized by Part C of the...

Christopher M. Walick, Ph.D. Eastern Carver County School District Abstract Self-advocacy skills are critical to high school and post-secondary success. Unfortunately, students with disabilities often times struggle with self-advocacy. While...

Okechukwu Abosi, Ph.D University of Botswana - Abdul Razak Kuyini Alhassan, Ph.D. Disability Studies & Consultancy Services, Tamale Ghana Abstract Teachers’ pedagogical competencies level is increasingly affecting the implementation of...

Debra Leach, Ed.D. Shawnna Helf, Ph.D. - Winthrop University Abstract In 1986 Madeleine Will proposed the Regular Education Initiative (REI) to share possibilities for eliminating the divide between general and special education. Although great...