Nancy Lopez, Ed.D. Illinois State University - Julia B. Stoner, Ed.D., CCC-SLP Illinois State University Abstract Promoting self-determination in students with disabilities is recognized as an integral component of education today. For most...

Deborah W. Hartman Cedar Crest College Abstract The U.S. Supreme Court ruling, of March 2017, favored the plaintiff, Endrew F. in the Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District case. This decision strengthens the Rowley decision of 1982 and...

Clarissa E. Rosas, Ph.D. Kathleen G. Winterman, Ed.D Abstract The purpose of this study was to analyze teachers’ perceptions of their ability to instruct students with disabilities. A statewide survey was administered in Ohio to pre-service and...

George Wilkerson Abstract Schools today are faced with an ever-growing number of case law regulating them with regards to students with disabilities. This regulating does not only occur with students with disabilities, but also with their...

Brooke Blanks Abstract The purpose of this study was to understand general education teachers’ experiences with a school-wide effort to increase the use of evidence-based teaching practices that were highlighted through a professional...

Sara C. McDaniel University of Alabama Kristine Jolivette Georgia State University Robin Parks Ennis Georgia State University Abstract Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) exhibit behavioral and social challenges that affect...

Thienhuong Hoang Abstract The educational community is discussing response-to-intervention (RTI) as an alternative assessment method. This study investigates assessment elements (beginning text level, ending text level, and number of weeks’...

Dr. Russell Dubberly Abstract This research study used a student-focused questionnaire to gain understanding about high school students with intellectual disabilities who participate in community-based instruction (CBI) as a component of their...

Vance L. Austin, Ph.D., Ellis I. Barowsky, Micheline S. Malow, Diane W. Gómez Manhattanville College - Purchase, New York Abstract Four highly qualified teachers and 21 students classified with emotional and behavior disorders (EBD)...

Introduction Families, most particularly parents, are vital participants in early intervention. Your contributions are invaluable: at the individual level where you are intimately involved in determining the services that your own child will...