Anne D. Burkhalter Abstract This study analyzed the impact of parent involvement and integration of multiple intelligences strategies in classroom instruction on student motivation and academic achievement. The population for this study...

Chelsea Martel Brian Cavanaugh, Ed.D. University of Maine at Farmington Abstract Preventing and responding to intense problem behavior in schools is has garnered increased attention. With recent attention focused on the restraint and seclusion...

Debra Bruster Abstract Special education teachers in Georgia are required to develop grade level tasks, reflecting grade level standards, teach the tasks and document the progress of their students with significant cognitive disabilities in the...

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...

Stephen J. Hernandez Hofstra University Abstract With support found in the literature for the utilization of push-in, or integrated therapy when providing speech language pathology, the use of a set of criteria for determining how therapy would...

Chris Brown, Ph.D. Kennesaw State University - John David Johnson, Ph.D. Kennesaw State University - Ibrahim Z. Elsawy, Ph.D. Kennesaw State University Abstract As individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities become increasingly...

Hildy Straus, Ph.D. Fordham University - Rhonda Bondie, Ph.D. Fordham University Abstract This study examined the self-efficacy of paraeducators serving students with moderate to severe disabilities in a specialized public school. Quantitative...

Analisa L. Smith Abstract Sensory Integration Program on Children with Asperger’s Syndrome This literature review will document the effects of a parent implemented Sensory Integration Program upon children diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in...

Introduction Having collected a great deal of information about your child and family, it’s now possible for the team (including you as parents) to sit down and write an individualized plan of action for your child and family. This plan is...

Saleem `A. Rasheed, Ph. D. Indiana University Northwest Cecil Fore, III, Ph.D. Harris-Stowe State University Arthur Jones, Ed. S. McConnell Middle School Latisha Smith, Ph.D. Harris-Stowe State University Abstract The research literature on the...