February 2023 - Special Educator e-Journal Table of Contents Special Education Legal Alert. By Perry A. Zirkel Buzz from the Hub U.S. Department of Education’s “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” Initiative U.S. Department of Education Awards...

Vancouver, WA Full time, 185 day contract General Responsibilities: Reporting directly to the Director of Early Intervention, the Early Intervention Special Education Teacher provides services to children birth to age three who are identified...

New York, NY Full-Time Description: Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of six PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM...

Software Enabling School Improvement Through Analysis Sharon E. Rouse, Ph.D. The University of Southern Mississippi Rose Jones, Ed.D. The University of Southern Mississippi, Retired Jonnie Cleveland President of Ryland Consulting, LLC Abstract...

The Numbers Don’t Lie – Or Do They? Small Sample Size Hides Lived Reality of Representation of Native American Students in Special Education Cheryl Wold, Ph.D. Alan Neville, Ed.D. Pamela Monaghan-Geernaert, Ph.D. Northern State University...

Experiences of Parents and Practitioners Working with Middle School Students with ASD During the COVID-19 School Shutdown Kristie Asaro-Saddler, Ph.D Heather Kurto, Ph.D. Lisa Chelkowski, M.S. Hedayat Ghazali, M.S. Abstract People with Autism...

Strategies and Challenges to Teaching Students with Special Needs During a Pandemic Sarana Eyire Roberts, Ph.D. Yeunjoo Lee, Ph.D. California State University, Bakersfield Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has led to immediate school closures...

The Impact of a Special Education Course on Pre-Service Teachers’ Knowledge and Perspectives about Inclusion and Inclusive Practices Muhammed A. Karal, Ph. D., Sinop University, Turkey Neslihan Unluol-Unal, Ph. D., Karamano?lu Mehmetbey...

Facilitating Student Engagement Using Optimal Trunk Support for Children with Postural Dysfunction Dr. Thilagha Jagaiah Dr. Sandra Saavedra University of Hartford Abstract Children with postural dysfunction experience difficulties keeping their...

Life Skill Programs: An Exploratory Survey of School Based Programming in the Public High School Setting Dr. Kathleen Hegarty Follis OTD, OTR/L Dr. Christina Helfrich PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Dr. Allison F. Sullivan OT, DOT, OTR American International...