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Ms. Cathy Haarstad, MS Dr. Evan Borisinkoff, Ph.D. Ms. Rhonda Weathers, MS Minot State University Abstract While significant evidence indicates that making complex choices and decisions contributes to self-determination, the authors found no...

Sheida K. Raley, M.Ed. Karrie A. Shogren, Ph.D. University of Kansas Kathryn M. Burke, Ph.D. Temple University Abstract Supporting the development of skills associated with self-determination (e.g., goal setting and attainment, problem solving)...

Table of Contents Special Education Legal Alert. By Perry A. Zirkel Characteristics of Students with Disabilities, Evidence-based Practices, and Resources. By Nai-Cheng Kuo, Marion Wilson, Allysa Orr, Connell Reddick, Mary Ecols, Alvin Holsey,...

Allison L. McGrath Otterbein University Marie Tejero Hughes University of Illinois at Chicago Abstract Most students with disabilities in the United States receive science instruction in general education classrooms; however, little is known...

Funda Örnek Bahrain Teachers College, University of Bahrain Ruben Miranda Complutense University of Madrid Metin Orbay University of Amasya Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact factors of special education journals in...

Rebecca D. Daigneault, LMSW Evan D. Borisinkoff, Ph.D. Minot State University Abstract Special educators must make cultural proficiency a lifelong journey of personal awareness, cultivation of empathy, and behavioral adjustments to create...

Karin R. Kliemann Arlington Independent School District Miriam C. Boesch University of North Texas Endia J. Lindo Texas Christian University Abstract Students with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being educated in general education...

Nicole Vozza Manhattanville College Abstract All too often fluency is a neglected component to reading instruction and the curriculum, even though there is research supporting the fact that fluency builds comprehension and is a strong predictor...

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