“I’m not Prepared”: Experiences of Professionals Working with Students with Disabilities and Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders Megan Fujita, Ph.D., MSW Grace L. Francis, Ph.D. Jodi Duke, Ed.D. George Mason University Abstract It is...

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“From Chaos to Community”: Inclusive Community Building in Middle Schools Kenneth Lloyd Reimer, Ph.D. University of Winnipeg (Canada) Abstract This paper highlights a study (2022) conducted in a Canadian school division which explored the...

Elizabeth G. S. Munsell, MS, OTR/L Ariel E. Schwartz, PhD, OTR/L Elizabeth K. Schmidt, PhD, OTR/L Jennifer Chen, PhD, OTR/L Boston University Abstract The COVID-19 outbreak caused abrupt disruptions to many domains of everyday life, including...

California resident Katie Prather remembers thinking that her son, who has autism, could have mastered math skills if he had less work to complete in elementary school. By middle school, she thought he would fare better if he had more social...

Working long hours, using your own money to pay for classroom materials, and struggling to engage students who are ready for summer vacation-yes, doing all that makes teaching a tough job. Now add the challenge of getting kids with learning...

Across grade levels and multiple disciplines, academic research supports a strong correlation between student engagement and student achievement. Academic engagement is often defined as students actively participating by focusing on a task or...

U.S. Department of Education Reports New Reading First Data From States Shows Impressive Gains in Reading Proficiency for Students with Disabilities U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced new data from the states showing...

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the award of $11.6 million in grants to help develop highly qualified teachers for students with disabilities, especially in areas where chronic shortages exist. The money will also be...

The teacher’s voice broke as she relayed the events of the day that culminated in her having to evacuate the class away from my son. In addition to yelling at people, he had also been throwing chairs. “It breaks my heart because this behavior...