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Download full textNational Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2020
In early 2020, the AEM Center turned its focus to the start of the education continuum by developing Critical Components for providing accessible materials and technologies for children in early childhood programs. Knowledge development activities focused on understanding the complex early childhood educational system, particularly with respect to…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Early Childhood Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Students with Disabilities
Peer reviewedBrigham, Frederick J.; Claude, Christopher M.; McKenna, John William – Education Sciences, 2021
Confusion among stakeholders regarding some aspects of the special education process--chiefly the triennial reevaluation--leads to misapplication of rules across districts and states based on interpretations of informal lore-based reasoning. Local education agencies (LEA) can determine that no additional data are needed and advise parents to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Student Evaluation
Direct linkBruder, Mary Beth; Dunst, Carl J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2015
Parents of young children participating in either Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C early intervention or IDEA Part B-619 preschool special education programs were surveyed to obtain a consumer science perspective of the practitioners who were the children's primary service providers. Parents were asked to make judgments of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Special Education
Williamson, Pamela; Hoppey, David; McLeskey, James; Bergmann, Erica; Moore, Hanna – Journal of Special Education, 2020
The least restrictive environment (LRE) mandate suggests a preference for educating students with disabilities in general education settings provided their needs can be met there. This study examined national trends in the educational placements of students with disabilities ages 6 to 17 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia from 1990…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Students with Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Inclusion
Bittner, Melissa; Silliman-French, Lisa; Lieberman, Lauren J.; Lytle, Rebecca – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2020
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act every student that has a documented disability is required to have an individualized education program (IEP). The IEP comprises core areas, including physical education. The purpose of this article is to clarify 12 myths about physical education for students with disabilities and help…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Students with Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Schochet, Owen N.; Johnson, Anna D.; Phillips, Deborah A. – Exceptional Children, 2020
Program administrators and policy makers have placed a priority on expanding access to inclusive, center-based early care and education (ECE) for low-income children with special needs, a "doubly vulnerable" population characterized by academic and social-emotional achievement gaps at kindergarten entry. Yet, no research has documented…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Kindergarten, Young Children
Kurth, Jennifer A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Typically, child characteristics such as IQ and severity of autism symptoms are thought to determine educational placement. The present study examines external factors, including state of residence and state funding formulas, to determine their potential influence on placement outcomes. Findings reveal that considerable variations exist among…
Descriptors: Autism, Student Placement, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mainstreaming
Dragoo, Kyrie E. – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the main federal statute governing special education for children from birth through age 21. IDEA protects the rights of children with disabilities to a free appropriate public education (FAPE). It also supplements state and local funding to pay for some of the additional or excess costs of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Disabilities
