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Susan Larson Etscheidt; Nicole R. Skaar; Kerri L. Clopton; Stephanie L. Schmitz – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
This manuscript offers an approach to secure needed SBMHS for students with disabilities through unique applications within the IEP development process, informed by an analysis of recent case law. We will discuss six components of this approach. First, the need for SBMHS must be established through evaluation data. Data sources to confirm the need…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Mental Health, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
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Vanessa Eve Tucker; Laura Jean Matson – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
In this article we propose a model of collaboration for school teams as a guide to the provision of effective, individualized and culturally responsive school-based mental health supports. When school teams embark on this process, they must be ready to provide a continuum of care within a comprehensive plan. Collaboration is essential when working…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Models, Individualized Education Programs, Student Needs
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S. Blair Payne; Elizabeth Swanson – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
Executive functions, which begin developing in early childhood, are necessary for the tasks of daily life, such as decision making and planning. Despite their early development, often without teaching, many teens with disabilities need explicit instruction to acquire and apply executive functions each day. Gaps in executive functions directly…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Adolescents, Disabilities, Transitional Programs
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Hunter A. Matusevich; Karrie A. Shogren; Sheida K. Raley; Dale W. Matusevich – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
All students go through a variety of transitions throughout their life (i.e., middle school to high school, high school to the workforce). However, students with disabilities tend to experience disparities compared to their peers without disabilities in regard to in-school and postschool outcomes. One way to enhance outcomes for students with…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Outcomes of Education, Self Determination
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Leslie Ann Bross; Stephanie L. Craig – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework can be applied to a variety of instructional contexts and activities, and individualized education program (IEP) meetings are one such context. The primary principle of the framework is to provide teachers with guidelines for designing and implementing instruction that can be adapted to meet the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Individualized Education Programs, Educational Principles, Meetings
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Leena Jo Landmark; Vickie J. Mitchell; Christina M. Gushanas; Townsley Tayebianpour – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
Adult student transition programs (also known as 18+ programs, 18-21 programs, adult transition programs, and community transition programs) are educational programs that provide instruction in age-appropriate community environments to adult students who have met the state credit and assessment guidelines for graduation but who still require…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Transitional Programs, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
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Broughton, Alta Joy; Przymus, Steve D.; Ortiz, Alba A.; Cruz, Bárbara J Suarez – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2023
As schools seek to bridge the cultural and linguistic gap between special educators and students at the intersections of learning and language, the case described in this article illustrates how educators can continue to apply one of the key tenets of special education, the strengths-based approach. The hegemony of English has become so pervasive…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Multilingualism, Students with Disabilities, Special Education
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Megan E. Carpenter; Virginia L. Walker; Darcy Fredrick; Dave L. Edyburn – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2023
Research supports the benefits of inclusive education for all students, including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Additionally, educators are supportive of the idea of including students with IDD in general education classrooms. However, they report many barriers to doing so, including a lack of a systematic process…
Descriptors: Access to Education, General Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Students with Disabilities
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Raley, Sheida K.; Hagiwara, Mayumi; Shogren, Karrie A.; Matusevich, Hunter – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2023
Self-determination is a predictor of positive in- and post-school outcomes, including access to general education, competitive employment, and community participation. Emerging research has focused on promoting self-determination for all students given alignments with college and career readiness frameworks and equity-based education. However, it…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Individualized Education Programs, Measures (Individuals), Intervention
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Cawthon, Stephanie W.; Goldstone, Linda; Higgins, Jennifer; Thurlow, Martha – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Postsecondary entrance and placement tests provide critical information that shapes the trajectory of the transition from secondary to postsecondary education. Test accommodations can play an important role in reducing barriers that deaf students face during high-stakes testing. For deaf students, decisions about access and accommodations for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Postsecondary Education, Students with Disabilities, Deafness
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Davenport, Carrie A.; Weir, Joan – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Parents, teachers, and administrators report concerns and challenges related to the transition from early intervention (EI) to preschool for children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing. The goal of the current article is to assist teachers, administrators, and specialists involved in the transition of a young child who is deaf/hard-of-hearing from EI…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Transitional Programs, Preschool Education, Deafness
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Landmark, Leena Jo; Stockall, Nancy; Cole, Corinna Villar; Mitchell, Vickie J.; Durán, Jaime B.; Gushanas, Christina M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Much has been written about the challenges of effective transition planning (e.g., Cavendish & Connor, 2018; Landmark etal., 2007; Luft, 2015). In this article, ways to mitigate some of these common challenges are provided, including low or passive student and family involvement, unresponsiveness to family culture, poor communication between…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Early Childhood Education, Postsecondary Education, Student Participation
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McCorkle, Laura S.; Diamond, Lindsay L. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires children enrolled in Part C to have a transition plan in place at least 90 days before the child's third birthday (IDEA, 2004). This plan may include a transition to Part B services or an option to continue with Part C services until kindergarten (IDEA, 2004, §303.211). For the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities
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Chang, Ya-Chih; Avila, Mariela; Rodriguez, Hannah – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Parent participation in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process is a critical factor in improving the effectiveness of children's special education programs and services. However, many families, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds, are unfamiliar with the IEP process and their rights under…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Parent Participation, Diversity, Special Education
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Sears, Jennifer A.; Peters, Brooks L.; Beidler, Alison M. S.; Murawski, Wendy W. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
Although collaborating with families is essential to the success of students, especially those with disabilities (McConnell & Murawski, 2017; Yell & Bateman, 2020), it is a complicated relationship. It is a relationship bringing together people who care deeply about a child. These relationships can be emotional and include love,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Parent School Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Individualized Education Programs
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