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Gagnon, Joseph Calvin; Van Loan, Christopher L.; Barber, Brian R. – Preventing School Failure, 2011
This study focused on approaches to curriculum, as well as school, principal, and student characteristics in secondary day treatment and residential psychiatric schools. A national random sample of 148 principals responded to a survey. No statistically significant differences existed between respondent and nonrespondent schools with regard to…
Descriptors: Residential Schools, Disabilities, Instructional Materials, Student Characteristics
Bicard, David F.; Horan, James; Plank, Esther; Covington, Tina – Preventing School Failure, 2010
Research has shown general case programming to be an effective method for teaching a wide range of skills to students with disabilities. The authors used a multiple probe nested in an ABA reversal design to test (a) the effectiveness of general case programming for teaching 4 students with mild to moderate disabilities to take and give telephone…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Programming, Telecommunications, Special Needs Students
Carter, Nari; Prater, Mary Anne; Jackson, Aaron; Marchant, Michelle – Preventing School Failure, 2009
As schools emphasize accountability and academic progress for all students, professional collaboration is a critical aspect of planning accommodations and interventions that address the learning needs of diverse learners. To better understand collaborative processes, the authors investigated the nature of a collaborative planning experience for…
Descriptors: General Education, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Special Education
Patterson, Karen B.; Webb, Kristine W.; Krudwig, Kathryn M. – Preventing School Failure, 2009
The authors describe how the participation of Family as Faculty parents in case-based instruction influenced 16 beliefs of 89 special education teacher candidates about the value of partnering with parents. The parents, who all had children with disabilities, participated in a simulated individualized education program meeting that was embedded in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Family Involvement, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Murray, Mary; Baker, Pamela Hudson; Murray-Slutsky, Carolyn; Paris, Betty – Preventing School Failure, 2009
Prevention of behavioral problems in school settings is essential. When the function of behavior communicates a sensory-based need, as it does for many learners with autism, teachers need to know what to do. Therefore, it is important for teachers to have varied strategies available for use in the support of such learners. The authors present…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change
Guiberson, Mark – Preventing School Failure, 2009
The inaccurate placement of minority students in special education programs can take various forms including overrepresentation, underrepresentation, and misidentification. First, overrepresentation occurs when the percentage of minority students in special education programs is greater than that in the school population as a whole. Second,…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Minority Groups, Special Education, Hispanic Americans
Hart, Juliet E. – Preventing School Failure, 2009
The author provides an overview of the prevailing assessment and instructional issues related to culturally and linguistically diverse students with special education needs. Also, the author presents current trends and prevalence rates of students with disabilities who are also English language learners, in addition to general guidelines for the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Needs Students
Chitiyo, Morgan; Wheeler, John J. – Preventing School Failure, 2009
The reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 emphasized the use of positive behavioral interventions, supports, and services for students with disabilities who display challenging behaviors. Unfortunately, most teachers and schools still lack systems for identification, adoption, and sustained use of these…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Disabilities, Technical Assistance, Consultation Programs
King-Sears, Margaret E. – Preventing School Failure, 2008
A student with moderate mental retardation included in a general education math setting was taught how to use self-management to increase his on-task behaviors. A researcher and special educator worked together to determine the content for self-management, and each collected 2 different types of data to monitor the impact of self-management.…
Descriptors: Moderate Mental Retardation, Special Education Teachers, Researchers, Self Management
Albrecht, Susan Fread – Preventing School Failure, 2008
The time-away intervention model targets students in conflict with teachers or other students. The model features a 3-step intervention process: (a) time out, (b) redirection, and (c) conflict resolution. Schools that implement time away have documented an effective skill-building strategy for preventing the need for tertiary-level restrictive…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Conflict, Disabilities
Lo, Lusa – Preventing School Failure, 2008
The author investigated the level of participation and experiences of 5 Chinese parents of children with disabilities in individualized education program (IEP) meetings through observations and interviews. Results of the study suggested that the Chinese parents were dissatisfied with 12 of 15 observed IEP meetings. The level of parental…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, Parents, Individualized Instruction
Ganz, Jennifer B. – Preventing School Failure, 2008
The author aims to provide practitioners (e.g., teachers, clinicians, parents) with a review of the research on the use of self-monitoring, a positive behavioral support, with children with disabilities. The author includes a description of the steps used to implement self-monitoring; examples of the implementation of self-monitoring with children…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Teachers, Parents, Learning Strategies
Schoenfeld, Naomi A.; Rutherford, Robert B.; Gable, Robert A.; Rock, Marcia L. – Preventing School Failure, 2008
Student success in school depends, in part, on adequate social-interpersonal skills. Yet, in a time when all students are expected to reach specified academic goals, school personnel are hard-pressed to find ways to address the social-interpersonal behavior needs of their students. In this article, the authors discuss practical ways for teachers…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Instruction, Classroom Techniques, School Personnel
Yell, Mitchell L.; Rozalski, Michael E. – Preventing School Failure, 2008
In this article, the authors examine the effect of legislation and litigation on the discipline of public school students. The authors explore how the courts have influenced discipline in schools, discuss the laws that affect discipline, provide a brief overview of students' rights in public schools, discuss the discipline of students with…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Discipline, Special Needs Students, Educational Legislation
Hardman, Michael L.; Dawson, Shirley – Preventing School Failure, 2008
The promise that all children will achieve higher levels of academic performance is the foundation of the current educational reform movement. Standards-based reform began with financial assistance to the states for the development of content and performance standards, improved teacher quality, and increased school accountability. The reform…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Educational Improvement