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Ryndak, Diane Lea; Moore, Margaret A.; Orlando, Ann-Marie; Delano, Monica – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2009
The reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act and the No Child Left Behind Act requires that students with extensive support needs have access to, participate in, and make progress on the general curriculum along with their grade-level general education peers. This article suggests that the terms used in this…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Mental Retardation, Special Needs Students
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Carter, Erik W.; Sisco, Lynn G.; Melekoglu, Macid A.; Kurkowski, Colleen – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2007
Promoting access to the general curriculum has emerged as a central theme of the standards-based reform movement, challenging educators to identify effective strategies for supporting students with disabilities to access the numerous social and learning opportunities within general education. We examined peer support interventions as an…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming
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Freeman, Rachel; Eber, Lucille; Anderson, Cynthia; Irvin, Larry; Horner, Rob; Bounds, Monica; Dunlap, Glen – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2006
School-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) is a systematic and effective approach for broadly improving student behavior across school environments. SWPBS includes data-based strategies for supporting all students along a continuum of need and intensity based on a three-tiered model of prevention. Students with the most significant behavioral…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Inclusive Schools, Behavior Modification, Mainstreaming