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Pennington, Robert C.; Tapp, Melissa C.; Enriquez, Janet Sanchez; Sanchez, Fitz – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2023
Since the reopening of schools after COVID-19, students and staff have been required to wear face masks. Some students, including those with extensive support needs (ESN), may have difficulty in wearing these novel protective garments. Fortunately, researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of several procedures for supporting the wearing of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Students with Disabilities, Health Behavior
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Collins, Lauren W.; Cook, Sara Cothren; Sweigart, Chris A.; Evanovich, Lauren L. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2018
There is a growing body of research that supports the use of performance feedback as a method of increasing teachers' use of effective practices (Cornelius & Nagro, 2014; Sweigart et al., 2016). Put simply, performance feedback involves a colleague or coach observing a teacher and providing specific feedback about the instruction to increase a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Performance, Teacher Effectiveness, Disabilities
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Clouse, Diane E.; Bauer, Anne M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
Self-advocacy, self-management, self-regulation, and self-knowledge are complex terms, often considered forms of self-determination. Whatever term you may use, helping young adults with intellectual disability (ID) make authentic decisions about their own goals and behaviors often results in passive agreement. Even though advancing…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Self Control, Self Determination, Young Adults
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Musti-Rao, Shobana; Hawkins, Renee O.; Tan, Carol – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2011
In recent years, the response to intervention (RTI) model has not only gained popularity as an alternate approach to identifying students with learning disabilities but also offered general education teachers a framework for problem solving at the classroom level. The model emphasizes ongoing progress monitoring of student performance to make…
Descriptors: Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries
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Christner, Beth; Dieker, Lisa A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurobiological disorder marked by a wide range of involuntary motor and vocal movements and sounds called "tics" (American Psychiatric Association, APA, 2000). This syndrome is frequently misunderstood and difficult to diagnose (Chamberlain, 2003). Recent television shows featuring the topic of TS such as "The Oprah…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Educational Change, Social Experience, Misconceptions
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Eber, Lucille; Breen, Kimberli; Rose, Jennifer; Unizycki, Renee M.; London, Tasha H. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
If a student has multiple behavior problems that escalate over time and across different settings, school-based problem-solving teams can become quickly overwhelmed, especially when educators identify "setting events" for problem behaviors that have occurred outside of school and are beyond the control of school personnel. Instead of resorting to…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Student Needs, Special Needs Students, Functional Behavioral Assessment