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Kramarczuk Voulgarides, Catherine; Tefera, Adai – Theory Into Practice, 2017
Racial disproportionality in special education is a deep seated and complex educational inequity plaguing the United States educational system. In this article we outline how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, although a civil rights based legislation, cannot sufficiently address racially disproportionate outcomes in special…
Descriptors: Disabilities, School Policy, Disproportionate Representation, Special Education
Ritchey, Kristen D. – Theory Into Practice, 2011
Students with learning disabilities (LD) represent a significant proportion of students enrolled in U.S. schools. Research suggests that students with LD in reading benefit from specialized reading instruction, and effective reading instruction can be characterized as explicit, intensive, and systematic. Examples of evidence-based interventions…
Descriptors: Evidence, Reading Instruction, Direct Instruction, Reading Strategies
Hughes, Charles A.; Dexter, Douglas D. – Theory Into Practice, 2011
Response to Intervention (RTI) is an instructional framework through which schools can provide early intervention for students experiencing academic and behavioral difficulties. It is also promoted as an alternative to the IQ-discrepancy model for identifying students with learning disabilities. Most states have developed, or are developing,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Early Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention
Ryan, Joseph B.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Hughes, Elizabeth M. – Theory Into Practice, 2011
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorder among school-age children. For more than half a century, physicians have prescribed medications to help manage behaviors such as hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. Today, there is a growing consensus that ADHD is a biologically…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Drug Therapy, Special Needs Students, Outcomes of Treatment
Grading and Reporting in a Standards-Based Environment: Implications for Students with Special Needs
Guskey, Thomas R.; Jung, Lee Ann – Theory Into Practice, 2009
Teachers at all levels of education today struggle in their efforts to assign fair, accurate, and meaningful grades to students with disabilities, especially those placed in general education classrooms. Lacking specific policies or recommendations, most teachers apply informal, individual grading adaptations for such students. Although these…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Disabilities, Classroom Environment, Special Needs Students