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Supporting Clear and Concise Mathematics Language
Content type: Journal Article
Mathematics learning is sequential and builds in complexity as children learn more advanced skills. The transition that many schools are making to the Common Core State Standards may require that some mathematics skills are introduced at earlier grades...
Inquiry to Action
Content type: Journal Article
Students’ misconceptions about the equal sign are well documented, indicating many students struggle to form a relational understanding of the equal sign without instruction that targets this essential concept (e.g., Hattikudur, & Alibali, 2010; Powell...
Using the CRA-I Strategy to Develop Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge of Quadratic Expressions
Content type: Journal Article
The Concrete-Representational-Abstract Integration (CRA-I) Strategy is a promising practice for teaching algebra concepts and skills to students with disabilities. The CRA-I Strategy involves the simultaneous presentation of the algebra content using...
Color-Coded Graphic Organizers for Teaching Writing to Students With Learning Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
The adoption of Common Core State Standards has placed a much greater emphasis on writing across all content areas. Students with Learning Disabilities (LD) struggle with various components of written expression, including developing ideas that adequately...
Planning Lessons for Students With Significant Disabilities in High School English Classes
Content type: Journal Article
Students with significant disabilities require adaptations to the general curriculum in order to access the content and make progress toward IEP goals. Adapted texts are commonly used to provide access to grade-level literature. Adapted texts usually...
Selecting Appropriate Text for Adolescents With Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Teachers of students with disabilities are required to provide instruction that aligns with the Common Core State Standards, including close reading of complex text. However, teachers often struggle with how to select text for students with disabilities...
Classroom Management With Exceptional Learners
Content type: Journal Article
Managing a classroom effectively is a critical skill teachers need to maximize academic achievement, enhance student social competence, promote positive classroom climate, and support students with exceptional needs. When paired with effective instruction...
Performance of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities on Early-Grade Curriculum-Based Measures of Word and Passage Reading Fluency
Content type: Journal Article
Alternate assessments have been used for the last 10 years to evaluate schools' efforts to teach children with significant cognitive disabilities. However, few studies have examined the reading skills of children who participate in these assessments. The...
Literacy Learning Cohorts
Content type: Journal Article
Two professional development (PD) models for teachers were compared on teacher and student outcomes. Special education teachers participated in Literacy Learning Cohorts (LLC), a PD innovation designed to improve content and pedagogical knowledge for...
Toward More Effective Tiered Systems: Lessons From National Implementation Efforts
Content type: Journal Article
Based on the 2015 evaluation of response-to-intervention (RTI) efforts and our own 2 decades of experience in supporting educators’ implementation of RTI efforts, four recommendations are presented to advance effective implementation of tiered systems of...