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Better Health Through Exercise: Self-Management of Activity Tracking by Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Individual with intellectual disabilities can have special health care concerns and will often need support in managing their health care needs. These health care needs can include diabetes, obesity management or fitness. Activity trackers have become...
Strategies to Increase Self-, Student, and Discipline Advocacy in Adapted Physical Education
Content type: Journal Article
While sharing some characteristics with their general physical education colleagues, adapted physical educators also face unique challenges related to their role. For example, both general and adapted physical education teachers encounter stress stemming...
Teaching Self-Protection to Students With Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
The United States has made many advances in establishing a culture of acceptance and inclusivity for individuals with disabilities. Through best practices in K-12 education, students with disabilities are becoming more independent and empowered, however...
Goal Setting to Support Mental Wellness Among Adolescents With Disabilities and Co-Occurring Mental Health Needs
Content type: Journal Article
Mental health needs often become evident as children with disabilities develop into adolescents, resulting in greater academic struggles, social interaction and relationship challenges, and a need for increased support. However, educators often feel...
Self-Management Strategies to Support Homework Completion With Students With Developmental Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Homework completion is a skill that students, regardless of ability, may need to do independently. Homework has several benefits ranging from promoting academic skills to increasing self-confidence. However, students with developmental disabilities often...
Unit Co-Planning for Academic and College and Career Readiness in Inclusive Secondary Classrooms Toews, S. G., Miller, A. L., Kurth, J. A., & Turner, E. L. 9/1/2020 53 1 2020 Access to quality general education instruction that includes academic and non
Content type: Journal Article
Access to quality general education instruction that includes academic and non-academic skills is a right for all children. To accomplish this, it is necessary to provide tools that foster collaborative planning for student success. The Unit Co-Planning...
Effects of a Multicomponent Peer Mediated Intervention on Social Communication of Preschoolers With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Content type: Journal Article
The absence of direct intervention and peer and staff training can contribute to social isolation in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Effective interventions are needed to realize the benefits of inclusive education. This study examines the...
Waging a Living: Career Development and Long-Term Employment Outcomes for Young Adults with Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Youth with disabilities face many barriers in making the transition from high school to stable long-term employment. Researchers used case study methodology to examine the career development process and postschool employment outcomes for a sample of...
Paraprofessional Involvement in Self-Determination Instruction for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Although enhancing students' self-determination is advocated as a central element of high-quality special education and transition services, little is known about the ways in which paraprofessionals are involved in promoting self-determination or the...
The Impact of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction on Student Self-Determination
Content type: Journal Article
Promoting self-determination has become a best practice in special education. There remains, however, a paucity of causal evidence for interventions to promote self-determination. This article presents the results of a group-randomized, modified equivalent...