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Specific Learning Disability and Response to Intervention: State-Level Guidance
Content type: Journal Article
This study investigates how state departments of education are defining response to intervention (RTI) assessment processes as they relate to specific learning disability (SLD) eligibility 5 years after the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA...
Special Education Research Advances Knowledge in Education
Content type: Journal Article
Research in special education has yielded beneficial outcomes for students with disabilities as well as typical achieving students. The authors provide examples of the valuable knowledge special education research has generated, including the elements of...
Critique of the National Evaluation of Response to Intervention: A Case for Simpler Frameworks
Content type: Journal Article
In 2010, the Institute of Education Sciences commissioned a much-needed national evaluation of response to intervention (RTI). The evaluators defined their task very narrowly, asking “Does the use of universal screening, including a cut-point for...
Pursuing Academic and Functional Advancement: Goals, Services, and Measuring Progress
Content type: Journal Article
According to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School Board in order to meet it's educational benefit standard under the IDEA, school districts are obligated to “offer an IEP that is reasonably calculated to enable the child to...
Special Education Teacher Quality and Preparation: Exposing Foundations, Constructing a New Model
Content type: Journal Article
The authors trace changes in conceptions of special education teacher quality and preparation in response to developments in special education research, policy, and practice. This developmental arc is a backdrop for understanding contemporary special...
The “Blurring” of Special Education in a New Continuum of General Education Placements and Services
Content type: Journal Article
For nearly 10 years, the response-to-intervention (RTI) policy initiative has engendered enthusiasm at federal, state, and local levels and among various stakeholders. Nevertheless, there are basic and important disagreements about its nature and purpose...