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Is Performance Feedback for Educators an Evidence-Based Practice? A Systematic Review and Evaluation Based on Single-Case Research
Content type: Journal Article
Optimal levels of treatment fidelity, a critical moderator of intervention effectiveness, are often difficult to sustain in applied settings. It is unknown whether performance feedback, a widely researched method for increasing educators’ treatment...
Are Online Sources for Identifying Evidence-Based Practices Trustworthy? An Evaluation
Content type: Journal Article
The use of evidence-based practices has become a focus in education since the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act reauthorization of 2004 required using practices based on scientific research to improve...
Predicting Special and General Educators’ Intent to Continue Teaching Using Conservation of Resources Theory
Content type: Journal Article
Retaining teachers is an important priority for school leaders, especially in special education, a field with chronic shortages. We analyzed a nationally representative survey using conservation of resources theory to examine how job demands and resources...
Designing and Implementing Group Contingencies in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Guide
Content type: Journal Article
Group contingencies are an evidence-based proactive classroom behavior management system designed for teachers to implement during instruction. These practical programs reward groups or teams of students’ contingent on following explicitly stated...
How to Implement the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction in Inclusive General Education Classrooms
Content type: Journal Article
Self-determination is defined by acting as a causal agent in one’s life. To be a causal agent, one must act with intent to set and go after goals using skills that include choice-making, decision-making, problem solving, goal setting and attainment...
Parent Empowerment: Respecting Their Voices
Content type: Journal Article
Parents are pivotal in the education of their child. This is particularly true if the child has a disability. All agree to the importance of parent participation within the school setting. However, educators and parents continue to struggle with the...
Dyslexia
Content type: Journal Article
Learning disabilities are becoming more prevalent across the country and in the classroom. Educators are finding it complicated to teach students with learning disabilities while maintaining a chief focus on learning and improving student achievement. A...
Specially Designed Instruction in Secondary Co-Taught Mathematics Courses
Content type: Journal Article
Co-teaching is a special education service delivery model in which a general educator and special educator work together to plan and teach a class comprising students with and without disabilities. The co-teaching model has increased in popularity and is...
Peer-Mediated Instruction and Activity Schedules: Tools for Providing Academic Support for Students With ASD
Content type: Journal Article
Given the increase in students identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the least restrictive learning environment will likely be the general education classroom. With secondary teachers instructing multiple classes throughout the day, it is...
What Peers, Educators, and Principals Say: The Social Validity of Inclusive, Comprehensive Literacy Instruction
Content type: Journal Article
This social validity study accompanied a 9-month randomized control trial that investigated the efficacy of an emergent literacy program, Early Literacy Skills Builder (ELSB), delivered in general education elementary classrooms to students with severe...