ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-22DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938053
Areej Alsalamah
{"title":"Applying Prereferral Models Before and After IDEA 2004: Where are We Now?","authors":"Areej Alsalamah","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938053","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The implementation of prereferral models was being discussed in educational literature as early as 1979. Over the past decade, schools in the United States have begun to adopt prereferral models to meet multiple goals, such as reducing inappropriate referrals to special education, supporting students who face academic and behavioral challenges, identifying students with learning disabilities (LDs), and increasing the efficacy of general education teachers in working with all students, including those with disabilities, in general classroom settings. This paper compares the backgrounds, philosophies, and components of different developed prereferral models before and after the reauthorization of the Individual with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) of 2004. This discussion divides the emerging prereferral models in educational literature into three main models, two of which – the consultation model and the problem-solving model – were commonly implemented by schools before reauthorization of the IDEA. The third model is the tiered-support model, various forms of which became widespread after the reauthorization of the IDEA in 2004. Current trends and challenges in implementing prereferral models are discussed, and recommendations are made for future research and practices.","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"30 1","pages":"27 - 42"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938053","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47970900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-21DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938066
J. Kauffman, G. Farkas
{"title":"Veracity in Special Education","authors":"J. Kauffman, G. Farkas","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938066","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Beliefs may be described as Type A, scientific and verifiable (objective), or Type B, not verifiable and personal (subjective). Type B might be considered subjective opinion, something other than empirically confirmed, objective truth. Nevertheless, Type B is asserted as truth by some and can be valued over Type A. Both kinds of belief are important in special education, and both have advantages and disadvantages. When Type A belief is available, it must be given precedence over Type B for informing and determining public policies and for choosing special education interventions. Unjust treatment of disabilities, including children with exceptionalities, is one predictable consequence of ignoring Type A belief, although it is also possible for injustice to be the result of ignoring Type B.","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"30 1","pages":"43 - 56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938066","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45311134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-21DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938064
J. Sinclair
{"title":"Finding a Common Voice: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Mental Health Literacy Intervention for Secondary Students with Disabilities","authors":"J. Sinclair","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938064","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The current study evaluates lessons learned from a feasibility and acceptability trial of the Think, Be, Do, curriculum (a mental health literacy curriculum) for transition age students (14–21) in special education classrooms. Six teachers and sixty-two students from a northwest state in suburban and rural settings participated in the intervention group and were exposed to the Think, Be, Do curriculum twice a week for five weeks. Data were collected from students, teachers, and observers. A mixed methods approach captured quantitative and qualitative data from participants. Results from the implementation suggest the curriculum was feasible to implement, acceptable to teachers for their classrooms, and had preliminary increases in student mental health literacy. Lessons learned from the initial implementation and implications for research and practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"31 1","pages":"69 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938064","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49370945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-21DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938059
Nicole B. Adams, R. Santos
{"title":"A Call for Support for Refugee Families and Their Children with Disabilities","authors":"Nicole B. Adams, R. Santos","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938059","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Around the world, we are seeing the highest number of displaced people to date, with an increasing trend since 2012. With the U.S. historically being leaders as a receiving country for refugee resettlement, research needs to focus on supporting refugee families with children with disabilities and the teachers who serve them. Literature in special education has begun to highlight the experiences of numerous immigrant and native-born families from diverse backgrounds, but literature regarding the experiences of refugee families continue to be sparse. This paper provides the historical context, systems, policies, and procedures that impact refugee families’ presence in their children’s educational planning and access to services. It begins with an overview of refugee resettlement in the U.S., including policies influencing resettlement and a description of the resettlement process. We then highlight systemic barriers that restrict refugee families’ full access to special education services and to being fully informed participants in their children’s education.","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"30 1","pages":"351 - 365"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938059","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43043901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-21DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938056
Sheida K. Raley, K. Shogren, Lashanna Brunson, Stelios Gragoudas, Kelli R. Thomas, Jesse R. Pace
{"title":"Examining the Impact of Implementation Supports on Goals Set by Students in Inclusive, Secondary Classes","authors":"Sheida K. Raley, K. Shogren, Lashanna Brunson, Stelios Gragoudas, Kelli R. Thomas, Jesse R. Pace","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938056","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Implementation supports for teachers can significantly impact the degree to which evidence-based practices are used as intended with secondary students across settings and content areas. The present analysis focused on examining the impact of teacher implementation supports on the goals set by students with and without disabilities engaging in an evidence-based practice designed to promote self-determination, the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI), in inclusive, secondary classes. While goal setting is central to SDLMI, there is limited research on the impact of teacher implementation supports (i.e., online only versus online + coaching supports) on the content of the goals students choose using the SDLMI, particularly in inclusive, secondary classrooms where students are learning core content. The findings suggested that the vast majority of goals set by students in inclusive, general education classes focused on academic learning and minimal differences across goals set by students with and without disabilities and across teacher implementation support groups. Implications for practice and research are provided.","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"30 1","pages":"324 - 339"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938056","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43100120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-20DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938052
Nadya Pancsofar, Jerry G. Petroff
{"title":"“If We Could Just Sit down and Talk”: Fathers’ Partnerships with Educational Professionals","authors":"Nadya Pancsofar, Jerry G. Petroff","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938052","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Family-professional partnerships are an important predictor of student success for children with and without disabilities. However, little is known about the perspectives of fathers of children with complex disabilities regarding their partnerships with educational professionals. This study presents findings from semi-structured interviews with 15 fathers of children with complex disabilities regarding their partnerships with professionals. Fathers described both challenging and collaborative interactions with the educational professionals working with their children. In challenging interactions, fathers described educational professionals focused on the monetary costs of their child’s educational needs, a struggle to find schools and programs that fit their child’s needs, and educators who were inflexible and unwilling to implement individualized instructional strategies. More positive and collaborative father-professional partnerships were characterized by authentic relationships that responded to the expertise of parents, as well as educators who were flexible and strengths-based in their practice. Fathers offered guidance for how educators could strengthen partnerships with fathers. Findings from this study extend the very limited research on the school involvement experiences of fathers of children with complex disabilities by identifying specific characteristics of positive and negative family-professional interactions for these fathers and highlighting avenues for change in professional practice to strengthen fathers’ school involvement experiences.","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"30 1","pages":"141 - 156"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938052","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47786606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-20DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938062
Okin Lee, Mikyung Shin
{"title":"Universal Design for Learning in Adapted National-level Digital Mathematics Textbooks for Elementary School Students with Disabilities","authors":"Okin Lee, Mikyung Shin","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938062","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Learning mathematics in an inclusive classroom is challenging for many students with disabilities. The adapted digital mathematics textbooks for Grades 3 to 6 in South Korea were designed to support these students’ access to the general mathematics curriculum. This study evaluates these textbooks according to the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines. The design features of the mathematics textbooks varied within and across various UDL checkpoints. Overall, the aspect of providing multiple means of action and expression was the most frequently observed, followed by providing multiple means of representation and providing multiple means of engagement. Special education teachers and textbook developers can use these results as a resource for designing curricula and lessons for students with disabilities in the inclusive classroom.","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"31 1","pages":"36 - 51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938062","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44324877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-20DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938065
C. Lee, Jennifer G. Kim
{"title":"Person-centered Transition Planning for Youth on the Autism Spectrum: What are We Still Missing?","authors":"C. Lee, Jennifer G. Kim","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938065","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The person-centered individualized education program (IEP) transition planning has emerged as a primary indicator of quality services, and as a predictor for successful post-school outcomes for transition-age youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, these person-centered transition practices are not uniformly implemented across the United States. Using a combined Self-Determination Theory and Ecological Systems Theory, we examined the facilitators and barriers of implementing the person-centered transition practices for youth with ASD. We conducted interviews with 21 stakeholders including youth with ASD, parents, and professionals. The current findings indicated that person-centered transition planning practices for youth with ASD showed inconsistencies and areas of need for improvement. Four key factor levels were identified based on a theoretical framework: individual level, microsystem, mesosystem, and exosystem. There were multifaceted and dynamic transactional relationships across multiple individual- and systemic-factors with respect to the person-centered IEP transition planning.","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"30 1","pages":"173 - 186"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938065","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47556431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-20DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938058
Bander M. Alotaibi
{"title":"RETRACTED ARTICLE: The Effects of a High-Probability Instruction Sequence with Combined Reinforcers Using a 10s Inter-Instruction Interval among Autistic Children","authors":"Bander M. Alotaibi","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938058","url":null,"abstract":"Noncompliance is common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This research, therefore, assessed the effects of one reinforcer (i.e., the most preferred edible) and combined reinforcemen...","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"30 1","pages":"340 - 350"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938058","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42801774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ExceptionalityPub Date : 2021-06-20DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2021.1938057
Erin K. Bone, Emily C. Bouck, Rajiv Satsangi
{"title":"Comparing Concrete and Virtual Manipulatives to Teach Algebra to Middle School Students with Disabilities","authors":"Erin K. Bone, Emily C. Bouck, Rajiv Satsangi","doi":"10.1080/09362835.2021.1938057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938057","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Manipulatives are an effective mathematical tool to support students with disabilities in the area of mathematics. Yet, there remain inconsistencies in terms of which type – concrete or virtual – is more effective for students with disabilities working on algebra related content and which type is preferred by students. The researchers used an alternating treatment single case research design to compare the effectiveness of each type of manipulative in terms of students’ accuracy and independence when using the tools. Results indicate both types of manipulatives were effective in terms of accuracy no notable differences when comparing independence. However, when reviewing social validity interview data, all three students preferred virtual algebra tiles.","PeriodicalId":46668,"journal":{"name":"Exceptionality","volume":"31 1","pages":"1 - 17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09362835.2021.1938057","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43451778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}