Kerri L. Clopton, Stephanie L. Schmitz, N. Skaar, S. Etscheidt
{"title":"Securing School-Based Mental Health Services for Students With Disabilities: An Illustration of the Six-Component Approach","authors":"Kerri L. Clopton, Stephanie L. Schmitz, N. Skaar, S. Etscheidt","doi":"10.1177/00400599221138098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221138098","url":null,"abstract":"The IDEA requires schools to evaluate and provide services to students who have a mental health issue that is deemed an educational disability or a mental health issue that is comorbid with an educational disability. Etscheidt and colleagues (this issue) propose a six component approach to securing school-based mental health services for students with disabilities. This article illustrates the six component approach using two vignettes. The first vignette involves a preschool student referred due to aggression who has not been previously identified as eligible for special education. The second vignette involves a 5th grade student who was receiving special education services under the category of SLD who’s academic progress had plateaued.","PeriodicalId":46909,"journal":{"name":"Teaching Exceptional Children","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44978155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ann M. Sam, Jessica R Steinbrenner, S. Odom, Sallie W. Nowell, V. Waters, Y. Perkins, Mary White, H. Swaminathan, H. Rogers
{"title":"Promoting Paraeducators’ Use of Evidence-Based Practices for Students With Autism","authors":"Ann M. Sam, Jessica R Steinbrenner, S. Odom, Sallie W. Nowell, V. Waters, Y. Perkins, Mary White, H. Swaminathan, H. Rogers","doi":"10.1177/00144029221135572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00144029221135572","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of a teacher-implemented professional development program to increase the fidelity with which paraeducators use evidence-based practices (EBPs) in instruction for children with autism. Employing a modified multiple-probe design, investigators implemented the Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules for Paraprofessionals (AFP) program in four special education and four inclusive classrooms enrolling students with autism. As the teacher initiated features of the AFP program focusing on individual EBPs, level changes in paraeducators’ EBP fidelity increased markedly, with replications across paraeducators demonstrating experimental control. Statistical analyses produced large effect sizes, Goal Attainment Scale scores indicated student progress, and participants’ ratings reflected strong social validity. School closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the completion of the study, but the pattern of effects suggests the efficacy of the AFP program as a program of professional development for paraeducators providing instruction for children with autism.","PeriodicalId":46909,"journal":{"name":"Teaching Exceptional Children","volume":"28 1","pages":"314 - 331"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80421108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephen P. Kilgus, Carly Oddleifson, Angus Kittelman, D. Rowe
{"title":"Enhancing Support for Student Mental Health in Schools","authors":"Stephen P. Kilgus, Carly Oddleifson, Angus Kittelman, D. Rowe","doi":"10.1177/00400599221147085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221147085","url":null,"abstract":"TE A C H IN G E xc ep ti o na l C hi ld re n, V o l. 55 , N o . 2 , p p . 8 4 –8 7. C o p yr ig ht 2 0 22 T he A ut ho r( s) . D O I: 10 .11 77 /0 0 4 0 0 59 9 22 11 4 70 8 5 This View From the Field column is the fourth and final installment in a series focused on the roles of key stakeholders in the implementation of effective practices for students with or at risk for educational disabilities. In the first column, Rowe and colleagues (2022) highlighted different roles peers have in supporting the implementation of effective practices for students with or at risk for disabilities (e.g., peer networks, peer-assisted learning strategies). In the second column, Garbacz and colleagues (2022) described different validated strategies useful for enhancing parent collaboration in the implementation of effective practices (e.g., relationship building, motivational interviewing, implementation planning). In the third column, Rousey and colleagues (2022) described important roles community stakeholders (e.g., vocational rehabilitation, transition specialists, employers) have in providing effective transition services for students with disabilities. For this column, we emphasize the importance and timeliness in addressing mental health problems facing students in schools and describe how stakeholders (e.g., school and community mental health professionals, parents) are vital in the implementation of effective practices to support students struggling with internalizing and externalizing problems.","PeriodicalId":46909,"journal":{"name":"Teaching Exceptional Children","volume":"55 1","pages":"84 - 87"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42163638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. R. Powell, Emily C. Bouck, Marah Sutherland, Ben Clarke, Tessa L. Arsenault, Shaqwana Freeman‐Green
{"title":"Essential Components of Math Instruction","authors":"S. R. Powell, Emily C. Bouck, Marah Sutherland, Ben Clarke, Tessa L. Arsenault, Shaqwana Freeman‐Green","doi":"10.1177/00400599221125892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221125892","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46909,"journal":{"name":"Teaching Exceptional Children","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44461136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angus Kittelman, M. K. Strickland-Cohen, Kathleen M. Conley, Robert H. Horner
{"title":"Allocating Resources for Tier 2 and 3 Implementation Within Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports","authors":"Angus Kittelman, M. K. Strickland-Cohen, Kathleen M. Conley, Robert H. Horner","doi":"10.1177/00400599221125889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221125889","url":null,"abstract":"Schools have a finite number of resources each year to allocate towards the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs). Therefore, school leadership teams must carefully consider how resources are being allocated and how to maximize those resources when implementing EBPs within the context of multi-tiered systems of support, such as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). These considerations are particularly important for ensuring the sustained implementation of EBPs at the advanced tiers for students with or at-risk for disabilities who require more resource-intensive supports. Leadership teams can maximize resources most efficiently by evaluating how data systems, school personnel, materials, and space are being utilized to support implementation of EBPs across Tiers 2 and 3.","PeriodicalId":46909,"journal":{"name":"Teaching Exceptional Children","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44990268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Sound Walls to Promote Independent Spellers","authors":"Christina Novelli, Kristin L. Sayeski","doi":"10.1177/00400599221127434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221127434","url":null,"abstract":"Improving students’ spelling proficiency can increase their reading performance. Unfortunately, many students with specific learning disabilities in reading struggle with spelling. These students are often served in general education settings and provided with limited support for spelling. Recently, however, teachers have begun to incorporate sound walls—a visual representation of the connection between letter sounds (phonemes) and letters (graphemes)—as a tool to promote spelling and other literacy-related skills. This article provides information on what sound walls are, how they differ from word walls, and guidance on how to incorporate sound walls within a structured approach to literacy.","PeriodicalId":46909,"journal":{"name":"Teaching Exceptional Children","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43052022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer E. Kong, Genesis D. Arizmendi, Christian T. Doabler
{"title":"Implementing the Science of Math in a Culturally Sustainable Framework for Students With and at Risk for Math Learning Disabilities","authors":"Jennifer E. Kong, Genesis D. Arizmendi, Christian T. Doabler","doi":"10.1177/00400599221127385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221127385","url":null,"abstract":"This article focuses on implementing the Science of Math through a culturally responsive framework designed to support culturally and linguistically diverse students in math classrooms. We consider the influence of (second) language acquisition and instructional environments for students in addition to specific ways to increase instructional engagement with considerations of students’ cultural identity, prior experiences, and dual language development. Key features of the culturally responsive math instruction framework for dual language learning students with and at risk for math disabilities include utilizing culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment, anti-biased contextual supports, linguistics supports within math curriculum, and sustaining home-school collaborations. Implications for applying the framework for math instruction are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46909,"journal":{"name":"Teaching Exceptional Children","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47707533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allison R. Lombardi, Graham G. Rifenbark, Tyler A. Hicks, Ashley Taconet, Clewiston D. Challenger
{"title":"College and Career Readiness Support for Youth With and Without Disabilities Based on the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012","authors":"Allison R. Lombardi, Graham G. Rifenbark, Tyler A. Hicks, Ashley Taconet, Clewiston D. Challenger","doi":"10.1177/00144029221088940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00144029221088940","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we examined college and career readiness (CCR) support for students with and without disabilities using data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012. We selected variables relevant to CCR and focused on the interaction of disability, race and ethnicity, and household income across a range of disability categories, including those on individualized education programs and 504 plans, as well as for those without disabilities. Overall, we analyzed 19 groups of students representing these intersectional characteristics. Our findings show significant differences among the groups with regard to receiving the CCR supports: help with college applications, course-taking advice, interpretation of college admissions exam scores, and arranging college visits. Results show students of color without disabilities from low-income households were 2 times more likely to receive certain CCR supports. In contrast, across all study outcomes, students with disabilities showed different patterns than their counterparts without disabilities and were at a clear disadvantage with regard to access to CCR supports. Findings suggest disparities in schoolwide CCR supports for those with disabilities, which are more pronounced for students of color with disabilities. Implications for secondary transition educators and school counselors are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46909,"journal":{"name":"Teaching Exceptional Children","volume":"27 1","pages":"5 - 22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84468704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}