Solitary Confinement
This document provides clear and compelling support for the abolishment of solitary confinement with incarcerated youth and young adults in juvenile and adult correctional facilities.
Evidence-Based Practice
Using Curriculum Based Measures to Identify Instructional Goals in Writing
How can educators use writing assessment data to identify effective interventions and instructional targets? This webinar presented in partnership with the Council for Educational Diagnostic Services...
Supporting Student Agency in Communication Intervention: Alternatives to Spelling to Communicate and Other Unproven Fads
Many interventions and supports rooted in applied behavior analysis have been established as evidence-based and high leverage practices for educating students with intellectual and developmental...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
06/01/2023
Integrating Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy and Evidence-Based Practices to Support Students With Learning Disabilities in a Social Justice Mathematics Lesson
Mathematics can be used to explore issues of social justice, such as equity, diversity, oppression, and poverty. When mathematics is introduced as a tool for understanding the world, educators use...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
03/23/2022
Technology Tools Available for Implementing Social Skill Instruction
General and special education teachers report feeling inadequate in providing social skill instruction to students. Yet, researchers and government bodies (ASELA, 2015) report students receiving...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
09/17/2021
Proactively Pivot: Guidance on Adapting the PBIS Framework in Response to Crises to Support Students With Disabilities
Schools that employ evidence-based multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) frameworks, like Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), invest in core system, data, and practice features to...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
08/25/2021
MADE 2 FADE: A Practical Strategy for Empowering Independence for Students With Disabilities
Independence is a critical skill in preparing students with disabilities for success after high school. Secondary special education teachers equip their students toward task independence across skill...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
08/18/2021
Providing Choice-Making Opportunities to Students With Autism During Instruction
One antecedent-based intervention – choice-making opportunities – is an easy and effective way to motivate students with autism to stay on task, complete academic tasks, and engage in appropriate...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
01/24/2022
MASK UP! Supporting Mask Wearing of Children With Extensive Support Needs
Since the reopening of schools after COVID-19, students and staff have been required to wear face masks. Some students, including those with extensive support needs (ESN), may have difficulty in...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
09/17/2021
Promoting Anti-Racism Practices and the Cycle of Critical Consciousness within Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Frameworks
The interpretation of behavior of from marginalized backgrounds is susceptible to prejudice, bias, and racist ideology. This is especially true when evaluations include subjective assessment of...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
08/26/2022