Research-Based Practices in Special Education

Research-based Practices in Special Education, 1e is an authoritative collection of the best techniques known to work for students with disabilities.A volume unlike any other, it helps practitioners, teacher-educators, and policymakers combat the gap between research and practice by gathering the most meaningful findings in a single source. Written by leading authorities, chapters offer a consistent format that include definition of strategy, theoretical underpinnings, description, fidelity checklist, and research-based summaries. Sections cover a range of special education issues including academic outcomes, behavior outcomes, assessment techniques, and special populations.

Features

Research-based strategies for improving academic outcomes such as:

• Emergent Reading
• Reading Fluency
• Reading Comprehension
• Arithmetic Combinations
• Mathematics' Reasoning
• Written Expression and more!

Research-based strategies for improving behavioral outcomes such as:

• Positive Behavior Support
• Preventing Problem Behavior
• Improving Compliance
• Decreasing Aggressive, Coercive Behavior

Approaches for assessment including:

• Data-Based Decision-Making
• Parental Participation and IEP Development
• Using Assessments to Determine the Least Restrictive Environment for Students with Disabilities
• Accommodations and Modifications for Assessment

Research-based strategies for improving the outcomes of special populations such as:

• Early Childhood Special Education
• Students with High Incidence Disabilities
• Reading Interventions for English Language Learners
• Language Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Sensory Disabilities and more!