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Response To Intervention Implementation And Special Education Eligibility In Rural Wisconsin Schools, Jessica Golburg
Response To Intervention Implementation And Special Education Eligibility In Rural Wisconsin Schools, Jessica Golburg
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate differences among special education enrollments for specific learning disabilities (SLD) and other disabilities within districts using school-wide response to intervention (RTI). Differences between rural and suburban school districts during the phases of the insufficient criterion rollout for SLD identification were explored as were environmental factors' impact on RTI implementation. Systems theory framed how concerns in rural districts impact the ability to use RTI data for special education enrollment. The research questions examined prevalence rates of SLD and other disabilities, compared RTI implementation fidelity in rural and suburban districts, and explored environmental …
Creating A Peer-Managed Writing Center For Secondary Schools, Lucinda Eva Moebius
Creating A Peer-Managed Writing Center For Secondary Schools, Lucinda Eva Moebius
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Student writing skills are a growing concern in secondary schools given the current focus on common core standards and college readiness. This qualitative case study addressed the growing problem of high school students being unprepared for the rigor of college level-writing. The study used a series of 10 interviews with writing center directors and teachers in 2 secondary schools with writing centers. This research adds to the literature on peer-managed writing centers and contributes to the body of knowledge of writing centers as a specific conceptual framework of response to intervention (RtI). The broad research questions were focused on 3 …