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Inclusion Strategies To Assist Emotional And Behavior Disorder Students In The Classroom, Karley Bales
Inclusion Strategies To Assist Emotional And Behavior Disorder Students In The Classroom, Karley Bales
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Students who may have severe difficulties when with their peers can often get placed in emotional and behavioral disorder (EBD) classrooms. These classes usually are self-contained special education settings. The students’ least restrictive environment (LRE) is with the general education classroom with their peers, however, behaviors can get in the way and interfere with the inclusion process. This school improvement plan goes over strategies that can be utilized by both general and special education teachers to help get students back with their peers in their LRE to get a Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) and out of the self-contained special …
Comparing The Effects Of Phonics Instruction Provided To Students With Disabilities, Ashley Rohlf
Comparing The Effects Of Phonics Instruction Provided To Students With Disabilities, Ashley Rohlf
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Special education teachers work each day to implement effective curricula to help students with disabilities receiving special education services reach grade-level standards. Recent research supports the need for implementing a comprehensive reading program that includes phonics instruction. With numerous curricula available, this action research seeks to inform educators of two methods of instruction that have a heavy phonics component that leads to growth in student reading skills. Two methods were evaluated: one method used multiple curricula to target all areas of a comprehensive reading program while the other method used a single curriculum that targeted all of the same areas. …
Building Teacher Differentiation Self-Efficacy In The Classroom, Tyler Krattenmaker
Building Teacher Differentiation Self-Efficacy In The Classroom, Tyler Krattenmaker
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The practice of inclusion has allowed more students with disabilities to participate with their peers in general education classrooms than ever before. However, research findings show that in many cases, educators have low self-efficacy when it comes to their ability to serve students with disabilities within their classrooms. Studies have documented a need for professional development to target inclusion and accommodations, showing that increased training increases teacher self-efficacy in implementing students supports. With this research in mind, a school improvement plan was developed that focuses on a professional development series to increase educator self-efficacy in implementing accommodations frequently included in …
Growing Independence Through The Use Of Structured Work Systems, Skye Nicolls
Growing Independence Through The Use Of Structured Work Systems, Skye Nicolls
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related disabilities struggle to manage daily activities and routines with independence. They often rely on adult prompts and cues, even when a skill has been previously mastered. This action research study aimed to determine the effects of structured work systems (SWS) in the inclusive pre-k classroom on the overall independence of students with ASD or related disabilities. TEACCH modeled structured work systems were implemented with four preschool students a minimum of twice daily. Three areas were observed for the purpose of this research: (1) student completion of the structured work system; (2) …
Errorless Learning: An Effective Method For Teaching Math Fact Fluency, Lauryn Hilger
Errorless Learning: An Effective Method For Teaching Math Fact Fluency, Lauryn Hilger
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research project was to evaluate the errorless learning technique as a method of teaching middle school students with disabilities math fact fluency. The study included seven participants, all middle school-aged boys. The research was conducted in a rural middle school in Northwest Iowa. Quantitative data was collected and compared from the beginning of the study in the baseline collection to the post-test. Results suggest that the errorless learning technique is an effective method for teaching math fact fluency.
Effects Of Actively Involving Students With Ieps In The Progress Monitoring Process, Kelly Adams
Effects Of Actively Involving Students With Ieps In The Progress Monitoring Process, Kelly Adams
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Special education teachers are trying many ways to help students with IEPs achieve their goals. This action research study looks at one way educators might do that with the involvement of students with IEPs in the progress monitoring process, specifically students with math goals. Instead of having the progress monitoring process as something done to them, students with disabilities were encouraged to take an active role by goal setting, getting feedback, reflecting, and graphing their scores. The five fifth-grade students that this study followed showed signs of growth over the six weeks of this intervention. The findings of this action …
Pbis Tier 2 Intervention: Check-In/Check-Out, Britta Tewes
Pbis Tier 2 Intervention: Check-In/Check-Out, Britta Tewes
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The following is an action research project studying the effects of PBIS Tier 2 intervention, Check-In/Check-Out (CICO). Data was collected over the course of two weeks following four elementary students in a rural school district. CICO intervention data was taken according to the students’ ability to demonstrate the three school rules; safety, respect, and responsibility. Findings of the study show a 75% success rate, as well as collaborating teachers’ opinions regarding the intervention. In support of the using the CICO intervention, a literature review was conducted delving into the successes of previously conducted PBIS research. Limitations and future research are …
The Effect Of Quaversel On Preschool Students, Kinsley Heckart
The Effect Of Quaversel On Preschool Students, Kinsley Heckart
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become a growing concern and topic in education as students have faced unprecedented times since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. COVID-19 increased several mental health conditions and decreased critical social-emotional skills. The school where this action research took place implemented a new SEL curriculum called QuaverSEL to better address student needs. The participants in this study included two preschool classrooms, with six students aged 3- to 5-years-old. The study took place over four weeks, and interventions took place in 10-15 minute sessions two times a week. Data was collected before and after the implementation of …