Best Practices for Supporting Learners with Depressive Disorders
Schools can work across the intervention spectrum to promote emotional health and prevent the onset of depression, as well as intervene with students once they have been diagnosed with a depressive disorder.
Self-Regulation to Combat Mind Wandering During Self-Directed Learning
Mind wandering has the potential to negatively impact the process of learning and has become more prevalent with the increased practice of online learning. Self-regulation interventions may be able to decrease mind wandering and should be widely taught to students.
Exploring the Impact of Professional Development on Intensive Intervention Outcomes
As we consider how to structure professional development opportunities aimed at improving educator implementation of intensive intervention, it would be wise to access tools such as Desimone’s (2009) PD framework and Fuchs et al.’s (2018) Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity.
Supporting Social and Emotional Learning for Students with Disabilities: Are Universal Interventions Effective?
Social and emotional learning (SEL) continues to grow in popularity in school curriculums as a means to promote academic success and healthy development.
The Impact of Audio-Support on Reading Comprehension
To compensate for fluency & decoding difficulties, students with dyslexia often receive audio-support.
How to fix the research-to-practice gap for students with autism in public schools
Effective teaching and learning for students with autism requires special education teachers to possess a secure understanding of evidence-based practices and how to implement them.
Assessing College Readiness: Are Students with ADHD Prepared for the Transition to College?
The transition from high school to college presents significant challenges for students with ADHD given the reliance on strong executive functioning skills for successful academic performance and independent daily living. However, providing opportunities to develop in key areas such as self-determination prior to graduation from high school, both within educational and home environments, can help to improve college readiness for students with (and without) ADHD.
The Impact of Three-Tiered Intervention Models on Teacher Well-Being
Tiered prevention models to promote student learning outcomes have been evidenced to support educator well-being with teachers demonstrating self-efficacy and reduced levels of burnout relative to national norms. This suggests that the implementation of tiered systems could facilitate greater teacher efficacy and well-being as they feel more capable of meeting the educational needs of a diverse range of learners.
Can We Improve Conversational Fluidity in Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Competency in social communication can be an indicator of how socially desirable one is when meeting new people. For people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), their conversational fluidity can be predictive of friendships and subsequent social and emotional success in early adulthood.
Tier 2 Behavior Interventions: By the Student, for the Student
When designing Tier 2 behavior interventions, student participation and feedback in the process increases effectiveness as student investment increases with involvement.
