Policy and Practice

In the study of learning and behavioral disabilities, effective practice and public policy enacted to implement this practice are closely intertwined. In this volume, a number of internationally prominent authors discuss issues and advances both in public policy, and in state-of-the art practice in providing service for individuals with learning and behavioral disabilities. Topics include educational equity, imputations of malice in social policy, analytical discussions of Response to Intervention and No Child Left Behind legislation, policy implications of functional behavioral assessment, implications of poverty for educational policy, and public policy implications of the Higher Education Opportunity Act. In addition, chapters of this title are included that address recent advances in practice for individuals with learning and behavioral disabilities. These topics include interventions for students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, mathematics interventions for individuals with nonverbal learning disabilities, Response-to-Intervention and other literacy practices for students with learning and behavioral disabilities, and the design of functional assessment for challenging behavior. The chapters included in this volume provide important current information on policy and practice for individuals with learning and behavioral disabilities, and will be of interest to teachers, administrators, graduate students, researchers, professionals in personnel preparation programs, and individuals interested in public policy.

Cover -- Policy And Practice -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List Of Contributors -- Chapter 1. Special Education In The New Millennium: Achieving Educational Equity For Students With Learning And Behavioral Disabilities -- The Search For Equity In Special Education Policy -- Interpretations Of Equity In Special Education Law -- Educational Outcomes And Educational Benefit -- Equity And Special Education Research -- Summary -- Note -- References -- Chapter 2. Attributions Of Malice To Special Education Policy And Practice -- Part I. Why Is Malice An Important Issue In Special Education? -- Part Ii. The Concept Of Malice And Its Practice -- Part Iii. Evaluating Accusations Of Malice -- Part Iv. Application Of The Decision Model To Special Education -- Part V. Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 3. Response To Intervention: A Reality Check -- The Context -- Getting Started -- Theory Into Practice: Mp3 Comes To Larue Elementary School -- Devon: An Illustrative Case Study -- Discussion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 4. The No Child Left Behind Act And High School Graduation For Students With And Without Disabilities -- No Child Left Behind -- High-Stakes Testing …