Teachers in Lebanese schools are still using outdated traditional strategies for instructing students with learning disabilities (LD). The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to understand Lebanese elementary teachers' perceived barriers to providing effective…
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The purpose of this mixed-methods research was to examine the impact of mediated cognitive strategy intervention on the reading comprehension and self-efficacy of Palestinian-Arab middle school students with learning disabilities. Eighteen seventh-grade students with LD who were…
The purpose of this study was to examine the preservice physical education (PPE) teachers' attitudes toward teaching movement skills to students with disabilities in regular educational settings in Saudi Arabia. Participants were 403 male who were students in the College of Phys…
President George W. Bush signed into legislation one of the most influential and controversial educational reforms--the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The purpose of the NCLB is to "ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-…
Even before the passage of Public Law 94-142, the Education of All Handicapped Children Act in 1975, the demand for special education teachers in America’s public schools has been greater than the supply (Thornton, Peltier, & Medina, 2007). Today, researchers, policy makers, and…
All students, regardless of race, gender, age, creed or ability are entitled to an education and the opportunity to develop their full potential. This action research project addresses the lack of educational programming options and inclusive practices for Special Education stud…
The objective of the study is to validate the CAS Basic Battery for Arabic-speaking children, ages 5.0-7.11 years on a sample population of 49 (21 males, 28 females) Arabic-speaking, Palestinian students, and to cross-validate this with a matched sample of English-speaking, Amer…
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) recognizes the role of the family in the lives of children with special needs, and supports families in their natural care-giving and decision-making roles. This legislation guides physical therapy practice in early interven…
Historically, South African society has had conflicting views on the nature and nurture of Deaf people and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) people. In the context of the diverse nature of South African cultures and societies, the reality and exist…
Les jeunes vivant avec un trouble développemental du langage (TDL) rencontrent des défis avec l’acquisition, le développement et la maitrise de leur langage. Qui plus est, leur scolarisation au primaire et au secondaire est empreinte d’expériences négatives. Les études actuelles…
This basic qualitative research study describes how Jewish supplementary school directors and educators define inclusion, include students with disabilities in their religious school education programs, identify different components of the schools that benefit inclusion, and und…
Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (EBDs) are often pushed out of the least restrictive schooling environment due to schools’ inability to meet their unique learning needs (OSEP, 2020). School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) is a rese…
The present study investigates the use and positive outcomes of group learning as well as collaborative consultation among occupational therapists and special educators regarding group learning in the special education classroom. Two hypotheses were formulated as follows: The fi…
The first decades of development of the field of learning disabilities in this Middle-Eastern country were characterized by the importation of pre-packaged educational models. Now that the urgency that fueled these decades has ebbed, it is time for more academic and social refle…
The aim of the study was to investigate the issues of students with learning disabilities in Cyprus regarding their identification, accommodations, and friendships, through a parental perspective. The research was conducted using mixed methodology from two data sources. Eighty-e…
The teacher program of Special Education at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia has been in operation for 16 years, but little information exists regarding the program's effectiveness. This study examined perceptions of current teachers of children with mental retardation regar…
The purpose of this study was to determine the status of intervention services as perceived by teachers of students with autism in Saudi Arabia. The sample consisted of 48 teachers working with students with autism. Thirty-eight of them worked in special education institutes, an…
The purposes of this study were to understand Saudi educators' attitudes toward gifted education and to evaluate the effectiveness of a program to train teachers in identifying gifted students. The study was divided into two phases. In phase one, 409 educators responded to a que…
This qualitative study examined the experiences of special education teachers as they strove to improve their practice of teaching students with autism. Each participant had a minimum of one student with autism on their class roster. They were enrolled in a summer intensive work…