Secondary Special Education Observation Study

Contact Information:

Janine Langley,
Project Coordinator
Phone: (512) 232-9225

Principal Investigators

Diane P. Bryant

Brian R. Bryant

Funding Agency

Texas Education Agency

Overview

The goal of this project is to observe the instructional and behavioral practices of special education teachers in algebra I and English I who provide support to students in inclusive high school classrooms. Observations will be conducted in several waves over the course of 1 school year. Teachers will implement a brief, 3-week intervention in the spring for English I or algebra I in the inclusive setting and report the feasibility of those interventions.

Purpose

  • Identify how general education and special education teachers collaboratively plan for and deliver instruction in English I and algebra I to special education students with learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms
  • Identify the critical components in English I and algebra I taught to special education students with learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms
  • Identify the evidence-based instructional practices of special education and general education teachers who teach students with learning disabilities in algebra I and English I inclusive classes
  • Identify adaptations, accommodations, and modifications that teachers provide to support students with learning disabilities in English I and algebra I inclusive classes
  • Identify behavioral practices of special education and general education teachers who teach students with learning disabilities in algebra I and English I inclusive classes
  • Identify individualized education plan goals that relate to English I and algebra I coursework
  • Examine progress-monitoring data to determine the performance of students with learning disabilities in algebra I and English I inclusive classes
  • Determine the feasibility of mathematics and reading interventions for students with learning disabilities in algebra I and English I inclusive classes

Participants

Ninth-grade students with learning disabilities

Site

Del Valle

Outcome

Report of practices