


publications & blog.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Web-Based and Face-to-Face Teacher Coaching
In this study, the authors compared the effects of web-based versus face-to-face coaching of teachers of young children with autism spectrum disorders.
Lisa Ruble, John McGrew, Nancy Dalyrimple
The Clearing House
RTI and Mastery Learning: Tracing Roots and Seeking Common Ground
The roots of a response-to-intervention approach and mastery learning have much in common, but that each incorporates unique elements that could potentially complement and strengthen the other.
Tom Guskey and Lee Ann Jung
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Examining the Quality of IEPs for Young Children with Autism
The purpose of this study was to develop an
IEP evaluation tool based
on IDEA requirements and National Research Council recommendations for children with ASD.
Lisa A. Ruble, John McGrew, Nancy Dalrymple, and Lee Ann Jung

Districts and special education departments all over the country are talking about Endrew F. versus Douglas County School District, the...

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Abandoning Grades in Inclusive Education?
To grade or not to grade in the inclusive classroom.
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Destination, Location, and Directions: A Powerful GPS for Student Success
When is the last time you remember navigating to a new place in your car without the aid of a global positioning system? Since the advent...
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Nicole DeZarn
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Why do parents need to know all this, anyway?
Before becoming the mother of three children with very different disabilities, I was a special educator.
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Nicole DeZarn
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Helping Students Understand Person-First Language
Person first language is an important ethical matter often discussed in the field of special education and disability advocacy.
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Is it an accommodation or a modification?
Adapted from Jung, L. A. (2017). In providing supports for students, language matters. Educational Leadership, 74(7). The adaptations...
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Nicole DeZarn
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Unintended Barriers to Inclusion
There’s a very real and very serious barrier to the inclusion of people with significant physical and/or cognitive disabilities that no one
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On Metaphors and Proprietary Blends
I recently read a compelling blog post by Peter DeWitt and Thomas Guskey (2017) on the misuse of educational language. They boldly took...
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Differentiated Assessment and Grading Model (DiAGraM)
Scholars in the field of measurement have developed sophisticated procedures for competency and standards-based grading with a variety of...
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Why IEP Goal Banks are a Bad Idea
If we know what makes a measurable goal and can define many examples, then why not have a bank of goals from which teams choose? After...
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