As the number of young English Learners in the California school system continues to rise, it is critical that educators stay current on the best strategies for helping these students successfully access curriculum. One aspect of helping English Learn . . .

In 2013, California adopted new state standards the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The new standards emphasized writing across the curriculum for an increase in the amount of time students spend writing. Embedded in the standards are expectations . . .

The Center of Disease Control report on autism rates, generated by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (2014) reports that 1 out of 68 children, aged 8 are identified with autism spectrum disorder. The National Professional De . . .

In this project, the following research questions were investigated to inform the creation of a new environmental high school. First, what are the organizational structures, instructional methods, and assessment approaches used at established alternat . . .

Muslim countries are considered to be conservative when it comes to the idea of integration of males and females or mixed gatherings, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is the strictest among them. In Saudi Arabia coeducation is prohibited from ele . . .

This study aimed to determine the effects of cross-age tutoring on the reading comprehension, fluency, and attitudes of the student tutors and the attitudes of their tutees. Four research questions were answered by this study which were: 1. How does c . . .

Educational researchers have effectively used self-monitoring interventions within the context of special education settings, and general, to increase student attention, academic accuracy and productivity, as well as being effective across varying dis . . .

Being a first-generation student myself, I have come to understand educational barriers through personal encounters while in the process of obtaining a college degree. While working for Upward Bound Projects at California State University, Chico for f . . .

People often dismiss things as primal as our senses, and how they affect our daily lives. For individuals with developmental disabilities this can be quite the opposite effect. Individuals with developmental disabilities often struggle with sensory pr . . .

Recent reforms demand all students graduate from high school: college and career ready. Career pathways are proposed to meet this challenge; these programs of study aim to make all students, college and career ready, by linking classroom-based learnin . . .