Students with moderate to severe disabilities benefit most when transdisciplinary teams collaborate to deliver individualized instruction and services together in the classroom. This research seeks to capture a description of Education Specialists’ cu . . .

Reading improvement in early years of schooling is a goal that teachers, parents and administrators have for all students. Reading growth influences all academic areas as it is foundational to all subject matters. Administrators and teachers are alway . . .

The mathematical achievement level of students is of extreme concern. This curriculum project seeks to reverse this trend by filling the need for increased mathematics literacy, improved self-efficacy and student motivation. These needs will be met th . . .

From the Effective Schools Movement in the 1980s to the recent adoption of Common Core State Standards by most of the states in the United States, educational leaders have sought to find ways to raise the achievement levels of all students. Common Cor . . .

There is a significant cultural gap between white educators and ethnic and linguistic minority students in our nation’s school system. The face of our nation’s school children is changing as the United States becomes more and more racially, ethnically . . .

This project examined the transition from high school to adulthood for students eligible for special education services who have low incidence disabilities (i.e., intellectual and developmental disabilities). The research answered the question, “What . . .

As more children are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is becoming common for general education teachers to have students with this diagnosis in their classrooms. Although teacher preparation programs and professional development . . .

The California Department of Education estimates there are 1.4 million English learner students (ELs) representing approximately 23 percent of all students enrolled in California public schools (2014 – 15 school year). Further, there are approximately . . .

Students usually go through school having a new teacher every year. Looping, an attempt to change this traditional paradigm is when a teacher spends two or more years with the same groups of students. When the looping years are over, the teacher begin . . .

Many students who take geometry their gth grade year experience frustration, or failure, due to their lack of readiness. The purpose ofthis study was to investigate the effectiveness of using the Van Hiele Geometry Test in order to calculate the level . . .

Students identified with emotional disturbance (ED) have emotional and behavioral needs that impact their ability to be successful in various settings. Many of these students display immature social skills and have difficulty forming relationships. Ma . . .

This study examined whether educators are effectively using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to promote student learning. The study identified teachers' current technological practices, attitudes about computer usage, and professional . . .

Adolescents are engaged in a variety of out of class writing experiences in their personal worlds. Through qualitative descriptive methods, this study documented the in-class writing experiences of 28 seventh grade students participating in a process . . .

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of student-led literature circles versus direct instruction on the reading comprehension of struggling fifth grade readers. Six fifth grade students participated in this study. Three of these st . . .

The purpose of this study was to research the use of Twitter by gth grade science students with their teacher. In 2010 students ages 13-17 sent an average of 3,339 Short Message Service (SMS) text messages per month (Nielsen statistics, 2010). Twitter . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine and explore the process and procedures used by school administrators, teachers, and other staff members involved with creating and maintaining a positive school climate. The intent of this study was to research . . .

This study examines the progress that a struggling reader made with oral reading fluency after two specific strategies; teacher modeling and student rereading were implemented over an eight-week period. In this case study one third grade boy is the su . . .

Participation in school settings and in community organizations is an important part of childhood. For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and epilepsy, opportunities to participate with their peers who do not have disabilities are uncommon d . . .

By law, educators are required to collect and analyze data on student academic and behavioral performance. Effective progress monitoring of student achievement toward goals results in improved instructional strategies and educational programs. However . . .

The relationship between instrumental music and student achievement has been debated for decades. Many studies (mostly correlational research) suggest that music performance can impact student achievement and social environment. Much of the research h . . .

The purpose of this project is to develop low cost, easily accessible educational parent workshops for Spanish-speaking parents of students with disabilities, in order to empower them become better advocates and participate more actively in the develo . . .

With students facing situations that may have a negative impact on their lives including bullying, substance abuse and dropping out of school, it is crucial for educators and the school community to make an effort to implement SEL in the schools on a . . .

Studies have sounded the alarm concerning the impending void of leadership that community colleges will face in the 21st century. One concern is that the pool of applicants from the traditional leadership pathway of existing community college faculty . . .

Gender disproportionality in special education has been an issue for many years. This disproportionality is most apparent among students with emotional or behavioral disorders, where males make up approximately 75% of the population. The purpose of th . . .

This study examines the impact of auditory training in combination with reading instruction on phonemic awareness in students with learning disabilities. Two groups of 10 students in grades six through eight participated in the study at two different . . .

In this study I ask the question: How does fifth grade reading instruction using instructional level texts affect student's motivation and success in reading comprehension? Two different groups of children were used in this study. Each group consisted . . .

The purpose of this study was to see what the effect of repeated Reading had on the reading fluency of fifth grade, low socioeconomic, second language learners. Two groups of students were studied. Four at Early Intermediate and two at Intermediate le . . .

Personalized learning plans have been used throughout the world to support self-advocacy and self-determination and for planning student learning that aligned with students' hopes and dreams for the future. The Winston School staff identified a need t . . .

The purpose of this study was to investigate the Stages of Concerns of middle school regular and special education teachers in the San Diego City School District regarding their use of co-teaching as an instructional delivery approach. The study surve . . .

This descriptive study examined an intervention that utilized peer mentors to support ninth grade students academically and socially. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from a control group of 90 ninth grade students who had demonstrated . . .

The purpose of this study was to detennine 1) the length of time English learners required placement in a Structured English Immersion program before meeting exit requirements, 2) the progress students made towards meeting reclassification criteria an . . .

This study examines two methods of instruction: 1) a traditional method using flashcard drills, worksheets, and movement (zoo-phonics), and 2) a method that incorporates the use of memory enhancement strategies. The study examines these two methods in . . .

This study explores socio-economic levels of schools and student outcomes within a single school district. This study attempts to answer the following questions: Are there differences in the socioeconomic levels and criminal activity of the student po . . .

This study included the interviews of 15 public school co-teachers from 3 different high schools in the Temecula Valley Unified School District consisting of members form 9 co-teaching teams Participants consisted of 8 general educators and 7 special . . .

This study used a blog and handwritten journals to examine the writing achievement of third-grade second language learners. There were 13 second language learners in the group of 20 students who participated in the study. Participants were placed into . . .

This was a study comparing the effects of Reading Recovery versus Read Well programs as interventions to help the struggling first grade reader reach grade level proficiency. Reading Recovery was an intervention used at the study site for fifteen year . . .

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of teaching English learners vocabulary in English and Spanish versus teaching them vocabulary in English only. Students from both an experimental and control group were matched according to . . .

This study's purpose was to identify factors that impact implementation of the new California Physical Education Content Standards (CPECS) by finding connections between teacher attitudes, District/site support, and implementation. Subjects were seven . . .

The purpose of this study was to investigate school size and student achievement levels in middle schools and high schools in a region in southern California. The achievement data of students in large and small high schools and middle schools were com . . .

Racism in schools is a systemic problem that affects not only schools themselves but the quality of education a student receives. The purpose of this study was to compare how adults and students perceive racism on a middle school campus. Qualitative m . . .

The purpose of this study was to attain knowledge about educational practices and how one school community viewed the mission and core values today as they were established in the founding years of the school. The research was conducted at a single sc . . .

The purpose of this study was to find the effects of Looping on students who are at-risk. Looping is a teaching method where the teacher moves through at least two grade levels with the same students. The study was performed at an elementary school in . . .

The purpose of the study was to investigate how the policies and practices of one school located in North San Diego County support migrant students' academic success. The researcher used was a purposeful sampling study. The objective of the study was . . .

The purpose of this study was to discover how students in San Marcos Middle School were able to discontinue the ••failure cycle .. allowing them to participate in eighth grade promotion activities and proceed to San Marcos High School as ninth graders . . .

A number of students experience behavior difficulties in the area of inattention, affecting their performance in the general education classroom. These attention and behavior challenges do not always require referral for student study teams or special . . .

This research explores several different adolescent identity development models and the dilemmas that many multiracial children face. The purpose of this research was to examine the perspectives and experiences of today' s adolescent multiracial stude . . .

English learners in the author's school district are excluded by board policy from honor roll recognition programs because the students are, by definition, working below grade level. For this project the author created a new student recognition progra . . .

School safety is an extremely important issue of great concern to educational administrators nationwide. This study analyzed the demographics and responses of students, faculty, and staff members of one middle school in southern California as well as . . .

Many adolescents today express a negative view of poetry however, often their experience with the genre is limited to the handful of poems they interact with in textbooks and on standardized tests. The purpose of this study is to determine if being ex . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions regarding the effectiveness of teacher preparation to accommodate the needs of students with learning disabilities; and their perceptions as to the accommodations and supports that they de . . .