ABSTRACT

Divided into two volumes, the Handbook of Special Education Research provides a comprehensive overview of critical issues in special education research. Volume II addresses research-based practices, offering a deep dive into tiered systems of support and advances in interventions and assessments, as well as socially, emotionally, culturally, and linguistically relevant practices. Each chapter features considerations for future research and implications for fostering continuous improvement and innovation. Essential reading for researchers and students of special education, this handbook brings together diverse and complementary perspectives to help move the field forward.

1. Research Based Practices and Intervention Innovations  2. Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-tiered (Ci3T) Models of Prevention: Prioritizing Integrated Systems  3. Treatment Integrity and Social Validity in Tiered Systems: Using Data to Inform Implementation Efforts  4. Reading Achievement and Growth Mindset of Students with Reading Difficulties or Reading Disabilities: Contemporary Research and Implications for Research and Practice  5. Well-being of Educators Working in Tiered Systems  6. Leveraging Working Conditions to Improve the Quality and Effectiveness of the Special Education Teacher Workforce  7. Advances in Interventions for Students with Reading Difficulties  8. Considerations for Choosing and Using Screeners for Students with Disabilities  9. Paras’ Perceptions of Job-Related Supports, Challenges, and Effectiveness  10. Writing Instruction for Students with Disabilities (and Other Struggling Writers): Current Research and Implications for Research and Practice  11. Mathematics Interventions for Students Experiencing Mathematics Difficulty  12. Mathematics Assessments for Students Experiencing Mathematics Difficulty  13. Evidence Based, Culturally Responsive Interventions to Improve Academic Outcomes for English Learners with Reading Difficulties  14. Academic Strategies for At-Risk Students in Urban Schools  15. Advances in the use of Technology and Online Learning to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities  16. Enhancing the Social Lives of Students with Disabilities: Effective Practices and Improved Outcomes  17. Theoretically and Empirically Supported Intensive Interventions for Student's Social-emotional and Behavior Needs  18. The Behavioral, Academic, and Social Engagement (BASE) Model of Social Inclusion  19. Multilingual Learners: Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation  20. Teaching Children How to Play: More Than Just a Context  21. Addressing the Whole-Youth: Characteristics and Evidence-Based Practices and Programs for Systems-Involved Youth  22. Bully Prevention and Social and Emotional Learning: Impact on Youth with Disabilities