Special+Ed

The Center is led by a team of nationally recognized Principal Investigators. A distinguished National Advisory Committee will provide conceptual support and feedback on the work of the Center. We have formed partnerships with over 50 national organizations and associations that represent the interests of the entire range of general and special education practitioners and families. A distinguishing feature of the Center’s approach is AIR's ability to capitalize on the three national TA&D centers we currently run – the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring, the Access Center, and the National High School Center. Through our efforts in these and other centers, we have worked in each of the 50 states and in scores of districts and schools. The Center’s team itself is diverse, with persons with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, and persons who are culturally and linguistically diverse having key roles on the Center’s team. Their involvement will help ensure that our services are practical and will be utilized to help improve results for children and families. || Add: NAGC...
 * < National Center on Student Progress Monitoring ||
 * < This website has downloadable articles, PowerPoint presentations, FAQs, and links to additional resources about student progress monitoring, curriculum-based measurement, applying decision making to IEPs and other research based topics. ||
 * < Learning Disabilities Association of America: ||
 * < This website provides cutting edge information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources. These services make the Learning Disabilities Association of America the leading resource for information on learning disabilities. ||
 * < What Works Clearinghouse ||
 * < On an ongoing basis this website collects, screens, and identifies studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies). They review the studies that have the strongest design, and report on the strengths and weaknesses of those studies against the WWC Evidence Standards so that you know what the best scientific evidence has to say. ||
 * < National Center on Response to Intervention ||
 * < Response to intervention integrates assessment and intervention within a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and to reduce behavior problems. With RTI, schools identify students at risk for poor learning outcomes, monitor student progress, provide evidence-based interventions and adjust the intensity and nature of those interventions depending on a student’s responsiveness, and identify students with learning disabilities or other disabilities.