High-Leverage Practices for Special Education

  • Research Project

Citations

McLeskey, J., Barringer, M-D., Billingsley, B., Brownell, M., Jackson, D., Kennedy, M., Lewis, T., Maheady, L., Rodriguez, J., Scheeler, M. C., Winn, J., & Ziegler, D. (2017, January). High-leverage practices in special education. Arlington, VA: Council for Exceptional Children & CEEDAR Center. © 2017 CEC & CEEDAR.


HLP Video Series

Kennedy, M. J., Cook, L., Morano, S., & Peeples, K. (2020). High-leverage practice #17: Use flexible grouping. https://highleveragepractices.org/701-2-4-3-4/

Kennedy, M. J., Cook, L., Morano, S., & Peeples, K. (2019). High-leverage practice #13: Adapt curriculum tasks & materials for specific learning goals. https://highleveragepractices.org/701-2-4-3-3/

Kennedy, M. J., Cook, L., Morano, S., & Peeples, K. (2019). High-leverage practice #20: Provide intensive instruction. https://highleveragepractices.org/701-2-4-3-2/

Kennedy, M. J., Peeples, K. N., Romig, J. E., Mathews, H. M., & Rodgers, W. J. (2018). Welcome to our new series on high leverage practices for special education. https://highleveragepractices.org/701-2-2/

Kennedy, M. J., Hirsch, S. E., Peeples, K. N., Romig, J. E., Mathews, H. M., & Rodgers, W. J. (2018). High-leverage practice #7: Establish a consistent, organized, and respectful learning environment. https://highleveragepractices.org/701-2-4/

Kennedy, M. J., Peeples, K. N., Romig, J. E., Mathews, H. M., & Rodgers, W. J. (2018). High leverage practice #8 & #22: Provide positive and constructive feedback to guide students’ learning and behavior. https://highleveragepractices.org/701-2-3/

Kennedy, M. J., Peeples, K. N., Romig, J. E., Mathews, H. M., Rodgers, W. J. (2018). High Leverage Practice #12: Systematically design instruction towards learning goals. https://highleveragepractices.org/701-2-4/

Kennedy, M. J., Peeples, K. N., Romig, J. E., Mathews, H. M., Rodgers, W. J. (2018). High Leverage Practice #16: Use Explicit Instruction. https://highleveragepractices.org/701-2/

Kennedy, M. J., Peeples, K. N., Romig, J. E., Mathews, H. M., Rodgers, W. J. (2018). High Leverage Practice #18: Use strategies to promote active student engagement. https://highleveragepractices.org/701-2-5/

Additional HLP Content

Additional content from Kennedy related to the HLPs can be found on the SPED Intro website.

Project Team

Alumni: John Romig (University of Texas at Arlington), Kate Peeples (Illinois State)

Lysandra Cook

Lysandra Cook

  • Professor
Michael Kennedy

Michael J. Kennedy

  • Professor
Stephanie Morano

Stephanie Morano

  • Assistant Professor

Related Lab

  • STORMED
  • Research Lab

Supporting Teachers Through Coaching, Observations, and Multimedia to Educate Students with Disabilities

Scholars on the STORMED Team conduct research related to the design, implementation, and experimental testing of multimedia-based interventions to support pre- and in-service teachers' knowledge and implementation of evidence-based practices on behalf of students with disabilities and others who struggle.