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Current Research

Curricular Access and Instructional Supports

Systematic review for reading comprehension assessment related research regarding students with intellectual disability (ID) ​​
Examining the Reading Comprehension Experiences of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Secondary English Language Arts Classrooms
Capitalizing on Functional Life Skills Curricula for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder as Financial Literacy Education
Using Virtual Manipulatives to Teach Multistep Equations to Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities in Online Learning Environments

Teacher Resources and Development

​Universal Design for Learning Lesson Plan Partnership Project (UDL-LP3) 
Learning the learning stages: An investigation of online training for pre-service teachers
Teacher perspectives and experiences on professional activities related to teaching students with autism and intellectual disability

Educational Context & Related Factors

Exceptionality prevalence and educational placement: A look back at the data across Ontario
Educational assistant training requirements across Ontario school boards

Past Research 

Examining teacher and teacher educator perspectives’ of teacher leadership in extensive support needs.
Virtual Versus Concrete: A Comparison of Mathematics Manipulatives for Three Elementary Students With Autism.
Parent perspectives on Inclusive Education for students with intellectual disability: A scoping review of the literature
Research on Curriculum for Students with Moderate and Severe Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
Increasing Comprehension for Middle School Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability on Age-Appropriate Texts.
 The picture plus discussion intervention: Text access for high school students with moderate intellectual disability. 
Picture plus discussion with partners: Peer centered literacy supports for students with significant disabilities
Diversity, severe disability, and family: A systematic review of the literature