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NDTAC Practice Guide: Providing Individually Tailored Academic and Behavioral Support Services for Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems

August 2013
This guide examines the importance of providing individually tailored academic and behavioral support services to foster better outcomes for system-involved youth. It is the second in a series of NDTAC practice guides that build on the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform monograph "Addressing the Unm...

Improving Academic Achievement Through Improving School Climate and Student Connectedness (PDF)

September 2013
This brief from American Institutes for Research explores data regarding how students experience the social and emotional conditions for learning and the relationship of these conditions and how they experience these conditions to academic outcomes. ...

Tailoring Academic and Behavioral Support Services for Youth: Introducing the NDTAC Practice Guide and Learning About Multiple Education Settings

September 2013
This series, which is based on NDTAC’s “Practice Guide: Providing Individually Tailored Academic and Behavioral Support Services for Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems,” will be offered through four distinct Webinars. Each Webinar will focus on practices described in the “Practi...

NDTAC Fact Sheet: ELL Students and the N or D Context

September 2013
Approximately one in every ten students enrolled in grades K-12 in the United States is an English language learner (ELL) with the population having grown by more than 50 percent between 1998 and 2009. This fact sheet presents information on the prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of ELL stude...

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)

September 2013
NASDSE provides services to state agencies to facilitate and maximize educational outcomes for individuals with disabilities. ...

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)

September 2013
The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) supports the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) in its...

School-Based Wraparound and Its Connection to Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: A Component of Safe/Effective Schools for All Students

September 2013
By building partnerships with schools, families, and community agencies, wraparound services and programs help youth achieve established goals and transition back into their home communities. The author provides readers with a basic understanding of the wraparound process by describing its basic ele...

Preventing Youth Delinquency: Identifying School Risk and Protective Factors

September 2013
Although a strong body of research on what makes a student at risk for delinquent behavior exists, few studies have examined the variables within schools that exacerbate or counteract these risks. The results of EDJJ's three multimethod studies suggest that school-level characteristics can help mini...

NDTAC Guide: Making It Count: Strategies for Improving Mathematics Instruction for Students in Short-Term Facilities

September 2013
Research shows that youth in juvenile justice facilities tend to have lower academic skill levels than their nonincarcerated peers, often compounded by a history of negative school experiences. This guide provides recommendations along with related strategies and examples to assist teachers, adminis...

NDTAC Guide: Meeting the Literacy Needs of Students in Juvenile Justice Facilities

September 2013
Students who are unable to read when released from a correctional facility often face a host of social and economic difficulties, including future unemployment and welfare dependence. This guide builds upon NDTAC's previously published issue brief on literacy by providing five research-based recomme...

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