JAASEP WINTER 2019

TABLE of CONTENTS Responding to the Endrew’s Decision: Measuring Meaningful Educational BenefitDeborah W. Hartman Social Skills for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities: Can Community Based Instruction Help?Carissa Hernandez and Saili S. Kulkarni Mobile Hearing Screening in a Rural Community School in GhanaAnthony M. Denkyirah, Yaw Nyadu Offei, and Emmanuel K. Acheampong An Investigation of Special Education Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices of STEAM EducationAshley Gess and Nai-Cheng Kuo Increasing Teachers’ Use of Behavior-Specific Praise with the Teacher vs. Student GameRenée E. Lastrapes, Jennifer N. Fritz, and Robert C. Hasson Building Independence through Self-Prompting with TechnologyDana R. Reinecke Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities: Characteristics of Universal Design of Instruction in Odds-Beating Middle SchoolsHeather Kurto, Kristen C. Wilcox, and Kristie Asaro-Saddler Social Skill and Self-Advocacy Goals: An IEP StudyGregory W. Smith, K. Alisa Lowrey, and David Walker Perspectives on Current Practices and Barriers to Training for Paraeducators of Students with Autism in Inclusive SettingsEmily Eyrolles Sobeck and Rachel Robertson Poverty and Learning: The Effects of Poverty in the ClassroomJessie S. Thacker-King