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Identifying Dual Sensory Loss Among Students With Extensive Support Needs

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Very little is known about how unidentified dual sensory loss (DSL) may affect education and academic outcomes for students with extensive support needs (ESN). We used data from a teacher survey on over 100,000 students with ESN who take U.S. statewide alternate assessments to identify the number of students with known and suspected DSL and the differences in characteristics between those groups. Students with ESN and suspected DSL ( n = 870) struggled to access the general education curriculum more than their peers with ESN and known DSL ( n = 649) and had fewer academic skills than their peers. We conclude with implications for practice and future research.

Source: The Journal of Special Education

DOI: 10.1177/00224669241273912

Authors: Meagan Karvonen, Karen A. Erickson, Julie A. Durando, Brianna Beitling, Samuel L. Morgan, Elizabeth Kavitsky

Institutions: University of Kansas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Helen Keller International

Language: English

Topic: Disability Education and Employment

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Education, Australian Government, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services