OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Exceptional Children is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The Effects of Tier 2 Mathematics Interventions for Students With Mathematics Difficulties: A Meta-Analysis	33
Single-Case-Design Research in Special Education: Next-Generation Guidelines and Considerations	29
Current State of the Evidence: Examining the Effects of Orton-Gillingham Reading Interventions for Students With or at Risk for Word-Level Reading Disabilities	25
Quality Indicators for Mixed-Methods Research in Special Education	20
A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Reading Comprehension Interventions on the Reading Comprehension Outcomes of Struggling Readers in Third Through 12th Grades	19
Parent Perceptions of the Advocacy Expectation in Special Education	18
Efficacy of a School-Based Comprehensive Intervention Program for Adolescents With Autism	12
Specialized Writing Instruction for Deaf Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial	12
Preschool and Child-Care Expulsion: Is it Elevated for Autistic Children?	11
Effects of Using Virtual Manipulatives for Students With Disabilities: Three-Level Multilevel Modeling for Single-Case Data	11
High-Quality Systematic Literature Reviews in Special Education: Promoting Coherence, Contextualization, Generativity, and Transparency	11
The Special Education Teacher Pipeline: Teacher Preparation, Workforce Entry, and Retention	11
Writing Scientific Explanations: Effects of a Cognitive Apprenticeship for Students With LD and English Learners	10
Reflexive Quality Criteria: Questions and Indicators for Purpose-Driven Special Education Qualitative Research	10
Improving Struggling Fifth-Grade Students’ Understanding of Fractions: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intervention That Stresses Both Concepts and Procedures	9
Moderators of the Association Between Teaching Students With Disabilities and General Education Teacher Turnover	8
Quality Indicators of Secondary Data Analyses in Special Education Research: A Preregistration Guide	8
Disparities in Access to Well-Qualified, Well-Supported Special Educators Across Higher- Versus Lower-Poverty Schools Over Time	8
The Next Generation of Quality Indicators for Group Design Research in Special Education	8
Evaluating the Effects of Adding Explicit Vocabulary Instruction to a Word-Problem Schema Intervention	8
What Peers, Educators, and Principals Say: The Social Validity of Inclusive, Comprehensive Literacy Instruction	7
Ethnic Disproportionality in the Identification of High-Incidence Special Educational Needs: A National Longitudinal Study Ages 5 to 11	7
Anti-Blackness and Racial Disproportionality in Gifted Education	7
Over Diagnosed or Over Looked? The Effect of Age at Time of School Entry on Students Receiving Special Education Services	7
Working Conditions and Special Educators’ Reading Instruction for Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	6

Special Education Teacher Preparation, Literacy Instructional Alignment, and Reading Achievement for Students With High-incidence Disabilities	6
An Economic Evaluation of Emerging and Ineffective Interventions: Examining the Role of Cost When Translating Research into Practice	6
Development of Mathematical Practices Through Word Problem–Solving Instruction for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder	6
Special Education Teachers of Color Retention Decisions: Findings From a National Study	6
College and Career Readiness Support for Youth With and Without Disabilities Based on the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012	6
Empirically Derived Single-Case-Design Effect Size Distributions of Engagement and Challenging Behavior in Early Childhood Research	6
Parenting Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Longitudinal Examination of the Role of Child and Parent Factors	5
Effects of Writing Interventions on the Level and Trend of Total Words Written: A Meta-Analysis	5
Getting SMART About Social Skills Interventions for Students With ASD in Inclusive Classrooms	5
Predictors of Access to Gifted Education: What Makes for a Successful School?	5
Unequal and Increasingly Unfair: How Federal Policy Creates Disparities in Special Education Funding	4
Revisiting Economic Hardship in a National Sample of Adolescents With and Without Disabilities: A Conceptual Replication	4
Response Time of Young Children With Complex Communication Needs Following a Communication Opportunity	4
Early Lessons Learned in Designing an Adaptive Shared Reading Intervention for Preschoolers With Autism	4
Nonconcurrent Multiple-Baseline and Multiple-Probe Designs in Special Education: A Systematic Review of Current Practice and Future Directions	4
School-to-Work Transition of Youth with Learning Difficulties: The Role of Motivation and Autonomy Support	4
First Step Next and homeBase: A Comparative Efficacy Study of Children With Disruptive Behavior	4
Multitiered Systems of Support, Adaptive Interventions, and SMART Designs	4
Linking IEP Status to Parental Involvement for High School Students of First-Generation and Native-Born Families	4
Reporting Quality in Math Meta-Analyses for Students with or at Risk of Disabilities	4
Evidence-Based Assessment in Special Education Research: Advancing the Use of Evidence in Assessment Tools and Empirical Processes	4
Are Paraprofessionals Being Hired to Replace Special Educators? A Study of Paraprofessional Employment	3
Efficacy of Peer-Delivered Mathematical Problem-Solving Instruction to Students With Extensive Support Needs	3
Executive Function Profiles of Kindergarteners and First Graders at Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	3
The Association between Parental Educational Expectations and School Functioning among Young People with Disabilities: A Longitudinal Investigation	3
The Differential Efficacy of a Professional Development Model on Reading Outcomes for Students With and Without Disabilities	3
Promoting Paraeducators’ Use of Evidence-Based Practices for Students With Autism	3
Mind the Gap: Measuring Academic Underachievement Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis	2
A Targeted Review of Open Practices in Special Education Publications	2
Editorial Perspectives on Critical Issues Affecting Special Education to be Addressed by Exceptional Children	2
A Mixed-Methods Analysis of State-Level Population Data for Students With Visual Impairment and Blindness	2
Faith and FACES: Black Parents’ Perceptions of Autism, Faith, and Coping	2
The Effect of Supplemental Reading Instruction on Fluency Outcomes for Children With Down Syndrome: A Closer Look at Curriculum-Based Measures	2
Indicators of Progress in the Wake of Endrew F.: The Distinction Between Professional Recommendations and Judicial Rulings	2
The Exceptionality of Twice-Exceptionality: Examining Combined Prevalence of Giftedness and Disability Using Multivariate Statistical Simulation	2
Introduction to the New Editors of Exceptional Children: The Editorial Vision of the New Team	2