Educating Students with Severe Disabilities

Abstract

More conversation is needed between practitioners and researchers given the rapidly evolving field of severe disabilities. This article contributes to this conversation by describing the practical implications of current research in determining what, where, and how to teach students with severe disabilities. From this translation of research to practice, several questions are raised for future research, including how to gather information needed for educational planning, how to incorporate preferences of students with limited communication skills, how to balance various curricular options and empower families to participate in these decisions, how to select needed supports, and how to expand current research methods to address these and other questions.