Exceptional Children

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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Working Conditions and Instructional Decision-Making Among Special Educators Teaching Elementary Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders99
Promoting Equity-Centred Tier 1 Supports in an MTSS Framework72
Recess for Students With Extensive Support Needs: A Missed Opportunity for Meaningful Inclusion57
Editor’s Note: “Teaching Regular Class Material to Special Education Students”33
Situating Ourselves in Coalitions With and for Exceptional Children: Editors’ Introduction31
Existence and Persistence During Divisive and Uncertain Times27
Does the Early Bird Catch the Label? Relative Age Effects in the Assessment of Special Educational Needs and ADHD: Evidence from Germany20
Over Diagnosed or Over Looked? The Effect of Age at Time of School Entry on Students Receiving Special Education Services20
Principals’ Perceptions Related to Transition to Kindergarten for Children With Disabilities: A Mixed Methods Study17
Theoretical and Methodological Diversity of Exceptional Children Scholarship16
STEM Pathway and College Progression: The Link Between Engineering CTE and Postsecondary Outcomes for Students With Learning Disabilities16
Effects of a Math Single-Case Intervention on Word Problem-Solving in Students With Learning Disabilities and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders15
“For Whom” and “Under What Conditions” Is MSBI Effective? A Conceptual Replication With High School Students With Autism15
Characterizing the Special Education Goals of Autistic Students: Latent Class Analysis With Demographic and Developmental Covariates13
Decolonizing Agency: A Framework for an Inclusive Co-Design of Behavioral Support Systems in Indigenous Land13
Head Start Teachers’ Perceptions of Bilingualism for Preschoolers Without and With Disabilities13
Who Are We Measuring? Teacher Effects in Gifted and Talented Teacher Rating Scales12
Evaluating the Effects of Adding Explicit Vocabulary Instruction to a Word-Problem Schema Intervention12
Deeping the Commitment to Our Editorial Vision and Recognizing Areas for Comprehensive Reform in Special Education11
The Effectiveness of Diverse Designs of Chinese Stem-Deriving Instruction for Chinese Children With Dyslexia11
Spelling Errors in Children With Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss: Relations to Linguistic and Audiologic Factors10
Experiences of Family Peer Advocates Supporting Black Families Raising Autistic Children10
The State of Bilingual Special Education Research, a Quarter Way Through the twenty-first Century10
Missing Data Reporting and Handling in Special Education Group Intervention Research9
An Intersectional Examination of Economic Hardship and Individualized Education Program Meeting Participation9
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Next-Generation Fraction Intervention and the Long-Term Advantage of Interleaved Instruction8
Promoting Paraeducators’ Use of Evidence-Based Practices for Students With Autism8
Factors Predicting Sustained Implementation of Tier 2 and Tier 3 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports7
The Effects of Universal Design for Learning on Fifth-Grade Puberty Instruction to Enable Accessibility for Students with Disabilities7
Rightful Presence? Teacher Candidates Navigating Inclusive Education for Youth With Complex Support Needs7
IDEA at 50—Progress, Equity, and the Work Ahead6
Special Education Teacher Burnout and the Implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans6
A Descriptive Portrait of the Paraeducator Workforce in Washington State6
Critical Special Education: Navigating Special Education Realities and Working Toward the Ideals of Disability Studies in Education5
Texas Special Education Cap's Associations With Disability Identification Disparities of Racial and Language Minority Students5
Linking IEP Status to Parental Involvement for High School Students of First-Generation and Native-Born Families5
Quality, Rigor, and Outcomes of Antecedent Exercise Strategies for Supporting Autistic Individuals: A Synthesis and Multilevel Meta-Analysis5
Surfacing Principals’ Beliefs About Instruction for Students With Disabilities: A Qualitative Analysis4
How are States Guiding Educators’ Implementation of Specially Designed Instruction: A Policy Documentation Review4
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Unpacking Systemic Contradictions in Inclusive Education Through a Cultural-Historical Activity Theoretical Analysis3
Advancing Rightful Education: Theoretical and Methodological Diversity for Intersectional Inclusive Practice3
A Meta-Analysis on Behavioral Support Training and General Education Teacher Implementation3
Special Issue Preview: Introducing the Next Generation of Quality Indicators for Research in Special Education3
Corrigendum to “Development of Mathematical Practices Through Word Problem-Solving Instruction for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder” by Sarah K. Cox and Jenny R. Root3
Ethnoracial Diversity of the Special Educator Workforce Over Time3
Teacher Attitudes Toward Gifted Students and Gifted Education: The Typologies of Attitudes and Their Predictors3
How are Children Researched and Represented? A Systematic Review of Three EI/ECSE Journals3
Social-Emotional Learning Foundations Curriculum for K–1 Students at Risk for EBD: Differential Effects Based on Student EF Risk Profiles3
Expanding Literacy: Caregiver Experiences With Literacy Engagement for Their Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities3
Speech-Language Services in IEPs of Students with Extensive Support and Complex Communication Needs3
When Being an Expert May Not Be Enough: Understanding the Experiences of Special Education Professionals Parenting Children with Disabilities2
Differences in Loneliness Experiences Among High-Ability Students: Individual and Social Context Predictors2
High-Quality Systematic Literature Reviews in Special Education: Promoting Coherence, Contextualization, Generativity, and Transparency2
Self-Regulated Strategy Development: Connecting Persuasive Writing to Self-Determination for Youth in Juvenile Justice Facilities2
Deepening the Study of Disproportionality in Special Education: A Contextual Analysis Within Suburban School Districts2
Does Variability Within Tier 2 Mathematics Intervention Groups Affect Students’ Response to Intervention?2
Examining Differential Intervention Effects: Do Individualized Student Intervention Effects Vary by Student Abilities and Characteristics?2
Open-Access Publishing in Special Education Journals: A Multi-Level Bibliometric Analysis2
Representation for Exceptional Children: Student–Teacher Ethnoracial Matching for Students With Disabilities2
The Efficacy of Integrating Engaged Learners Into Small Group Reading Instruction on Reading and Attention Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial2
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