Research Archive

This project prepares 20 scholars in the area of early childhood special education and early intervention. Program curriculum infuses family-centered practices into early childhood special education coursework.

• Principal Investigator: Kathleen Artman Meeker
• Funder: U.S. Department of Education
• Funding: $1,250,000
• Timeline: 2015-2020

Charter schools in Washington State, unlike those in many other states across the country, often enroll a higher percentage of students with disabilities than the local school districts in which they are located. The purpose of this project is to develop a network of Technical Assistance Teams (TAT) across the Washington State Charter sector to build expertise within the sector to meet the needs of student with disabilities.

• Principal Investigator: Ilene Schwartz
• Funder: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Funding: $380,000
• Timeline: 2018-2019

This project seeks to advance racial equity and promote curricular change in special education teacher preparation by fostering collaborative partnerships between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the UW Special Education Teacher Education program. 

• Principal Investigator: Maggie Beneke
• Funder: Washington Professional Educator Standards Board
• Funding: $20,000
• Timeline: 2018-2020

The purpose of the project is to develop a fully operational Family Behavior Support App for use by parents with young children with challenging behaviors. Early interventionists, early childhood special educators, and experts in technology will participate in the development and the evaluation of the app. 

• Principal Investigator: Angel Fettig
• Funder: Subcontract with Vanderbilt University
• Funding: $113,000
• Timeline: 2017-2019

The purpose of this project is to develop and test a tiered coaching model to support social-emotional teaching in preschool. It includes a decision-making framework to help coaches match their feedback to the type and amount of support preschool teachers need during different activities, with different children, and across different points in their careers.

• Principal Investigator: Angel Fettig
• Funder: Institute of Education Sciences
• Funding: $1,366,853
• Timeline: 2017-2020

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iBESTT provides online coaching and collaboration for student support teams. iBESTT includes a web-based application, individualized coaching from University of Washington researchers and consultants, and a library of professional development resources and tools.

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Project FOSTER prepares leaders in special education who can positively influence the lives of children and youth with disabilities by conducting reading and math intervention research and preparing high quality special education teachers. Graduates of the project will be able to (a) provide leadership in special education teacher education programs, (b) prepare special education teachers with a focus on evidence-based reading and math intervention practices and (c) conduct and disseminate research on evidence-based models of reading and math intervention practices.

• Principal Investigator: Roxanne Hudson
• Funding: $1,250,000
• Timeline: 2016-2021

The purpose of the BCBA training program is to rigorously prepare students in the principles of applied behavior analysis and recommended practices in special education. This dual training will better prepare BCBAs to work with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in school and community settings and to participate as collaborative team members with teachers and other school professionals. During the five years of funding, we will fund 25 students who will complete their masters degree in special education and all of the coursework and supervised field experience required to sit for the national certification exam in behavior analysis. The program will be evaluated by collecting data on student performance in coursework, in their fieldwork, and in the number of students who pass the national certification exam. We anticipate that these professionals will help to fill the service and expertise gaps currently experienced by students with ASD and their families in their efforts to find appropriate educational services.

• Principal Investigator: Ilene Schwartz
• Funding: $1,250,000
• Timeline: 2016-2021

This project evaluated Project DATA (Developmentally Appropriate Treatment for Autism), a groundbreaking, replicable, sustainable and inclusive classroom model for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), created by Haring Center educators, researchers and graduate students.

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