Mandy Rispoli

Associated IES Content

FY2023

FY2023 Special Education Peer Review Panel

FY2022

FY2022 Special Education Peer Review Panel

FY2019

FY2019 Special Education Peer Review Panel

FY2021

Special Education FY2021

FY2020

FY 2020 Special Education Peer Review Panel
Grant

AVID: Automated Virtual Reality Based Trainings for Intervention Development

The purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate the promise of virtual reality (VR)-enhanced training modules to improve preservice teachers' implementation of function-based intervention for students with autism who demonstrate challenging behavior. Challenging behavior often prevents children with autism from accessing inclusive educational environments and negatively impacts learning. Function-based intervention is an effective strategy for reducing challenging behavior, including ...
Federal funding program:
Special Education Research Grants
Award number:
R324A240009
Grant

Para-Impact: Professional Development with Teacher-as-Coach for Paraeducators of Elementary Students with Moderate to Severe Developmental Disabilities

The purpose of this project is to develop Para-Impact, a professional development package to train supervising teachers to utilize practice-based coaching (PBC) to improve paraprofessionals' implementation of systematic instruction for elementary students with moderate to severe developmental disabilities (MSDD). Students with MSDD - including those with autism, significant intellectual disabilities, and multiple disabilities - typically require frequent and intense exposure to evidence-base...
Federal funding program:
Special Education Research Grants
Award number:
R324A200234