Michael Wehmeyer

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Possible Selves: Nurturing Student Motivation (PS)plus the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (PS+SDLMI) for improving the academic and transition outcomes of high school students with learning disabilities (LD). Research has consistently shown that students with LD demonstrate less college and career readiness compared to students without disabilities. For example, although the number of high school graduates with LD enteri...

The partnership team will examine whether two programs, the Active Student Participation Inspires Real Engagement (ASPIRE) program and the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) are associated, on their own and in combination, with increased student involvement in transition planning (planning for post-high school) in middle and high school and improved transition outcomes (post-secondary education/training, employment, and community inclusion) for students with disabilities.

The purpose of this project is to develop a professional development model to support teachers in using the results of a Supports Intensity Scale-Children's Version (SIS-C) assessment to design supplementary aids and services that promoteaccess to the general education curriculum for students with intellectual disability (ID). The model includes the SIS-C Supports Planning Process (a process that involves using the SIS-C to identify, implement, and evaluate supplementary aids and services fo...

This study will test the efficacy of varied levels of support for teachers implementing the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI). SDLMI is a research-based program designed to promote positive transition outcomes for high school students with disabilities. Previous research indicates that students whose teachers participate in professional development (PD) around SDLMI experience improved access to the general education curriculum and self-determination outcomes (e.g., inc...

The Principal Investigator (PI) will conduct a program of research to increase access to the general education curriculum for students with intellectual disability while participating in mentoring and training activities to develop knowledge and skills related to middle school science instruction, interventions using classroom-based support strategies, single-case design and analysis, and grant-writing. The PI intends to develop and test interventions designed to increase comprehension of an...

The goal of this project is to compare the effect of a single self-determination intervention, Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI), to a combination of SDLMI with another intervention, Whose Future Is It Anyway (WFA), for middle and high school students with intellectual disability on self-determination and other functional, academic, and transition outcomes. The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) is implementing self-determination interventions statewide to addres...