Alia A. Ammar- PhD; MA-ICED
- PhD at Drexel University
Alia A. Ammar
- PhD; MA-ICED
- PhD at Drexel University
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Introduction
Alia A. Ammar, PhD, is currently a special education case manager and intervention teacher at a charter school in Philadelphia, PA. Her research interests include literacy, reading comprehension, and special education policy.
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September 2016 - present
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The United Arab Emirates has a bold and progressive special education policy that supports the inclusion of special education students, referred to in this paper as the determined ones and students of determination. The General Rules for the Provision of Special Education Programs and Services, an important policy document for educating students of...
Knowledge Mobility is the New Internationalization: Guiding Educational Globalization One Educator at a Time
Ted Purinton and Jennifer Skaggs - Contributions by Mohammed W. Rizkallah and Alia A. Ammar
Knowledge Mobility is the New Internationalization: Guiding Educational Globalization One Educator at a Time shows how university-based faculties o...
Structural equation modelling was used to investigate the predictive associations between kindergarten developmental, socio-behavioural, and biotic influences on third grade achievement among a nationally representative sample of low-SES children. The findings validate the understanding that developmental and learning trajectories start early in ch...
Structural equation modeling was used to investigate the predictive associations between end of kindergarten academic, social behavioral, and biotic influences on end of third grade academic achievement among a nationally representative sample of low-socioeconomic (SES) children residing in urban areas. Findings validate the understanding that deve...
Inequitable learning opportunities are a leading contributor to the persistent literacy achievement gaps evident between historically marginalized students and their more affluent peers. This study investigated the impact of a community school reform effort in an urban middle school. The community school initiative focused on meeting the complex ac...
This dissertation study investigated the implementation and perception of special education at international schools in Cairo, Egypt. Of particular interest was the implementation and perception of national government disability policy and the special education policies of the individual international schools in this study. Additionally, this resea...
In recent years, community school (CS) reform efforts have been established and implemented as a method of realizing comprehensive school reform in under-performing school districts. This study investigates the impact of one CS initiative in a middle school on student academic and nonacademic outcomes over time and compared to a propensity score ma...
A student’s reading skill is essential to learning. Assessing reading skills, specifically comprehension, is difficult. In the middle grades, students read to learn; and their teachers need a quick, easy assessment that provides immediate data on reading comprehension skill. This study explores the holistic validation approach of one eighth-grade i...
Summer reading programs have many purposes. One purpose is to counteract what has become increasingly known as summer slide, also known as summer loss, in academic achievement. The theoretical framework used included the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough's Reading Rope. The intent was to provide struggling readers with specific, targeted inter...
There is a lack of understanding and awareness in Egypt when it comes to both special needs and disability policy. There is a vagueness of the policies that further complicates the situation, particularly when it comes to expectations for schools and implementation requirements. The purpose of this paper is to analyze special needs and disability p...
In the United States, progress monitoring is an essential component for students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). Progress monitoring, or consistent assessments in areas of student need, is used to determine if a student is making progress toward his educational goals. “Research has demonstrated that when teachers use student progress mo...
Worldwide, schools have classroom environments in which students with special needs are included. Yet, there is a lack of awareness regarding what it entails to include special needs students as well as who qualifies as a special needs student. It is expected that students with special needs are referred to a mental health professional (MPH) for a...
Worldwide, schools have classroom environments in which students with special needs are included. Yet, there is a lack of awareness regarding what it entails to include special needs students as well as who qualifies as a special needs student. It is expected that students with special needs are referred to a mental health professional (MPH) for a...
