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Exceptional Children

Exceptional Children

Published in Association with Council for Exceptional Children

eISSN: 21635560 | ISSN: 00144029 | Current volume: 90 | Current issue: 4 Frequency: Quarterly
Featuring insightful and innovative scholarship, topical issues, and broad perspectives by leaders in the field for more than 75 years has made Exceptional Children (EC) a highly respected scholarly journal in special education consistently holding top rankings in the field.

This peer-reviewed journal addresses the education and related development of individuals with disabilities and/or who are considered gifted and talented across the lifespan. EC emphasizes empirical scholarship including mixed methods, qualitative, and quantitative research, and systematic research reviews, while also welcoming data-based, theoretical, or conceptual essays and position papers, and commentaries engaging debates and other developments within the field. EC is published quarterly.

Exceptional Children, an official journal of The Council for Exceptional Children, publishes original scholarship that focuses on the education and related development across the lifespan of individuals with disabilities or who are considered gifted and talented. This includes mixed methods, qualitative, and quantitative research; systematic research reviews; data-based, theoretical, or conceptual essays and position papers; and commentaries engaging debates and other developments within the field. Our editorial vision for EC is to ensure equitable educational access, participation, and outcomes for individuals with disabilities by expanding stakeholders’ capacities to provide robust, effective opportunities to learn for all students.

Editors
Katheleen King Thorius Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA
Endia J. Lindo Texas Christian University, USA
Patricia Martínez-Álvarez Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
Amanda Sullivan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA
Associate Editors
Taucia González University of Arizona, USA
David Hernández-Saca University of Northern Iowa, USA
Erica McCray University of Florida, USA
Cristina Santamaría Graff Indiana University School of Education-IUPUI
Seena Skelton Indiana University School of Education-IUPUI
Audrey Sorrells Texas Christian University, USA
Tran Templeton Columbia University, USA
CEC President
Jennifer J. Lesh Lynn University, USA
CEC Staff
Al Rickard Publications Manager
Chad Rummel Executive Director
Editorial Board
Amy Accardo Rowan University, USA
Terese Aceves Loyola Marymount University, USA
Stephanie Al Otaiba Southern Methodist University, USA
Charlotte Y. Alverson University of Oregon, USA
Alfredo Artiles Stanford University, USA
Kevin Ayres University of Georgia, USA
Scott Baker University of Oregon; Southern Methodist University
Jeffrey P. Bakken Bradley University, USA
Ruby Batz University of Nevada Reno, USA
Sheri Berkeley George Mason University, USA
Elizabeth Bettini Boston University, USA
Bonnie Billingsley Virginia Tech, USA
Brian Bottge University of Kentucky, USA
Matthew Brock Ohio State University, USA
Mary Brownell University of Florida, USA
Matthew Burns University of Missouri, USA
Carolyn M. Callahan University of Virginia, USA
Jason C. Chow University of Maryland - College Park, USA
María Cioè-Peña University of Pennsylvania, USA
Diane Clark Lamar University, USA
David J. Connor Hunter College, City University of New York, USA
Christan G. Coogle George Mason University
Bryan Cook University of Virginia, USA
M. Nickie Coomer Colorado College, USA
Michael Coyne University of Connecticut, USA
Jean Crockett University of Florida, USA
Michelle Cumming Florida International University, USA
Susan De La Paz University of Maryland, USA
Lisa Dieker University of Central Florida, USA
Christian Doabler The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Shaun M. Dougherty University of Connecticut, USA
David Edyburn University of Central Florida, USA
Amy Elleman Middle Tennessee State University, USA
Tammy Ellis-Robinson University at Albany, USA
Anya Evmenova George Mason University, USA
Hank Fien Boston University, USA
Veronica Fleury Florida State University, USA
Douglas Fuchs American Institutes for Research
Lynn S. Fuchs Vanderbilt University, American Institutes for Research
Nicholas A. Gage University of Florida, USA
Justin D. Garwood University of Vermont, USA
Russell Gersten Instructional Research Group, USA
Allison Gilmour Temple University, USA
Daniel P. Hallahan University of Virginia, USA
Elizabeth A. Harkins William Paterson University, USA
Shanna E. Hirsch Clemson University, USA
Robert Horner University of Oregon, USA
John Hosp University of Massachusetts Amherst
Youjia Hua University of Virginia, USA
Charles Hughes The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Li-Yu Hung National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Sarah Ivy Florida State University, USA
Evelyn S. Johnson Boise State University, USA
Kristine Jolivette University of Alabama, USA
Nancy Jordan University of Delaware, USA
Michael J. Kennedy University of Virginia, USA
Hyejung Kim Texas A&M University, USA
Young-Suk Kim University of California, Irvine, USA
Margaret King-Sears George Mason University, USA
Dosun Ko Santa Clara University, USA
Tuire Koponen University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Saili Kulkarni San Jose State University, USA
Tara Kulkarni California State University - Monterey Bay, USA
Timothy J. Landrum University of Louisville, USA
Kathleen Lynne Lane University of Kansas, USA
Jennifer R. Ledford Vanderbilt University, USA
Melinda Leko University of Florida, USA
Christopher Lemons Vanderbilt University, USA
Tim Lewis University of Missouri, USA
Mary-Anne Linden University of Oregon, USA
Allison Lombardi University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
Andres De Los Reyes University of Maryland at College Park, USA
Hailey Love University of Wisconsin -Madison, USA
Charles MacArthur University of Delaware, USA
Linda Mason George Mason University, USA
Rose Mason Purdue University, USA
D. Betsy McCoach University of Connecticut, USA
Kristen McMaster University of Minnesota, USA
David McNaughton Pennsylvania State University, USA
Valentina Migliarini University of Birmingham, UK †
Amanda L. Miller Wayne State University, USA
Mary Morningstar Kansas University, USA
Carlyn Mueller University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Srikala Naraian Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
Rollanda O'Connor University of California, Riverside, USA
Courtney O'Grady The University of Alabama, USA
Susan Osborne North Carolina State University, USA
Peng Peng University of Texas-Austin, USA
Sarah R. Powell University of Texas, Austin, USA
William A. Proffitt Montclair State University, USA
Paige Pullen University of Florida, USA
Catherine Richards-Tutor California State University Long Beach, USA
Graham Rifenbark University of Connecticut, USA
Mandy Rispoli University of Virginia, USA
Carly Roberts University of Washington, USA
John E. Romig University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Ji Hoon Ryoo Yonsei University, South Korea
Elizabeth A. Sanders University of Washington, USA
Barbara R. Schirmer Walden University, USA
Ralf Schlosser Northeastern University, USA
Thomas E. Scruggs George Mason University, USA
Karrie Shogren University of Kansas, USA
Jordan Shurr Central Michigan University, USA
Patricia Snyder University of Florida, USA
Manuel Soriano-Ferrer University of Valencia, Spain
Laura M. Steacy Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University, USA
H. Lee Swanson University of New Mexico, USA
Cherie Takemoto Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center, USA
Elizabeth Talbott College of William and Mary, USA
Jonte' C. Taylor The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Adai Tefera University of Arizona, USA
Elif Tekin-Iftar Anadolu University, Turkey
Colleen Thoma Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Aubry Threlkeld Harvard University, USA
Martha Thurlow University of Minnesota–Minneapolis
Gerald Tindal University of Oregon, USA
Jessica Toste The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Audrey A. Trainor New York University, USA
Audrey A. Trainor New York University, USA
Sharon Vaughn University of Texas, Austin, USA
Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides City University of New York (CUNY)-Hunter College, USA
Federico R. Waitoller The University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Jeanne Wanzek Vanderbilt University, USA
Margaret P. Weiss George Mason University, USA
Mitchell L. Yell University of South Carolina, USA
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