Understanding our Impact: A Social Network Analysis of Early Reading Intervention Leadership for Students with Disabilities

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Abstract

School systems are made up of people, people who influence each other and collaborate as they make sense of how to support educators, parents, students, and families to access effective reading instruction. This paper illustrates how school and system-level leaders understand the shared and individual impact of local leaders on literacy interventions for students with disabilities (SWD) through a social network analysis. Participating leaders were originally connected via an OSEP-funded doctoral-level leadership program. The survey was designed to analyze systematic coordination between general and special education systems and across organizational levels in the district. By analyzing the network behind implementation, we identify relationships and the impact that this group of leaders can have on SWD literacy outcomes.

Authors

• Sarah Irvine Belson, American University

• Danielle Gervais Sodani, American University

• Anne Murphy Karabell, American University

• Becky Nolin, District of Columbia Public Schools