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Special Education Teacher Quality and Preparation: Exposing Foundations, Constructing a New Model:
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In this article, the authors trace changes in conceptions of special education teacher quality and preparation in response to developments in special education research, policy, and practice, and argue that preservice preparation is inadequate for this purpose and that preparation for special education teaching should build upon an existing knowledge base and demonstrated competence in classr...Abstract:
The authors trace changes in conceptions of special education teacher quality and preparation in response to developments in special education research, policy, and practice. This developmental arc is a backdrop for understanding contemporary special education practice and charting future directions for preparing special education teachers. Federal policy, and recent research on teaching and learning, and the response-to-intervention (RTI) movement require a shift in thinking about how to prepare quality special education teachers and the expertise they need to be effective. To function effectively in RTI and fulfill federal highly qualified teacher requirements, special education teachers must master an increasingly complex knowledge base and sophisticated repertoire of instructional practices. The authors contend that preservice preparation is inadequate for this purpose and that preparation for special education teaching should build upon an existing knowledge base and demonstrated competence in classr...read more
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Teaching Disciplinary Literacy to Adolescents: Rethinking Content- Area Literacy
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Special education for the mildly retarded--is much of it justifiable?
TL;DR: In lieu of an abstract to this article, I would like to preface it by saying this is my swan song for now—as I leave special education and this country for probably the next two years.