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Language and Literacy Development: What Educators Need to Know. Second Edition
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Byrnes, James P.; Wasik, Barbara A. – Guilford Press, 2019
This established text--now revised and updated--reveals how spoken language skills are acquired and how they affect children's later reading and writing achievement. With a unique focus on the needs of educators, the book examines the foundations of language in the developing brain. It explores the relationship of language processes to core…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Emergent Literacy, Predictor Variables
Top NTACT Resources for New Special Education Teachers
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National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2017
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) assists State Education Agencies, Local Education Agencies, State VR agencies, and VR service providers in implementing evidence-based and promising practices ensuring students with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities, graduate prepared for success in…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Top NTACT Resources for Teachers
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National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2017
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) assists State Education Agencies, Local Education Agencies, State VR agencies, and VR service providers in implementing evidence-based and promising practices ensuring students with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities, graduate prepared for success in…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Attitudes and Concerns of Pre-Service Teachers regarding Inclusion of Students with Disabilities into Regular Schools in Pune, India
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Sharma, Umesh; Moore, Dennis; Sonawane, Sanjeev – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
Attitudes and concerns of pre-service teachers regarding implementation of inclusive education were examined. The participants consisted of 480 pre-service teachers enrolled in a one year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) program at Pune University, in the state of Maharashtra. The results of the study showed that participants had somewhat negative…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Negative Attitudes, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Predicting Dispositions toward Inclusion of Students with Disabilities: The Role of Conservative Ideology and Discomfort with Disability
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Brandes, Joyce A.; Crowson, H. Michael – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
Within the published empirical record, a limited number of investigations exist that study the association between socio-political ideologies of preservice teachers and their attitudes toward disability-related matters within schools. To the extent that individual socio-political ideology and discomfort with disability remain mostly unexplored,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Inclusive Schools, Political Attitudes, Negative Attitudes
Special Education Teachers' Use of Assistive Technology with Students Who Have Severe Disabilities
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Connor, Cynthia; Snell, Martha; Gansneder, Bruce; Dexter, Sara – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2010
Teachers' integration of computer-based assistive technology has been linked to positive educational outcomes for students with disabilities. This study was conducted to identify factors that are predictive of integrating assistive technology into teaching practices among general and special education teachers of students with severe disabilities.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Special Education Teachers, Assistive Technology, Special Education
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Factors that Influence the Retention, Turnover, and Attrition of K-12 Music Teachers in the United States
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Gardner, Robert D. – Arts Education Policy Review, 2010
The purpose of this study was to construct a profile of K-12 music teachers in the United States and develop a model to predict their retention, turnover, and attrition. Responses to the "Schools and Staffing Survey" from 47,857 K-12 public and private school teachers, including 1,903 music teachers, were analyzed using comparative…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Private Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Structural Equation Models
Special Education Teachers under Stress: Evidence from a Greek National Study
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Kokkinos, Constantinos M.; Davazoglou, Aggeliki M. – Educational Psychology, 2009
The present study examines the sources of job stress in a national sample of 373 Greek special education teachers, using a self-report questionnaire assessing job stress, its perceived sources, and its demographic and professional characteristics. Although the participants in general considered their job moderately stressful, they felt stressed by…
Descriptors: Autism, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers