Evidence of the powerful impact teachers have on student achievement has led to an
intensive focus on cultivating effective teachers, including special education teachers …

The purpose of the paper was to investigate how collaboration and mutual support as the
processes established by communities of practice to improve continuing professional …

Despite evidence that tiered instruction within response to intervention (RTI) frameworks is
important for students with reading difficulties, no complementary professional development …

In this chapter, we provide a brief overview of tiered systems and their implications for
students with disabilities, focusing the balance of the discussion on the Comprehensive …

Over the past several decades, trends in federal and state policy have dramatically changed
how special education teachers are prepared, evaluated, and retained in schools …

Secondary students with learning disabilities are likely to learn science in an inclusive
classroom. Their success often depends on teachers' ability to support their literacy needs …

Effective inclusion in elementary schools is predicated upon teachers having the requisite
knowledge, beliefs, and skills to perform their jobs well. In this chapter, we discuss the role …

African American students are substantially overrepresented in special education
placements in schools in the United States. The problem addressed in this study was African …

The teaching and learning enterprise require several inputs and a framework upon which
the teacher's practice and repertoires are put into action and one such input is cognitive …

The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions of special education teachers and
administrators as to factors that influence retention and attrition while also describing current …