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Teachers’ learning about disabilities is an equity issue
By Learning Forward
Categories: Data, EquityOctober 2023
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References:
Findings about students
National Center for Education Statistics (2023, May). Students with disabilities.
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cgg/students-with-disabilities
Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity (2022). Dyslexia FAQ. https://dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/dyslexia-faq/
Findings about teachers
National Center for Education Statistics. (n.d.) Teacher education and preparation 2020-2021 (data table).https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps/estable/table/ntps/ntps2021_fl08_t12n
National Center for Learning Disabilities & Understood. (2020). Forward together: A school leader’s guide to creating inclusive schools. https://www.scribd.com/document/440297164/Guide-to-Creating-Inclusive-Schools
Samuels, C.A. (2019, February 26). Survey offers front-line view into special education. Education Week.
Findings about professional learning
Billingsley, B., Bettini, E., & Jones, N. D. (2019). Supporting special education teacher induction through high-leverage practices. Remedial and Special Education, 40(6), 365-379. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0741932518816826
Learning Forward (2022). Standards for Professional Learning. Author. https://standards.learningforward.org/
McLeskey, J. et al. (2017, January). High-leverage practices in special education. Council for Exceptional Children & CEEDAR Center. https://systemimprovement.org/uploads/files/CEC-HLP-Web.pdf
Quinn, A., McLean, L., & Aigotti, S. (2023). How all teachers can support students with disabilities. The Learning Professional, 44(5), 24-29.
Smith, V. (2020, January 23). How teacher preparation programs can help all teachers better serve students with disabilities. Center for American Progress. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/teacher-preparation-programs-can-help-teachers-better-serve-students-disabilities
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