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Shawbitz, Kara N.; Brock, Matthew E. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2023
Systematic prompting is a versatile evidence-based practice that can improve a range of outcomes for students with disabilities, but many teachers and paraeducators are not familiar with systematic prompting or may struggle with implementation. In this systematic review, the authors identified 28 articles that evaluated training practices for…
Descriptors: Prompting, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Aides, Staff Development
Ruppar, Andrea; Kurth, Jennifer; Bubash, Sarah; Lockman Turner, Elissa – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2023
Special education teachers for students with extensive support needs often and unwittingly make misinformed decisions. These decisions are situated within systems, which fail to support expertise development in teaching this population, resulting in decisions influenced by media, commercially available curricula, and outdated assumptions about…
Descriptors: Special Education, Student Needs, Inclusion, Evidence Based Practice
Youngs, Peter; Hirsch, Shanna E.; Nagro, Sarah; Kennedy, Michael – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2023
Research demonstrates a clear link between implementing proactive classroom management practices and positive student outcomes. Thus, it is important to examine how teachers are prepared to enact such practices. In this qualitative study, the authors draw on interviews with 35 special education faculty members at 32 institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Special Education, Teacher Educators, Classroom Techniques, Preservice Teachers
Shelton, Alexandra; Swanson, Elizabeth; Wexler, Jade; Payne, S. Blair; Hogan, Erin – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2023
Secondary teachers benefit from ongoing coaching to support their implementation of evidence-based literacy practices across content areas. However, several factors may facilitate or impede literacy coaching at the secondary level. We conducted an exploratory survey study to investigate 141 middle school teachers' and 64 instructional coaches'…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Literacy Education, Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development
Hugh, Maria L.; Pullmann, Michael D.; Joshi, Mahima; Tagavi, Daina M.; Ahlers, Kaitlyn; Hernandez, Alyssa M.; Locke, Jill – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2023
Educators often feel ill-equipped to support autistic students in general education contexts, although research shows that inclusion in these settings can contribute to positive outcomes. Professional development (PD) in evidence-based practices (EBPs) for autistic students can address this need; however, it is essential to understand the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evidence Based Practice
Benedict, Amber E.; Brownell, Mary; Bettini, Elizabeth; Sohn, Hyojong – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2021
Despite evidence that tiered instruction within response to intervention (RTI) frameworks is important for students with reading difficulties, no complementary professional development (PD) research demonstrates how teachers can develop knowledge necessary to implement coordinated evidence-based instruction across instructional tiers. One…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Response to Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Walters, Sharon M.; Hirsch, Shanna E.; McKown, Georgia; Carlson, Alex; Allen, Abigail A. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2021
Given the critical importance of discrete instructional practices in special education, teacher candidates must be prepared to implement them upon entering the classroom. In preservice teacher education programs, field placements and clinical experiences rarely provide enough opportunities for preservice teachers to gain the proficiency needed to…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Walker, Virginia L.; Douglas, Karen H.; Brewer, Chelsea – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2020
As paraprofessionals gain more instructional responsibilities for individual students, feasible training strategies must be established to promote effective delivery of instruction. This train-the-trainer study was designed to teach paraprofessionals how to implement an evidence-based instructional practice under the direction of the classroom…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Training
Hsiao, Yun-Ju; Sorensen Petersen, Sara – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate to what extent the identified 25 evidence-based practices were provided in teacher education and in-service training programs for special education teachers of students with autism spectrum disorder. A total of 63 participants completed the online questionnaire. The number and percentage of responses in…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Special Education Teachers
Peeples, Katherine N.; Hirsch, Shanna Eisner; Gardner, Stephanie J.; Keeley, Randa G.; Sherrow, Breanna L.; McKenzie, Jennifer M.; Randall, Kristina N.; Romig, John Elwood; Kennedy, Michael J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2019
High-quality, effective vocabulary instruction is essential for supporting all students' academic success, and it is particularly important for students with disabilities. Teacher preparation programs are faced with the challenge of not only training preservice teachers to provide effective vocabulary instruction across grades and content areas,…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Feedback (Response), Instructional Improvement, Preservice Teachers
Klopfer, Kristina M.; Scott, Katreena; Jenkins, Jennifer; Ducharme, Joe – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2019
Childhood emotional and behavioral problems are prevalent in elementary classroom settings, making it imperative that high-quality, efficacious training be available to support teachers in managing disruptive and distressed child behaviors. Our study used a randomized control design to examine the impact of 36 hours of preservice education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Classroom Techniques, Pretests Posttests, Emotional Disturbances
Schles, Rachel Anne; Robertson, Rachel E. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2019
Given the importance of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for improving outcomes for students with disabilities, it is key that preservice special education teachers have the opportunity to implement EBPs with high levels of fidelity during their teacher preparation program. For this reason, the authors conducted a systematic review of the…
Descriptors: Role, Feedback (Response), Evidence Based Practice, Preservice Teacher Education
Fink Chorzempa, Barbara; Smith, Michael D.; Sileo, Jane M. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2019
Within their teacher preparation courses and field experiences, preservice teachers are introduced to numerous instructional practices, not all of which are considered research-based. For this reason, instruction in how to evaluate the effectiveness of one's practices is essential, but it is often a lacking component of initial certification…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Preservice Teachers
Gilmour, Allison F.; Majeika, Caitlyn E.; Sheaffer, Amanda W.; Wehby, Joseph H. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2019
Many teachers struggle with the classroom management skills necessary to support students with disabilities. Teacher evaluation is a potential method for supporting teachers' use of classroom management strategies. The authors evaluate the extent to which classroom management was included in state teacher evaluation rubrics and the types of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teacher Evaluation, Scoring Rubrics, Students with Disabilities
Alves, Kat D.; Kennedy, Michael J.; Kellems, Ryan O.; Wexler, Jade; Rodgers, Wendy J.; Romig, John Elwood; Peeples, Katherine N. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2018
General and special education teachers need to have an understanding of effective practices for providing vocabulary instruction to students with and without disabilities across grade levels and content areas. Preservice teachers in this study (N = 121) received training in evidence-based practices for vocabulary instruction via a series of three…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Instructional Improvement