Essential Standards for Preparing Secondary Content Teachers to Effectively Teach Students with Mild Disabilities in Included Settings.

摘要: ABSTRACT Secondary content teachers are more likely than ever before to be asked provide instruction for students with disabilities in their classrooms. Despite years of recommendations curricular reform, general education continue report feeling ill-prepared teach disabilities. The purpose this study was identify the knowledge, skills, and dispositions essential preparing secondary effectively mild A national sample experienced special working schools rated a modified version Council Exceptional Children Special Education Teacher Preparation Standards on importance teacher preparation. Thirty-one ''essential" standards were identified recommended inclusion curricula. Responding federal initiative educate least restrictive environment, many states have seen percentages those rise dramatically. For instance, Indiana, third year service delivery indicated 20% increase use classroom districts using cooperative model (ISEAS Cable, September, 2008). No Child Left Behind IDEA (2004) required that all taught by "highly qualified teachers" (i.e., expertise areas). learning strategies, social remediation, address behavioral issues, seek accommodations modifications They typically not, however, highly (Carpenter & Dyal, 2007). Therefore, being included classrooms first time. High school now principal providers Swanson (2008) reported 79% high classes most day, 55% them spending 80% day included. All should expectation they will teaching diverse learners classrooms, including In response this, encourage or require preparation programs include information about (Theoharis, Unfortunately, even after improve coursework (Smith, One reason may workforce today received training prior gradual implementation 1 990's, not had adequate professional development area. concerns these educators been well documented, difficulties encounter meeting challenges insufficient administrative support, in-service training, time collaborate others (e.g., Weiss Lloyd, 2002). There is recent movement toward licensing based knowledge alone. 2007, District Columbia offered alternative routes licensure. According National Center Alternative Certification (Feistritzer, 2007), 69,000 individuals issued certificates United States through 20052006. Teach America, particular, recruits college graduates areas poverty schools. …