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Audrey E. Robbins – ProQuest LLC, 2022
A qualitative study was conducted to identify the beliefs and attitudes of preservice special education teachers regarding teaching use of tangible symbols for students with multiple disabilities. Using tangible symbols is a promising practice with an emerging evidence base that supports communication development for students with complex…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Students with Disabilities
Mary Siberry Reilly – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities" (21st Century Assistive Technology Act of 2019, p.9-10). Students with multiple disabilities in…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Assistive Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Students with Disabilities
Davis, Mary Jane – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Assistive technology (AT) is defined as any tool that can help integrate students with severe or multiple disabilities (SMD) into learning activities. As mandated by federal law, AT must be considered for all students with disabilities. Educators, however, do not consistently embrace low and mid tech AT devices in reading and the language arts,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Program Effectiveness, Student Participation
Blassingame, Jennifer Cheryl – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Students with the most severe disabilities have special needs that cannot be addressed with general education curriculum modifications in a traditional prekindergarten-12th grade environment (Heward, 2006). It is essential that expert teachers with specialized educational background and training are prepared to adapt daily lessons to accommodate…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Severe Disabilities, Ethnography, Teaching Experience