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Teachers' Perceptions of Self-Efficacy in Identifying Language Learning Issues vs. Learning Disability in English Language Learners: A Qualitative Research Study
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Ossa, Jovanna – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Given the literature review on over and under representation of ELL students in Special Education, this research aimed to study how teachers identify between ELL students who present with language proficiency learning difficulties and students who might exhibit learning disabilities. This qualitative study added to existing literature on…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, English Language Learners, Videoconferencing
The Willingness and Ability of Postsecondary Faculty to Provide Academic Accommodations to Students with Learning Disabilities
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McCarron, Elizabeth C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Faculty are responsible for providing the academic accommodations needed and used by students with learning disabilities (SWLD). Since learning disabilities (LD) are hidden, faculty may question the need for, efficacy of, and fairness of accommodations. Yet academically accommodating SWLD is important to academic success and persistence. This…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Learning Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes
Response-to-Intervention: Understanding General Education Teacher Knowledge and Implementation
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Benjamin, Elissa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The new IDEIA (2004) mandates regarding the implementation of Response-to-Intervention (RtI) present challenges for general education teachers. The law dictates the implementation of Response-to-Intervention, which requires the application of a pyramid of interventions for students failing to make adequate yearly progress in response to general…
Descriptors: Teacher Responsibility, General Education, Learning Disabilities, Educational Improvement