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Working with Students Who Have Learning Disabilities - Teacher Candidates Speak Out: Issues and Concerns in Preservice Education and Professional Development.
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Woloshyn, Vera; Bennett, Sheila; Berrill, Deborah – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2003
Ninety-one teacher candidates from six faculties of education in Ontario participated in focus group sessions. Teacher candidates expressed concerns about their ability to identify, assess, and program for children with learning disabilities. Recommendations are made that highlight the need for greater emphasis on special education throughout the…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Preservice Teachers' Attitudes and Awareness of Gifted Learning Disabled Preschoolers.
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Sherwood, Mary – 1996
This study interviewed six preservice teachers in early childhood education at an Australian university concerning their knowledge about and attitudes toward young gifted learning disabled children. Information was sought concerning the subjects' understanding of the term "gifted learning disabled" as well as their ability to identify…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification, Early Intervention