Exploring Inclusive Middle-School Content Teachers' Training, Perceptions, and Classroom Practice for Writing

• Published in: Learning disabilities (Weston, Mass.) Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 111 - 128
• Main Authors: Mason, Linda H, Ciullo, Stephen, Collins, Alyson A, Brady, Stacie, Elcock, LaTisha, Owen, Lindsay Sanborn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Inc 2022
• Subjects: Inclusion; Individualized Instruction; Instructional Materials; Middle School Teachers; Paraprofessional School Personnel; Science Education; Small Group Instruction; Social Studies; Special Education Teachers; Students with Disabilities; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; Training; Writing (Composition)

Descriptive and qualitative research was used to explore teacher training, teachers' perceptions, and instructional practice for writing in inclusive middle school science (n = 22) and social studies (n = 27) classrooms. Data sources for the two parallel studies included questionnaires and inte...