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Leko, Melinda M.; Kulkarni, Saili; Lin, Meng-Chuan; Smith, Shane A. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to complete an in-depth examination of the construct of teacher beliefs by investigating preservice teachers' beliefs about reading instruction for students with disabilities. Interview and artifact data were collected for 11 preservice teachers during a 10-month period. Dimensions of beliefs investigated were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Disabilities, Reading Instruction
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Brownell, Mary T.; Benedict, Amber E.; Leko, Melinda M.; Peyton, David; Pua, Daisy; Richards-Tutor, Catherine – Remedial and Special Education, 2019
This article provides a framework and description of pedagogies that may be used in teacher preparation across a range of settings from college classrooms to P-12 settings to support teacher candidates as they learn to use high-leverage practices (HLPs). These "pedagogies of enactment" must include a continuum of opportunities to use…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs
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Leko, Melinda M.; Brownell, Mary T. – Exceptional Children, 2011
This study examined various influences on special education preservice teachers' appropriation of pedagogical tools for teaching reading to students with high-incidence disabilities using an activity theory framework. Interview, observation, and artifact data were collected on 6 preservice teachers, their reading methods course instructors, field…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Disabilities
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McCray, Erica D.; Rosenberg, Michael S.; Brownell, Mary T.; deBettencourt, Laurie U.; Leko, Melinda M.; Long, Susanne K. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2011
Partnerships between local education agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) allow individual organizations to leverage their assets as well as expand and enhance their own knowledge bases. Two of the more prominent types of LEA-IHE partnerships in special education are Alternative Route to Certification programs and…
Descriptors: Program Design, Professional Development Schools, Teacher Shortage, Partnerships in Education