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Maniccia, Angelo – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Many special education (SPED) students are failing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) despite writing instruction provided by SPED teachers. The purpose of this study was to understand teachers' perceptions about why students were failing the literacy/writing test and document whether evidence-based assessment and writing practices…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Writing Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Wexler, Jade; Mitchell, Marisa A.; Clancy, Erin E.; Silverman, Rebecca D. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2017
This study reports findings from an exploration of the literacy practices of 10 high school science teachers. Based on observations of teachers' instruction, we report teachers' use of text, evidence-based vocabulary and comprehension practices, and grouping practices. Based on interviews with teachers, we also report teachers' perceptions…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Literacy, Science Teachers, Secondary School Teachers