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Elementary Teacher Experiences With English Language Learners With Special Education Needs In New York, Colleen Ann Cahill
Elementary Teacher Experiences With English Language Learners With Special Education Needs In New York, Colleen Ann Cahill
Theses and Dissertations
This qualitative study aimed to understand teacher experiences working with English language learners (ELL) with or suspected of having a learning disability. This study also addressed the current problem of ELL students concurrently being under and over classified as needing special education services. This study explored the experiences of elementary school teachers in the state of New York. The participants were from different school districts within New York State. The participants all had experience teaching students who were designated ELL who were currently in the process of response to intervention (RTI) or had already been referred and classified as having …
The Impact Of Training Teachers In Multiple-Intelligences Instructional Strategies, Mary R. Massey
The Impact Of Training Teachers In Multiple-Intelligences Instructional Strategies, Mary R. Massey
Theses and Dissertations
This research study outlined a professional-development program for training preschool teachers in Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. The program then continued training in practical applications of the theory for instructional use in the classroom. The preschool director and teachers’ perceptions and experiences were documented and provided the data to assess the impact of the training on the instructional strategies demonstrated in the classrooms. Attention was paid to any impact on classroom management, teacher morale, and cohesive instructional vision throughout the school.
The data from this study revealed that the years of experience of the teachers proved to be the …