[DOWNLOAD] "Breaking the Language Barrier: Promoting Collaboration Between General and Special Educators." by Teacher Education Quarterly # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Breaking the Language Barrier: Promoting Collaboration Between General and Special Educators.
- Author : Teacher Education Quarterly
- Release Date : January 22, 2007
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 207 KB
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The degree to which we don't understand the culture of others is the degree to which we're culturally impoverished.--Jonathon Kozol, 9/29/2005 The public school system has undergone dramatic changes within the last ten years. We have moved toward a standards-based system, implemented statewide assessments and have increased accountability for both students and educators. Inherent in all reform initiatives has been the effort to increase success for all students, including those with disabilities, in the general education setting and the general education curriculum (Nolet & McLaughlin, 2002). The increase in such inclusionary practices has increased the need for collaboration between the multiple players in the public school system. This has created challenges for both general education and special education teachers and teacher educators who have historically worked as separate entities and who may operate from very different paradigms and belief systems. No longer are special education teachers able to primarily provide one-on-one instruction in pullout settings; instead, they are expected to work in the "least restrictive environment" possible, often within a general education classroom. At the same time general education teachers are not able to assume that the responsibility for the education of students with special needs lies with someone else. The roles of teachers have changed and schools and school systems are being held to higher standards of accountability than ever before. At the same time current and historical service delivery models of both general education and special education have are not always effective (Denton, Vaughn, & Fletcher, 2003). An evolution in education is occurring and professionals in both areas find that they must work together; they must collaborate to meet the needs of all students.