Corrine Aramburo

In Western society, teacher social recognition has been identified as an important factor for improving teaching and learning. Although there are currently instruments that measure teacher social recognition, they mainly address the Western conceptualization of recognition and rely on simplistic measurement schemes. Supporting teachers via recognition in Eastern societies— whose cultural values and societal structure differ from those of Western society—necessitates a measurement tool that reflects the unique context and social values of those teachers. This study describes the construction and validation of a Teacher Social Recognition Scale via factor analysis to develop an instrument that measures Chinese teachers’ concept of social recognition. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.

Supplemental material, Supplemental_Material_page for Implementing Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for Students With Severe Disabilities in General Education Classrooms by Pam Hunt, Elizabeth Kozleski, Jaehoon Lee, Kathleen Mortier, Danielle Fleming, Tyler Hicks, Lakshmi Balasubramanian, Grace Leu, Leslie Ann Bross, Vidya Munandar, Kristin Dunlap, Inna Stepaniuk, Corrine Aramburo and Youngha Oh in Exceptional Children

Culturally and linguistically diverse families face substantial barriers in the special education system and seek support from cultural brokers to help them navigate it. We used a qualitative design to study cultural brokering experiences among Latinx families of children with extensive support needs and cultural brokers. Through individual interviews with 10 Latinx families of children with extensive support needs, and focus groups with 10 Latinx cultural brokers, this study shows how cultural brokers inform, encourage, assist, and provide emotional support for Latinx families, and revealed their motivations, qualities, and skill sets. The findings also include recommendations for teachers and schools who want to engage in cultural brokering to improve their partnership with Latinx families.

This current study is an exploratory, secondary data analysis of a survey assessing training, district support, and confidence of school administrators when it comes to special education teacher evaluation. The present study specifically examines (a) if the influence of district training regarding special education teachers influences the confidence of school administrators to evaluate and observe special education teachers, (b) if administrators with a general education credential differ from administrators with a special education credential regarding the type of district support needed to better evaluate special education teachers; and (c) if possessing a special education credential influences an administrator’s confidence when evaluating both general and special education teachers at their school site. Results indicated that district training regarding special education teacher evaluation increased administrator confidence and that administrators with general education credenti...

Abstract Teachers who draw upon specialized knowledge in their instructional practice can be drivers of positive student outcomes, especially for students classified as having special educational needs. Although there are generally agreed upon characteristics of high-quality instruction that can be measured with well-constructed instruments (e.g., Danielson, 2011), supporting the development of teachers with specialized credentials (e.g., special education teachers)—whose instructional practice is grounded in a qualitatively different professional expertise—necessitates measurement tools that reflect that unique practice. Given the field’s recent agreement that special educators should possess deep knowledge of 22 High-Leverage Practices, there is a need for well-constructed tests that can be interpreted to support teacher capacity building in this body of knowledge. This study describes the construction of the Teacher Knowledge of HLPs, an instrument that measures special educators’ knowledge of High-Leverage Practices, and initial validity evidence for instrument use.

The purpose of this conceptual replication study was to investigate the efficacy of an early literacy intervention when it was implemented by special educators in general education classrooms with students in the class participating in the lessons. The study was conducted in 16 schools in three states. Eighty students with severe disabilities participated in the study. Students in the intervention group received Early Literacy Skills Builder (ELSB) instruction, and students in the “business-as-usual” control group received literacy instruction planned by special education teachers to address the students’ individualized education program literacy goals. Literacy assessments were conducted in five waves scheduled across the school year. Results showed that students receiving ELSB instruction made greater gains in assessed literacy skills than students in the control group. These findings provide evidence that students with severe disabilities can benefit from comprehensive emergent l...

Supplemental material, Table2 for Implementing Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for Students With Severe Disabilities in General Education Classrooms by Pam Hunt, Elizabeth Kozleski, Jaehoon Lee, Kathleen Mortier, Danielle Fleming, Tyler Hicks, Lakshmi Balasubramanian, Grace Leu, Leslie Ann Bross, Vidya Munandar, Kristin Dunlap, Inna Stepaniuk, Corrine Aramburo and Youngha Oh in Exceptional Children