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Learning to Teach Reading: A Comparison of Regular & Special Education Preservice Programs

Poulton, Ann Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1171326438

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2007, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Reading.
The ability to read is a necessary skill that is held in high regard in schools across the nation. Reading is a complex process; therefore, the instruction of reading is a complex process. Both regular educators and special educators have the important task of teaching reading to the students in their classrooms. Because of the educational requirements set forth in the No Child Left Behind Act, it is necessary that both regular educators and special educators work closely together to increase the reading performance of all students. For both groups of teachers to accomplish this task, it is necessary that they receive appropriate and similar pre-service education in the area of reading instruction. The purpose of this study was to analyze textbooks used to teach both regular and special educators in pre-service programs about reading and instructional strategies to teach reading to students. The analysis of content information was used to determine similarities and differences in the strategies being taught to regular and special educators in pre-service programs through textbooks. The method of data collection was content analysis. Ten textbooks, five regular education textbooks and five special education textbooks, used in pre-service education programs were read and analyzed. Data were organized according to type (regular education or special education) of textbook, as well as for the group as a whole. Patterns, similarities, and differences were recorded for each group and then compared. It was determined that regular education and special education pre-service teachers are not receiving the same core reading instruction knowledge through the textbooks used in pre-service courses.
Cindy Hendricks (Advisor)
125 p.
Education, Reading
reading instruction; preservice education; regular education; special education

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  • Poulton, A. M. (2007). Learning to Teach Reading: A Comparison of Regular & Special Education Preservice Programs [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1171326438

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Poulton, Ann. Learning to Teach Reading: A Comparison of Regular & Special Education Preservice Programs. 2007. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1171326438.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Poulton, Ann. "Learning to Teach Reading: A Comparison of Regular & Special Education Preservice Programs." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1171326438

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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