Fostering the Search for Understanding: A Teacher's Strategies for Leading Cognitive Development in “Zones of Proximal Development”

1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Sue Englert ◽  
Mary S. Rozendal ◽  
Mary Mariage
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Performance Modeling ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Education Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Student’S Performance ◽  
Meaningful Text

This article reports on the ways in which one teacher led her special education students' cognitive development in their “zones of proximal development,” with a specific focus on her interactions with one preconventional writer. Our examination showed that she advanced the student's performance by involving him in literacy activities in advance of competence, using meaningful text representations to scaffold performance, modeling and apprenticing him in the social dialogue, and assisting his performance through social interactions with peers.

Getting up to SpEED: Special Education Embodied Design for Sensorially Equitable Inclusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 114-136
Author(s):  
Sofia Tancredi ◽  
Rachel Chen ◽  
Christina Krause ◽  
Dor Abrahamson ◽  
Filippo Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Design Speed

We present the implications of a novel approach to design-based research, Special Education Embodied Design (SpEED), for inclusive education. SpEED is a new way of thinking about how Special Education students can learn through whole-body participation (Tancredi et al., in press). The goal of SpEED is to update our thinking about special education and inclusion based on the latest developments in cognitive science. We illustrate the utility of embodied design to teaching and research on issues affecting learners in Special Education through examples centering different Special Education populations, including Deaf learners, learners on the autism spectrum, and sensory-seeking learners. Each project focuses on deepening the learning opportunities we offer students by using learners' existing embodied resources. We conclude with a commentary on considerations for implementing SpEED within the Italian educational system.

A Report on the Colorado Statewide Follow-up Survey of Special Education Students

1985 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis E. Mithaug ◽  
Chiyo N. Horiuchi ◽  
Peter N. Fanning
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Education Students
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