Articles

Developmental Screening: A Review of Contemporary Practice (with Juli L. Pool), Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities (2011)

The early years of childhood are critical for optimal development of a variety of skills....

 

Using Animation in Microsoft PowerPoint to Enhance Engagement and Learning in Young Learners With Developmental Delay (with Howard P. Parette Jr. and Craig Blum), Teaching Exceptional Children (2011)
 

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Handy Manny and the Emergent Literacy Technology Toolkit (with Howard P. Parette, Nichole Boeckmann, and Craig Blum), Early Childhood Education Journal (2010)

This paper outlines the use of a technology toolkit to support emergent literacy curriculum and...

 

Instructional and Communication Tools: RSS Feeds (with Holly Anderson and Constance Pollard), National Social Science Journal (2010)

The digital revolution has created a unique generation of technologically sophisticated college students. Known as...

 

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Special Educators and Mathematics Phobia: An Initial Qualitative Investigation (with Michael Humphrey), The Clearing House (2009)

Special educators are uniquely challenged to be content experts in all curricular areas, including mathematics,...

 

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Mentors Increasing Special Education Retention (with Michael J. Humphrey, Evelyn S. Johnson, and Keith W. Allred), Academic Exchange Quarterly (2009)

Lack of effective professional mentoring and minimal ongoing support programs have been suggested as two...

 

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Using Clicker 5 to Enhance Emergent Literacy in Young Learners (with Howard P. Parette, Jenny M. Dinelli, and Nichole M. Boeckmann), Early Childhood Education Journal (2008)

Best practices in emergent literacy instruction for young children acknowledge and facilitate the smooth progression...

 

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Using Microsoft® PowerPoint™ to Support Emergent Literacy Skill Development for Young Children At-Risk or Who Have Disabilities (with Howard Phillips Parette, Nichole M. Boeckmann, and Craig Blum), Early Childhood Education Journal (2008)

In the 21st century, “Digital Children” (Edyburn, 2002) are growing up in a world rich...

 

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Use of Writing with Symbols 2000 Software to Facilitate Emergent Literacy Development (with Howard P. Parette and Nichole Boeckmann), Early Childhood Education Journal (2008)

This paper outlines the use of the Writing with Symbols 2000 software to facilitate emergent...

 

Schools in the 21st century: Changes and Implications for Boys (with Holly Anderson), The Researcher (2008)

Over the past decade many have written on an emerging “crisis for boys” in the...

 

Special Education Professionals and Assistive Technology: Requirements for Preparation in a Digital Age (with George R. Peterson-Karlan, Howard P. Parette Jr., and Brian W. Wojcik), Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (2007)

This article presents contextual background for the preparation of teachers to effectively use assistive technology...

 

Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities: What’s Cool and What’s Not (with Howard P. Parette, Brian W. Wojcik, and George Peterson-Karlan), Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities (2005)

Professionals on IEP teams increasingly are considering the potential contributions of assistive technology as they...

 

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A History of Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Individuals with Severe and Profound Disabilities (with Tami Everhart Pilotte, Elizabeth West, and Phil Parette), Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities (2004)

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is a prominent component in the development of support...

 

Using Assistive Technology Focus Groups with Families Across Cultures (with Phil Parette and Mary Blake Huer), Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities (2003)

While numerous approaches exist to gather information from families having cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds...

 

Cultural Sensitivity in Technology Selection (with Holly Anderson), National Social Science Perspectives Journal (2003)
 

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Funding Assistive Technology and Related Health Services in Service Settings (with Crystal E. Kemp and Howard P. Parette), Early Childhood Education Journal (2001)
 

Providing Assistive Technology Information to Professionals and Families of Children with MRDD: Interactive CD-ROM Technology (with Phil Parette), Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (2001)

This article discusses the assistive technology training needs of families and provides an overview of...

 

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Cooperative Teaching: The Renewal of Teachers (with Jeanne Bauwens), The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas (2001)

Little has affected American education as dramatically as the growing sense that the way education...

 

The Importance of Teacher Literacy: A Survey of Educators (with Holly Anderson), National Social Science Perspectives Journal (2001)
 

Building an Initial Information Base: Assistive Technology Funding Resources for School-aged Students with Disabilities (with Crystal E. Kemp and Howard P. Parette), Journal of Special Education Technology (2000)

Due in large part to the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...

 

Assistive Technology Training for Parents of Students with Disabilities (with Howard P. Parette), Special Education Technology Practice (2000)
 

Family-centered Decision Making in Assistive Technology (with Phil Parette and Alan VanBiervliet), Journal of Special Education Technology (2000)

Throughout the country, school teams increasingly are adopting culturally sensitive family centered practices in planning...

 

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Cooperative Teaching: Pictures of Possibilities (with Jeanne Bauwens), Intervention in School and Clinic (1997)

Cooperative teaching, in which a general educator and a special services provider (e.g., a...

 

Family and Cultural Alert! Considerations in Assistive Technology Assessment (with Howard P. Parette Jr. and Mary Blake Huer), Teaching Exceptional Children (1997)

Discusses cultural and family factors to consider when evaluating a student with disability for assistive...

 

Family Issues and Assistive Technology Needs: A Sampling of State Practices (with Howard P. Parette Jr.), Journal of Special Education Technology (1997)

A survey of 28 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H coordinators throughout the nation...

 

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Family-Centered Assistive Technology Assessment (with Howard P. Parette Jr., Mary Jane Brotherson, and Robert H. Bradley), Intervention in School and Clinic (1996)

Outlines a family-centered, culturally sensitive approach to working with young children with disabilities and...

 

Cooperative Teaching: A Strategy for Successful Inclusion (with Jeanne Bauwens), Impact (1996)

Perhaps the single most dramatic development in American education over the past decade is the...

 

Degree of Involvement and Young Children with Cerebral Palsy (with Howard P. Parette Jr. and R. Brimer), Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services (1996)

Studies of the degree of involvement (DOI) and its relationship to therapeutic intervention effectiveness and...

 

Cooperative Teaching: Levels of Involvement (with Jeanne Bauwens), Special Education Leadership Review (1996)
 

Let Us Not Talk Falsely Now, For the Hour is Getting Late: An Acknowledgment of Realpolitik (with R. Brimer and Howard P. Parette), Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services (1996)
 

Disability Etiquette and School Counselors: A Common Sense Approach Towards Compliance with the Americans with Disability Act (with Howard P. Parette Jr.), The School Counselor (1995)

Describes an approach that may aid school counselors in attending to the needs of disabled...

 

School-based Sources of Stress Among Elementary and Secondary At-risk Students (with Jeanne Bauwens), School Counselor (1992)

Studies school-based sources of stress among elementary and secondary students. Background information on stress in...
 

Making Co-teaching a Mainstreaming Strategy (with Jeanne Bauwens), Preventing School Failure (1991)

Examines cooperative teaching as one structure for collaborative programming in the United States. Implementation considerations;...
 

Self-monitoring and Psychological Type: A Social Cognitive Information-processing Model (with J. Tobacyk and E. C. Driggers), Journal of Psychological Type (1991)
 

Relative Effectiveness of Three Methods of Reading Instruction in Developing Specific Recall and Transfer Skills in Learners with Moderate and Severe Mental Retardation (with Stuart I. Barudin), Education and Training in Mental Retardation (1990)

The relative effectiveness of 3 instructional procedures (sight word, fading, tactile-kinesthetic) in teaching 32 students...

 

The Family Physician's Role with Parents of Young Children with Developmental Disabilities (with Howard P. Parette Jr. and R. K. Brimberry), Journal of Family Practice (1990)

Technological advances, coupled with recent federal legislation targeting young children who have developmental disabilities, will...

 

Nursing Attitudes Toward Geriatric Alcoholism (with Howard P. Parette Jr. and P. C. Parette), Journal of Gerontological Nursing (1990)

Nurses play a critical role in public education regarding the assessment of medical problems related...

 

Cooperative Teaching: A Model for General and Special Education Integration (with Jeanne Bauwens and Marilyn Friend), Remedial and Special Education (1989)

A variety of social and educational forces are resulting in significant changes in the...

 

Hey, Would You Just L.I.S.T.E.N.? (with Jeanne Bauwens), Teaching Exceptional Children (1989)
 

Books

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Cooperative Teaching: Rebuilding and Sharing the Schoolhouse (with Jeanne Bauwens), Faculty Authored Books (2003)
 

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Cooperative Teaching: Rebuilding the Schoolhouse for All Students (with Jeanne Bauwens), Faculty Authored Books (1995)
 

Contributions to Books

Collaboration and Cooperative Teaching for System-Wide Change (with Gardner Umbarger), Educating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Research-Based Principles and Practices (2012)
 

Collaboration in the Schools: Enhancing Success for Students with Developmental Disabilites, Research-based and Emerging Practices in Developmental Disabilities (2008)
 

Designing Effective Online Educational Literature Searches: Procedures for Content Analysis and Validation (with Robert Sandieson and Val Sharpe), Selected Styles in Web-based Educational Research (2006)
 

Accountability in Collaboration: A Framework for Evaluation (with P. Parette and H. L. Anderson), Foundations, Teachers, and Families in Developmental Disabilities (2004)
 

Writing for Publication (with Holly Anderson), Research and Supervision in Mathematics and Science Education (1998)
 

Selection of Appropriate Technology for Children with Disabilities (with Howard P. Parette and A. VanBiervliet), Annual Editions: Educating Exceptional Children (1995)
 

Presentations

Schools and Boys: Implications for Special Educators (with Holly Anderson), 2nd Pacific Rim Conference on Education (2008)

Throughout history boys and girls have been perceived by schools and society as possessing different...

 

Gender-Based Learning and Behavioral Differences: Implications for Special Educators (with Holly L. Anderson), 86th Annual International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children (2008)

Special educators who acknowledge and accommodate for learning and behavior differences between boys and girls...