Sophie Brown

Annotated Bibliography
ITT Final
Works Cited

Dewey, Jim, et al. Explaining the Decline in Special Education Teacher Employment from 2005

to 2012. Exceptional Children, vol. 83, 2017. ProQuest. This source served as the basis

of research and provided important insights into why there was a decline in special

education teacher employment from 2005 to 2012. There are many potential factors as to

why the employment rate dropped, and this article effectively determined what the causes

were and how they each played a role in the decline. Researchers utilized an analytical

approach to why this decline might be happening specific to special education and

divided these causes into quantitative components that were able to be measured over

time. Factors including enrollment, disability prevalence, teachers per student, and

special education teacher (SET) differential were determined to be most relevant to the

decline. The data used to evaluate each factor came from sources such as the DEA Data

Center, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data, and

the NCES Digest of Education Statistics. Each source used for analytical data covered

education in all 50 states and was considered representative of national education as a

whole and I thought it was important to have a source that could be representative of

current special education challenges nationwide. This conclusion is important as there are

important implications for the ways that schools serve SWD and the ways that states and

teacher preparation programs seek to meet current personnel needs. This source was

valuable as there were multiple, qualified researchers/authors who used data

representative of the country that was current and came from reliable sources.
 Furthermore, this source offered potential solutions to the decline of SET and had

valuable insights regarding this issue that impacts students with special needs nationally.

Greene, Ross W. Lost at School. 2008. This book was valuable as it was written by a qualified

author, Ross W. Greene, PhD, who explained the most effective manners to work with

students with special needs and how to adequately support their individual needs in order

for the student to grow. This source provided effective methods that can be used when

working with students with special needs and offered both pros and cons of each method

which allowed for a greater understanding of the challenges that face teachers working

with special needs students. This book offered valuable methods that can be followed be

special education teachers and the information provides direct instructions that one can

follow that have been found to be effective when working with special needs students,

demonstrating the worthwhile implications I found from this source.

Inclusive Education and Children with Disabilities. UNICEF, 2013. This video enlightened me

about how progressive policies in inclusive education have been able to make positive

changes in the lives of children with disabilities. UNICEF, an organization known for

protecting and defending the rights of every child, created this video and their

recognizable commitment to helping children worldwide established credibility for me as

 a viewer, researcher, and educator. The film provided positive growth that has enabled

classrooms nationally and internationally to effectively educate and include students with

special needs within local classrooms and provided important developments that have

occurred recently that allow special needs students to become a part of their own

communities. This source will allow me to highlight modern day developments that are

being made and the methods being used to meet the needs of every student in a

classroom.

Laschober, Maureen. Interview. 16 Nov. 2017. The interview with Maureen Laschober, an

elementary speech pathologist, offered valuable insights into the role and responsibilities

held by speech pathologists within a school. I was highly encouraged to pursue speech

pathology has the job is in demand and allows one to connect on a close level with

students and develop lasting, meaningful connections. I learned about the difference in

teaching style and setting compared to a regular classroom and learned about a specific

occupation that deals with students with pragmatic special needs. The conclusions made

from the interview came from a qualified professional who works with students with

special needs and her insights were invaluable as her job directly pertains to my topic.

Ms. Laschobers expertise in working with students with special needs provided

meaningful data from a local school regarding implications of special education and what

the work one in special education involves.

Special Education. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2012. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia,

school.eb.com/levels/high/article/special-education/69022. I chose this source since it

came from a credible database, Encyclopedia Britannica. I was able to learn many
 important historical developments and the background of special education worldwide.

The historical implications will allow me to teach about the developments that have been

made in terms of quality and understanding of special education and will help guide me

to the major takeaway of my lesson: where special education still lacks. This conclusion

matters since teachers should want to meet the needs of all of their students, and the

history of this issue helps demonstrate challenges and triumphs within special education

and the manners in which individuals have addressed special education and how they

have shaped special education.

United States Department of Education. Thirty-five Years of Progress in Educating Children

with Disabilities through IDEA. Government Printing Office, 2010. I chose this source

since it came from a reputable government agency, the United States Department of

Education, which focuses on improving education nationwide. This report described the

many advancements achieved under the government legislature Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act, IDEA, and provided both triumphs of the legislature and the

challenges that special education still faces today. This source was extremely valuable

since it demonstrated change over time regarding progress in special education and

addressed many positive moments of growth within US special education and the manner

in which students, families, schools, and teachers have been working together to improve

the quality and effectiveness of special education so that each student has the opportunity

to be adequately challenged while having their needs met.