Teachers' Perception of Common Core State Standards on Students with Learning Disabilities

• Main Author: ShaBazz, Sarah
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: ScholarWorks 2019
• Subjects: Common Core; Learning Disabilities; Teacher Perception; Universal Design for Learning; Zone of Proximal Development; Special Education Administration; Special Education and Teaching
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6374; https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7653&context=dissertations

The Common Core State Standards were written and implemented to prepare all students for college or career readiness including students with disabilities. Students with learning disabilities often have significant difficulties and face challenges when the instruction is framed within The Common Core State Standards. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of special educators on teaching students with learning disabilities using The Common Core State Standards. The two conceptual frameworks used in this study were the Universal Design for Learning and The Zone of Proximal Development. The research questions focused on teachers' perception regarding students with learning disabilities being instructed with Common Core instructions, how teachers perceive providing Common Core instructions to students with learning disabilities is preparing them for college and career readiness, and also, what teachers perceived to be the missing components for providing specialized instructions using Common Core to students with learning disabilities. In this qualitative case study participants were selected using recommendations of school district administrators. Data was collected using face-to-face interviews. Data collection also include observations and samples of students work. Additional data to establish trustworthiness of the study was obtained through observations and analysis of artifacts collected during the study. The intended outcome of the study was to bring about change in the instructional strategies adopted when using Common core State standards in teaching students with disabilities and that to ultimately pave a way for social change.