How special educators provide reading and writing instruction to secondary students with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A national survey of the United States of America

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how special educators teach reading and writing to secondary students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• National survey of special educators across the United States
• Assessment of beliefs about reading and writing skills
• Evaluation of teachers' self-efficacy in teaching those skills
• Special educators overwhelmingly agree on the importance of reading and writing skills
• Teachers believe students can make significant gains in these areas
• There is a relationship between teachers' beliefs and their self-efficacy in teaching reading and writing