Presuming Competence: Perspectives in Learning Journeys
Lessons from the beach that illustrate the need to presume competence and honor individual learning styles.
Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D.
Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D. is Director of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. Her focus is on understanding the best ways to assess and teach reading and writing to children with the most severe disabilities. As a special education teacher, Dr. Erickson has worked to support students with a range of disabilities in a variety of classroom settings, particularly students who do not use speech as their primary means of communication.
Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds
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