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My research
Improving the lives of individuals with disabilities is the ultimate goal of my research. Special education research has and continues to profoundly affect the lives of individuals with disabilities through challenging perceptions of ability, providing frameworks and interventions for instruction, and guiding teacher education and professional development. My interests and efforts in special education research stem from my personal experience in education as well as my inspiration from the foundational research within the field. Specifically my work is grounded in two areas: (1) Curricular interventions and supports for students with severe disabilities and (2) the profession of education for students with severe disabilities.
My work in curricular interventions and supports includes:
My work in curricular interventions and supports includes:
- Intervention and supports to increase age-appropriate literacy-access for students with moderate and severe intellectual disability (Shurr & Kromer, 2017; Shurr & Roberts, 2016; Shurr & Taber-Doughty, 2012; Shurr, 2012; Shurr & Taber-Doughty, 2016).
- Application of iPads to support transition between task skills of high school students with intellectual disability in various school and community settings (Taber-Doughty, Miller, Shurr, & Wiles, 2013).
- Application of a technology-facilitated instructional format for adults with intellectual disability utilizing two-way video and audio (Taber-Doughty, Shurr, Brewer, & Kubik, 2010).
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Literacy Accessclick the photo for more information
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My work in the profession includes:
- A framework and guide to self-directed professional development for teachers of students with severe disabilities (Shurr, J., Hirth, M., Jasper, A. D., McCollow, M., & Heroux, J., 2014).
- An overview and summary of the trends in curricular research of the past 25 years for students with severe disabilities updated from the foundational study by Neiptuski et al. (1997; Shurr & Bouck, 2013).
- An overview of evidence-based practices in inclusion for students with severe disabilities (McCollow, M., Shurr, J., & Jasper. A. D., 2015).
Professional Developmentclick the photo for more information
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Image Credits: “Libraries are creepy" by Lowry, P. (artist) (2008), Copyright by Creative Commons. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_lowry/2266388742/
"Classroom" by SailPeachie (artist) (2006), Copyright by Creative Commons. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/sailpeachie/319280690/
"Classroom" by SailPeachie (artist) (2006), Copyright by Creative Commons. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/sailpeachie/319280690/
