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45
Citations
7884
World Ranking
3900
National Ranking
1856

Overview

Fred Spooner is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the United States. Their work primarily lies within the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Developmental and Educational Psychology, Safety Research, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Education.

The research topics explored in Spooner's publications span Disability Education and Employment, Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Family and Disability Support Research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility, Cognitive and Developmental Aspects of Mathematical Skills, and Reading and Literacy Development.

Their recent papers cover a range of specialized topics related to education and support for individuals with disabilities. These include:

  • A Systematic Review of Modified Schema-Based Instruction for Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities to Solve Mathematical Word Problems, 2021, Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities
  • Vocabulary Acquisition by Multilingual Students With Extensive Support Needs During Shared Reading, 2022, Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities
  • Preparing General Education Teachers to Include Students With Extensive Support Needs: An Analysis of "SPED 101" Courses, 2022, Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
  • A Review of Developing Communication Skills for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on College Campuses, 2020, Behavior Modification
  • Efficacy of Peer-Delivered Mathematical Problem-Solving Instruction to Students With Extensive Support Needs, 2022, Exceptional Children

Frequent contributors to these research efforts include Robert C. Pennington, Ashley Anderson, Adriana Frates, Belva C. Collins, and Leslie Ann Bross.

Publication venues show a consistent association with journals focusing on severe disabilities and education, including multiple works published in Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, Rural Special Education Quarterly, Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Teaching Exceptional Children, and Behavior Modification.

This body of work indicates a strong engagement with educational methods, communicative development, and instructional strategies tailored to individuals with extensive support needs, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach across psychology and social sciences.

Best Publications

  • Research on Reading Instruction for Individuals with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

    Diane M. Browder;Shawnee Y. Wakeman;Fred Spooner;Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell

  • Effects of Training in Universal Design for Learning on Lesson Plan Development

    Fred Spooner;Joshua N. Baker;Amber A. Harris;Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell

  • A Meta-Analysis on Teaching Mathematics to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

    Diane M. Browder;Fred Spooner;Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell;Amber A. Harris

  • Student Evaluation of College Teaching: A Practice in Search of Principles.

    Bob Algozzine;John Gretes;Claudia Flowers;Lisa Howley

  • Evidence-Based Practice for Teaching Academics to Students With Severe Developmental Disabilities

    Fred Spooner;Victoria F. Knight;Diane M. Browder;Bethany R. Smith

  • Using Time Delay to Teach Literacy to Students with Severe Developmental Disabilities

    Diane Browder;Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell;Fred Spooner;Pamela J. Mims

  • Student Ratings of Instruction in Distance Learning and On-Campus Classes

    Fred Spooner;Luann Jordan;Bob Algozzine;Melba Spooner

  • The Alignment of Alternate Assessment Content with Academic and Functional Curricula

    Diane Browder;Claudia Flowers;Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell;Meagan Karvonen

  • Teaching Elementary Students with Multiple Disabilities to Participate in Shared Stories

    Diane M. Browder;Pamela J. Mims;Fred Spooner;Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell

  • An Updated Evidence-Based Practice Review on Teaching Mathematics to Students With Moderate and Severe Developmental Disabilities:

    Fred Spooner;Jenny R. Root;Alicia F. Saunders;Diane M. Browder

  • Using Systematic Instruction and Graphic Organizers to Teach Science Concepts to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disability.

    Victoria F. Knight;Fred Spooner;Diane M. Browder;Bethany R. Smith

  • A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis of the Social Stories Literature

    David W. Test;Sharon Richter;Victoria Knight;Fred Spooner

  • Evaluating Evidence-Based Practice in Teaching Science Content to Students with Severe Developmental Disabilities

    Fred Spooner;Vicki Knight;Diane Browder;Bree Jimenez

  • Inclusive Inquiry Science Using Peer-Mediated Embedded Instruction for Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability:

    Bree A. Jimenez;Diane M. Browder;Fred Spooner;Warren Dibiase

  • Aligning Instruction with Academic Content Standards: Finding the Link:

    Diane M. Browder;Fred Spooner;Shawnee Wakeman;Katherine Trela

  • What We Know and Need to Know about Alternate Assessment

    Dianne M. Browder;Fred Spooner;Robert Algozzine;Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell

  • Using Explicit Instruction to Teach Science Descriptors to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Victoria F. Knight;Bethany R. Smith;Fred Spooner;Diane Browder

  • Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities

    Diane M. Browder;Fred Spooner

  • Teachers' Perceptions of Alternate Assessments

    Claudia Flowers;Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell;Diane Browder;Fred Spooner

  • Using embedded computer-assisted instruction to teach science to students with autism spectrum disorders

    Fred H. Spooner;Bethany Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Diane M. Browder
Diane M. Browder University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bob Algozzine
Bob Algozzine University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Claudia Flowers
Claudia Flowers University of North Carolina at Charlotte
David W. Test
David W. Test University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Martin Agran
Martin Agran University of Wyoming
Martha L. Thurlow
Martha L. Thurlow University of Minnesota
Craig H. Kennedy
Craig H. Kennedy University of Connecticut
Wendy Wood
Wendy Wood University of Southern California
Paul Wehman
Paul Wehman Virginia Commonwealth University

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