Penulis: Diane M. Browder

Diane M. Browder, Ph D, is the Lake and Edward P. Snyder Distinguished Professor of Special Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has over two decades of experience conducting research and writing on assessment and instruction for students with severe developmental disabilities, with a recent focus on teaching reading, math, and science. She received the Distinguished Researcher Award from the American Educational Research Association Special Education Special Interest Group and was a First Citizens Bank Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She also was recognized by the state of North Carolina for Outstanding Service to the Schools. Dr. Browder currently serves as co-principal investigator (with Fred Spooner) for the Institute of Education Sciences What Works Clearinghouse research-to-practice guides in intellectual disabilities. She has provided professional development and consultation to states across the nation and has been an international keynote speaker.  Fred Spooner, Ph D, is Professor in the Department of Special Education and Child Development at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has over two decades of experience conducting research and writing on instructional practices for students with severe developmental disabilities, alternate assessment, and validating evidence-based practices. He currently serves as co-principal investigator (with Diane M. Browder) for the Institute of Education Sciences What Works Clearinghouse research-to-practice guides in intellectual disabilities. Dr. Spooner has held numerous editorial posts, including coeditor of Teaching Exceptional Children and Teacher Education and Special Education, and is currently coeditor of the Journal of Special Education and associate editor of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities.