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The present study examined preservice teachers’ (PSTs) knowledge of basic language constructs across four different English-speaking teacher preparations programs. A standardized survey was administered to participants from Canada (n = 80), England (n = 55), New Zealand (n = 26), and the USA (n = 118). All participants were enrolled in undergraduate university programs that led to teacher certification...
The purpose of the study was to examine the knowledge base of preservice teachers from the USA and the UK of dyslexia as a language‐based learning disability. A survey (both US and UK versions) was constructed using current research‐based understandings of dyslexia as a language‐based learning disability. One hundred and one preservice teachers from the USA and 70 preservice teachers from the UK were...
Roughly one‐fifth of the US population displays one or more symptoms of dyslexia: a specific learning disability that affects an individual's ability to process written language. Consequently, elementary school teachers are teaching students who struggle with inaccurate or slow reading, poor spelling, poor writing, and other language processing difficulties. Findings from studies have indicated that...
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