Rate My Professor Lora Lee Smith Canter

Dr. Smith Canter's research specializations include special education teacher preparation, universal design for learning (UDL), inclusive education, transition services for emergent bilingual students, the role of school librarians in special education, assistive technology, and early intervention for attachment disorders. Her key publications feature co-authored works such as "Curriculum revision and alignment in an American special education teacher education programme" in Teaching and Teacher Education (2008), which describes program enhancements at ECU to meet national standards; "School Librarians: The Forgotten Partners" in Teaching Exceptional Children (2011), advocating for librarian collaboration in supporting students with disabilities; "Educators Taking the Lead to Transition High School Emergent Bilinguals" in the Journal of Multilingual Education Research (2013); and "Evaluating Pedagogy and Practice of Universal Design for Learning in Public Schools" in Exceptionality Education International (2017), examining UDL application in K-12 settings. Additional contributions include chapters in Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning and articles on reactive attachment disorder and evidence-based autism interventions. Her work on ResearchGate has garnered over 350 citations, impacting teacher education and inclusive practices. She maintains professional affiliations reflected in her email, smithcanterl@ecu.edu, as published in academic sources.