A survey was conducted of preschool special education classroom teachers from five predominately rural western states. The survey focused on teachers’ perceptions of preservice training and noted their perceptions of needs. In addition to demographic data, the survey included 19 Lik-ert scale items to which each teacher responded. The results of the survey and a discussion are presented.
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