Jennifer Urbach, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education
School of Special Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
Office: (970)-351-2691
Research Interests and Specializations:
Best Practices of Quality Special Education Teachers, Beginning Special Education Teachers Knowledge and Practices, Learning Strategies, Culturally Responsive Instruction, Scientifically-Based Reading Instruction
Education:
- Ph.D. University of Colorado, 2006, Instruction and Curriculum in the Content Areas- Literacy
- M.A.University of Indiana,1994, Special Education
- B.A.Saint Mary’s College, 1991, Elementary Education
Selected Publications and Presentations:
- Klingner, J. K., & Urbach, J. (in press). Helping Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Students Learn to Read. In J. Hoover, J.K. Klingner, L. Baca, & J. Patton (Authors), Methods for teaching culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional learners. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.
- Urbach, J., Menon, S., & Scornavacco, K. (2007). It’s more than just content: Preparing special education teachers to teach reading. Teacher Education Division Conference, November 8, 2007, Milwaukee, WI.
- Menon, S., Urbach, J. & Scornavacco, K (2006). Preparing Special Education teachers to teach reading: What do we know, What do we need to know? Colorado Consortium of Special Education Teacher Educators, September 29, 2006, Breckenridge, CO.
- Bishop, A., Klingner, J., Dingle, M. & Urbach, J. (2006). How can you be an effective Special Education teacher? Portraits of Literacy Expertise. Council for Exceptional Children, April 6, 2006, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Menon, S., Urbach, J., Klingner, J., Brownell, M. & Bishop, A. (2006). Examining High Quality Teacher Practices. AERA, April 9, 2006. San Fransico, CA.
- Bishop, A., Dingle, M., Klingner, J. & Urbach, J. (2006). Portraits of Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers. Council for Exceptional Children, April 7, 2006. Salt Lake City, Utah.