Serra De Arment

Serra De Arment earned her B.A. and M.T. degrees from the University of Virginia in 2001 and began a 10-year career as a special education teacher in diverse school divisions around Virginia. In 2009 she achieved National Board Certification as an Exceptional Needs Specialist and from 2012-2020 she co-facilitated a regional support program for educators pursuing National Board Certification through the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Metropolitan Education Training Alliance. Now as a teacher educator upon earning a Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University, Dr. De Arment prepares early intervention to preschool (birth to 5) and K-12 special educators for working with children and youth in inclusive settings. A teacher at heart, her research interests center on teacher education practices for strengthening the special educator workforce and enhancing student access and inclusion, particularly in under-resourced communities and for students with multiple marginalized identities.

Publications

“Walking the Talk” in Special Educator Preparation for Neurodiversity
“Walking the Talk” in Special Educator Preparation for Neurodiversity
Serra De Arment, Taryn Goodwin Traylor. © 2024. 24 pages.
This chapter presents a model for the preparation of special education teachers for supporting the learning and development of neurodiverse children and youth as well as...
Supporting Children With High-Intensity Needs Through Interdisciplinary Personnel Preparation
Supporting Children With High-Intensity Needs Through Interdisciplinary Personnel Preparation
Yaoying Xu, Alison King, Sarah Kye Price, Christine M. Spence, Serra De Arment, Bergen B. Nelson, Maris Wyatt, Dana Yarbrough, Seb M. Prohn. © 2023. 20 pages.
This chapter addresses potential challenges and opportunities of developing innovative programs in interdisciplinary personnel preparation in special education and related...