Dr. Friggita Johnson
Dr. Friggita Johnson is passionate about preparing teacher candidates as leaders, reflective practitioners, and moral service providers. She is committed to using research-validated practices in education to improve student outcomes.
Biography
Dr. Friggita Johnson, a native of India, currently serves as Assistant Professor of Education at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She holds her South Carolina Teaching Licensure in learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, elementary education, and gifted and talented endorsement. She is also a South Carolina Evaluator certified by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching. Her teaching philosophy focusses on personal interaction with students, teaching to engage diversity, and connecting research to practice.
Dr. Johnson has presented at numerous international, national, regional, and state conferences in the United States, including the International Council for Exceptional Children, Council of Learning Disabilities, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Pacific Coast Research Conference, Office of Special Education Services 15th Annual Research to Practice Conference, Science Education for Students with Disabilities Conference, and Southeastern Postsecondary Education Alliance. She was also an invited speaker for an international webinar recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India to speak on Supporting Special Education Professionals and Students During the Covid-19 Crisis. She also provides guest lectures for students in the PG and Research Department of Rehabilitation Science in India. Her articles are published in the Journal of Special Education Technology. She was also a guest reviewer of Beyond Behavior and Learning Disabilities and Quarterly Journal. She is currently a reviewer of conference proposals for the Council for Learning Disabilities and National Youth at Risk.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education, Clemson University, Clemson.
Master of Rehabilitation Science and Special Education, Bharathidasan University, India.
Postgraduate in Public Relations, Annamalai University, India.
Postgraduate in Human Resource Management and Personnel Management, Institute of Management and Technology, India.
Research Interests
Academic Interventions for Students with Learning Difficulties
Technology-Based Interventions for Promoting Student Outcomes
Progress Monitoring Using Curriculum-Based Measurement
Early Intervention for Improving Mathematics Proficiency
Teacher Education and Professional Development
Assistive Technology to Improve Independence for Individuals with Cognitive Difficulties
Activities and Honors
Technology Committee Member, Council for Learning Disabilities
Awards Committee Member, South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children
Member, National Association for the Education of Young Children,
Member, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,
Member, Council for Learning Disabilities,
Member, South Carolina-Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children,
Member, Council for Exceptional Children,
Member, Rehabilitation Council of India
Recent Publications
Randall, K. N., Johnson, F., Adams, S. E., Kiss, C. W., & Ryan, J. B. (2018). Use of iPhone task analysis application to increase employment-related chores for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Special Education Technology, 1-11.
Morash-Macneil, V., Johnson, F., & Ryan, J. B. (2017). A systematic review of assistive technology for individuals with intellectual disability in the workplace. Journal of Special Education Technology, 33(1), 15-26.
Recent Presentations
Navigating the Covid-19 crisis: Supporting special education professionals and students, Invited Speaker for the International Webinar organized by the PG & Research Department of Rehabilitation Science (Recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India), Holy Cross College, India, July 2020.
Using incremental rehearsal for fact fluency among elementary students with mathematics difficulties, Council for Learning Disabilities Virtual Conference, October 2020.
Interspersal drill and practice strategies to develop fluency with basic number combinations, Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Portland, OR, February 2020.
Free appropriate public education: Employing modified Endrew educational benefit standard, Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Portland, OR, February 2020.
Improving mathematics fact fluency: Instructional interventions for elementary students with learning disabilities, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Nashville, TN, November 2019.
FAPE related issues: Employing modified Endrew educational benefit standard, Council for Learning Disabilities, San Antonio, TX, October 2019.
Preservice educators’ perceptions about vocabulary matching and selection measures for progress monitoring, Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA, February 2019.
Technical features of CBM vocabulary probes used in teacher preparation programs, Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA, February 2019.
PeerTutor:An iPad® application to support partner practice of word reading, Council for Learning Disabilities, Portland, OR, October 2018.
iPhone applications to support individuals with ID complete everyday tasks, Southeastern Postsecondary Education Alliance, Memphis, TN, April 2018.
Meal planner iPhone application to increase the independence of individuals with intellectual disabilities,Southeastern Postsecondary Education Alliance, Memphis, TN, April 2018.
Using vocabulary-matching to monitor progress in the science classroom, Science Education for Students with Disabilities Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2018.
Increasing driving skills of young adults with disabilities through interactive driving simulation, Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Tampa, FL, February 2018.
Free educational apps to support writing in the elementary and middle school classroom, Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Tampa, FL, February 2018.
Promoting independence for individuals with intellectual disabilities through assistive technology, Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Tampa, FL, February 2018.
Efficacy of AT support for individuals with ID in the workplace, Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Tampa, FL, February 2018.