This valuable resource and reference provides brief, hands-on, research-based methods for facilitating access to the general education curriculum for students with special learning and behavioral needs. This book is designed to instruct preservice teachers about challenges students with mild/moderate disabilities face in learning classroom curriculum, and to help these teachers learn how to provide accommodations and adaptations that address students' educational needs. The book is divided into four sections: Addressing Learning Problems, Accessing General Education Curriculum, Assessment, and Content Area Accommodations. Each section beings with a discussion of the topic and explains why students with disabilities experience difficulty learning, followed by several suggestions that address students' specific learning difficulties. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS FIRST EDITION: All accommodations and adaptations discussed in this book are research-proven to be effective for students with disabilities. Many of the suggestions listed in each section are illustrated with examples of how teachers can implement the suggestions in their teaching. Suggestions for c ulturally and/or linguistically diverse students are included throughout the book. An Appendix provides lesson plan examples for each section of the book.
Provides an overview of special education careers and discusses educational requirements, student teaching experience, the application process, and job opportunities
"This book provides the essentials needed for special educators to become more proficient in teaching students with exceptional needs"--
High-Leverage Practices in Special Education defines the activities that all special educators needed to be able to use in their classrooms, from Day One.
This exciting new text provides all of our future teachers with the knowledge and tools they need to be successful, no matter what role they play on the Special Education team.
"This book provides the essentials needed for special educators to become more proficient in teaching students with exceptional needs"--
This document presents revised comprehensive standards and guidelines for the preparation and certification of special educators and for practice as special educators, developed by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
The new Practice-Based Standards for the Preparation of Special Educators is a complete update to the earlier "Red Book," What Every Special Educator Must Know: Professional Ethics & Standards, 7th Edition.
In this fourth edition of Exceptional Students: Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century, we have refined and updated our content to reflect the role of the special educator while continuing to address the role of the general educator in ...
This book reflects the role of the special educator, while continuing to address the role of the general educator in serving special populations.