The Effective Special Education Teacher: A Practical Guide for Success
- ISBN-10
- 1478631066
- ISBN-13
- 9781478631064
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 174
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-07-24
- Publisher
- Waveland Press
- Authors
- Laurie U. deBettencourt, Lori A. Howard
Description
This comprehensive, pedagogically rich guide aims to help teachers entering the rewarding field of special education become highly successful and competent. The authors’ thirty-plus years of experience interacting with teachers and learning their needs endows them with a deep understanding of important issues teachers encounter, as well as their concerns about employing the best teaching methods. The book’s well-structured, easy-to-follow sections are devoted to developing collaborative relationships, preparing individualized educational programs, writing lesson plans, selecting instructional and behavioral techniques, and understanding the teacher evaluation methods in current use today. Guidance is also provided for self-reflection and formulating future goals. Each chapter contains numerous vignettes, rubrics, templates, strategies, and stimulating activities.
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