Full Description
For courses on how to teach students with mild disabilities, special ed methods, and learning problems.With collaboration so vital to today's educational arena, this thorough, well-organized, highly readable text concentrates on the general process of teaching--the basic "how to do it"--to help prospective teachers of children with mild disabilities in grades K--12 learn to work effectively with students, other teachers, and families. Basing coverage on their extensive experience, the authors present practical, research-based teaching strategies that relate to everyday occurrences in schools; provide motivating, experience-based activities; and offer numerous detailed lesson plans. Their personal, conversational writing style makes even complex concepts accessible, while their extensive coverage gives readers a solid understanding of what works and what doesn't in both special education classrooms and inclusive settings.
Contents
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTION. 1. Students with Special Needs. 2. Beginning-of-the-Year Planning and Organization. 3. Informal Assessment. 4. The Instructional Cycle. 5. Instructional Materials. PART 2: INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES. 6. Strategy Instruction. 7. Content Instruction. 8. Social Skills and Peer-Mediated Instruction. 9. Study Skills Instruction. PART 3: FACTORS AFFECTING INSTRUCTION. 10. Communication and Collaborative Consultation. 11. Technology for Teaching and Learning. 12. Transition from School to Community Living.
