Product Description: Part of a series devoted to new developments in the study of disorders of learning and behaviour. Although the series provides reviews of research in characteristics, assessment and treatment of learning and behavioural disabilities, it also includes theoretical discussions, policy analyses and reports of original research...read more

For courses in Inclusion or Mainstreaming, and Introduction to Special Education courses. The Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Effective Instruction provides a wealth of practical and proven strategies for successfully including students with disabilities in general education classrooms. The text is unique for its three-part coverage of fundamentals of teaching students with special needs (including legal and professional issues, and characteristics of students with special needs); effective general teaching practices (including such topics as strategies for behavior management, improving motivation, increasing attention and memory, and improving study skills); and inclusive practices in specific subject areas (including literacy, math, science and social studies, vocational and other areas). This approach allows readers to understand students with special learning needs, effective general practices for inclusive instruction, and content-specific strategies. The overall approach is one of effective instruction, those practices that are most closely aligned with academic success.

Product Description: Secondary education of students with learning and behavioral disabilities is an issue of great importance. Unlike elementary schools, secondary schools require substantially more independent functioning, assume the effective use of student planning and study skills, and often lack the classes in basic skills needed by some learners...read more

Now in its third edition, Effective Instruction for Special Education presents a coherent, comprehensive model for effective teaching. This text is based on the most recent special education research. It not only provides the model, but also demonstrates applications of the model to a variety of skill and content areas. The new edition includes general updates on special education issues, new material on assessment and high-stakes testing, and information on the changing orientation from mainstreaming to inclusive settings. Also, each chapter now has an inclusion feature and a technology feature. It would benefit students entering student teaching or practicum assignments, as well as veterans of special education. An Instructor's Manual is available on CD ROM. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Recent years have witnessed an explosion of technological advances, which has transformed virtually every aspect of human existence. Prominent among these advances are assistive technologies, which have been employed to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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