Description
The bestselling resource from the most trusted name in special education gets a top-to-bottom update in this new third edition. Revised to reflect the realities of today's K-12 classrooms, this book gives teachers all the latest research-based, practical strategies for fully including students with sensory impairments and cognitive and physical disabilities. June Downing and a select group of expert contributors build on the popular previous editions, arming pre- and in-service educators with new and expanded material on hot topics such as
- ensuring access to core content areas—language arts, math, science, and social studies
- teaching effectively in the "age of accountability"
- measuring student progresstoward state and national standards
- easing transitions, both between schooling levels and between school and adult life
- writing measurable IEP goals and objectives
- encouraging peer-to-peer learning and support
- understanding the legislative changes connected to NCLB and the latest reauthorization of IDEA
A helpful Q&A chapter gives teachers straightforward advice on addressing their most common challenges, and the appendices point educators to more resources on inclusion, instruction, and augmentative and alternative communication. A trusted guide and a widely used textbook since its first edition was published in 1996, this readily accessible book will help teachers maintain high expectations for students with severe and multiple disabilities and create successful inclusive classrooms where every child learns.
Reviews
Review: Midwest Book Review - California Bookwatch
"From understanding teaching accountability processes to easing transitions for students and writing mesaurable IEP goals, this is a powerful assessment tool for college-level education libraries."
Review by: Martha Thurlow, National Center for Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
"A treashure chest of concrete examples and practical strategies for making inclusion come alive."
Review by: Stephanie MacFarland, Teacher Preparation for Learners with Severe and Multiple Disabilities, The University of Arizona, Tucson
"Rich with descriptive examples and illustrations of individualized adaptations . . . a must for preparing high qualified teachers."
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Foreword -
Martha E. Snell Preface
Acknowledgments
- Educating Students with Diverse Strengths and Needs Together: Rationale for Inclusion
June E. Downing and Joanne Eichinger
- Instruction in the General Education Environment: The Age of Accountability
Joanne Eichinger, June E. Downing, and Sandra J. Hicks
- First Steps: Determining Individual Abilities and How Best to Support Students
June E. Downing and MaryAnn Demchak
- The Preschool Student
MaryAnn Demchak and June E. Downing
- The Elementary School Student
June E. Downing
- The Middle School or Junior High School Student
June E. Downing
- The High School Studen
June E. Downing
- The Important Role of Peers in Inclusive Education
June E. Downing and Joanne Eichinger
- Working Cooperatively: The Role of Team Members
June E. Downing
- Are They Making Progress? Assessing the Skills of Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities in General Education Classrooms
June E. Downing
- Some Common Concerns and Responses
June E. Downing
Appendix A: Systematic Teaching Resources
Appendix B: Resources on Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Appendix C: Augmentative and Alternative Communication System Hardware Manufacturers
Appendix D: Videotapes/DVDs on Inclusion
Index