Curriculum and Assessment for Students With Moderate and Severe Disabilities

by Browder, Diane M.

• ISBN13: 9781572306158
• ISBN10: 1572306157
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-26
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This is a complete guide to designing and implementing personalized curricula for K-12 students with moderate and severe disabilities. The author delineates a comprehensive assessment model that provides a framework for pinpointing educational priorities, planning instruction in specific areas, and evaluating student progress.

Author Biography

Diane M. Browder, PhD, is currently the Snyder Distinguished Professor of Special Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she is leading the development of a new doctoral program in special education. Dr. Browder has long been involved in educational planning for individuals with disabilities, and consults actively to schools in North Carolina and nationwide. She is well known in the special education research community, has served on numerous editorial boards, and has over 90 publications in print.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(22)
Ecological Assessment and Person-Centered Planning	23	(45)
Alternate Assessment and Quality Enhancement	68	(18)
Evaluating Progress to Plan Instructional Supports	86	(30)
Family-Centered Planning: A Multicultural Perspective	116	(32)
Levan Lim
Promoting Self-Determination in Planning and Instruction	148	(31)
Sharon Lohrmann-O'Rourke
Functional Reading	179	(36)
Functional Math	215	(29)
Community and Leisure Skills	244	(33)
Karena J. Cooper
Home and Personal Living Skills	277	(33)
Communication and Social Skills	310	(27)
Kim Ware
Using Ecological Assessment in Planning for Inclusion	337	(24)
Barbara Wilson
Using Ecological Assessment in Planning for Transition and Employment	361	(30)
Edward Grasso
Appendix Blank Versions of Two Forms	391	(3)
Index	394