Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities

by Westling, David L.; Fox, Lise L.

• ISBN13: 9780132414449
• ISBN10: 0132414449
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-25
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This updated editon ofTeaching Students with Severe Disabilities, 4/e,is written in a way that makes the most complex findings of research understandable and usable in the real educational world, this book offers comprehensive coverage of all of the issues that are pertinent to teaching students with severe disabilities.The authors clearly and completely address both methodology and curriculum, presenting topics in the order in which a teacher would approach them: prior considerations, planning and assessment, general instructional procedures, and, finally, procedures targeted to learners with specific disabling conditions. In addition, they pay thoughtful attention to assessment, the role of paraprofessionals, and multicultural concerns.For teachers and future teachers of students with severe/multiple disabilities.

Table of Contents

Initial Considerations

Students with Severe Disabilities: Definitions, Descriptions, Characteristics, and Potential

Defining Severe Disabilities

Intellectual Disability Categories and Syndromes

Characteristics of Persons with Severe Disabilities

Potential for Success by Persons with Severe Disabilities

Philosophy and Best Practices for Educating Students with Severe Disabilities

A Philosophy of Services

Contemporary Best Practices for Students with Severe Disabilities

The Bases of Best Practices

The Meaning of Special Education

Collaboration Among Professionals and Paraeducators

The Meaning of Collaboration

Parents, Families, and Cultural Issues

Promoting Family Involvement

The Meaning of Collaboration

Establishing Partnerships with the Family

Providing Culturally Competent Education and Support

Providing Support to Parents

The Role of Teachers When Collaborating with Parents

Providing Culturally Competent Instruction

Preparing to Teach

Planning Instructional Programs for Students with Severe Disabilities

Planning for Students with Severe Disabilities

Conducting Assessments to Determine Instructional Needs

Approaches to Assessment

General Instructional Procedures

Teaching Students to Acquire New Skills

Elements of Effective Instruction

Good General Teaching Practices

How Behaviors and Skills are Learned

Instructional Tactics for Teaching New Skills to Students with Severe Disabilities

Teaching Skills for Generalization and Maintenance

The Importance of Generalization and Maintenance

Strategies That Have Been Used to Achieve Skill Generalization

Applying Generalization Strategies

Teaching Skill Maintenance

Writing Instructional Programs to Include Generalization Instruction and to Promote Maintenace

Evaluating Student Progress

The Importance of Evaluating Student Progress

Alternate Assessment Requirements for Students with Severe Disabilities

Portfolio Assessment Procedures

Continuous Direct Assessment

Creating Inclusive Educational Environments

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