Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings

by Smith, Tom E.C.; Polloway, Edward A.; Patton, James R.; Dowdy, Carol A.

• ISBN13: 9780205530571
• ISBN10: 0205530575
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Highlights the IEP process throughout the book and prepares teachers to engage meaningfully in the IEP process, reminds them of the individualities among all students, and helps them see the "big picture" of how a teacherrs"s daily curricular modifications and instructional adaptations help their student with disabilities meet important learning goals. Separate chapters explore the history and characteristics of disabilities such as autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, learning disabilities, and less frequently seen challenges like severe physical disabilities, and go on to provide clear, comprehensive guidance for teachers who work with students of varying abilities and learning challenges in their classrooms. This bestselling book provides teachers in both general and special education the knowledge, skills, and strategies they need to effectively include students with special needs in every classroom and to provide appropriate instruction for every student.

Table of Contents

Each chapter concludes with ldquo;Summaryrdquo; and ldquo;Further Reading

Inclusive Education: An Introduction

History of Education for Students with Disabilities

Inclusion Strategies: Using ldquo;People Firstrdquo; Language

Students with Special Needs

Current Services for Students with Special Needs

Personal Spotlight: A Principal''s Perspective on Education

Where Should Students with Disabilities Be Educated?

Rights and Responsibilities: Comparison of IDEA Section 504, and ADA

Technology Today: Examples of Technology-Based Applications for Special Education

Conclusions Concerning Where Students with Disabilities Should Be Educated

Effective Inclusion Practices and Professional Collaboration

Accepting Diversity

Perceptions of Inclusion

Rights and Responsibilities: Where Does General Education Stop and Special Education Begin?

Critical Dimensions of Inclusive Classrooms

Inclusion Strategies: Music and Art Activities to Promote Friendships

Technology Today: Web Resources on Inclusion and Disability

Professional Collaboration

Diversity Forum: Planning as a Team, Learning from Each Other

Personal Spotlight: Two Teachers on Collaboration

Creating and Maintaining Inclusive Classrooms

Planning for Successful Inclusion One Student at a Time

Final Thought

Home-School Collaboration: Working with Families

The Family

Diversity Forum: Working Toward Cultural Reciprocity

Families and Children with Disabilities

Personal Spotlight: A Mother''s Perspective

Home-School Collaboration

Rights and Responsibilities: Recommendations for Parental Involvement

Technology Today: Websites for Families of Children with Disabilities

Home-Based Intervention

Inclusion Strategies: Facilitating Family Involvement

Final Thoughts

Identifying and Programming for Student Needs

Rights and Responsibilities: IDEA Regulations

Prereferral Intervention

The Special Education Process

Personal Spotlight: Mother and Daughter Team

Section 504 Eligibility and Planning

Technology Today: Technological Applications in the Special Education Process

Assessment Practices Through the Special Education Process

Inclusion Strategies: Classroom Ecological Inventory

Diversity Forum: Child Study Teams and Cultural Differences

Final Thoughts

Teaching Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Basic Concepts About Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Rights and Responsibilities: Parent Rights Under Section 504

Strategies for Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Attention

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Diversity Forum: Appreciating Religious Diversity in the Referral Process

Classroom Adaptations for Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Personal Spotlight: Growing up with ADHD

Technology Today: Web Tools for Lesson Plans

Inclusion Strategies: Time-on-Task Self-Assessment for Teachers

Tips for Adapting a Lesson for Jake

Promoting Inclusive Practices for Attention

Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

Basic Concepts About Learning Disabilities

Diversity Forum: From Learning to Read to Reading to Learn

Strategies for Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities

IEP Goals and Objectives for Emmanuel

Inclusion Strategies: Reading Comprehension Strategies for the General Education Classroom

Classroom Adaptations for Students with Learning Disabilities

Rights and Responsibilities: Examples of Accommodations for Assessments

Technology Today: J.T.''s Writing Samples-Before and After

Social-Emotional Problems

Tips for Adapting a Lesson for Emmanuel

Promoting Inclusive Practices for Students with Learning Personal Spotlight: A Family History of Learning Disabilities

Teaching Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Basic Concepts About Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Rights and Responsibilities: Manifestation Determination

Strategies for Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Personal Spotlight: School Administrator

IEP Goals and Objectives for Frank

Diversity Forum: African American Disproportionality: Is There a Problem?

Classroom Adaptations for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

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