Description
Learn to teach students with special needs the literacy principles and skills to increase their strategic thinking in reading and writing
Literacy experts, Timothy Rasinski, Nancy Padak, and Maryann Mraz explore the major components essential to creating an effective literacy program and present teachers with friendly tips and strategies to implement at their own school as it relates to providing more attention and monitoring to students with special needs. This book addresses the organizational framework for making instructional decisions for students who have special needs in reading. In particular, it focuses on identifying effective elements of instruction and offering suggestions for instructional modifications in the general classroom.
The series, Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading is a professional development program designed to help teachers meet the literacy instruction guidelines as identified by the National Reading Panel (2000). Each of the books in the series focuses on one key component: learners with special needs, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension and offers recommendations for incorporating appropriate reading materials, fostering productive home-school connections, and promoting a desire for students to learn to read and write throughout the five part series. Making this the perfect professional development resource for teachers in the elementary classroom!
Table of Contents
SERIES INTRODUCTION: EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTION IN READING: A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
The National Reading Panel Report
Professional Development in Literacy
Using the Books
Overview of Book Content
INTRODUCTION: RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION
CHAPTER 1: LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH TELL US?
Who Are Students with Special Needs?
Why is it Important to Focus on Students with Special Needs?
How Can I Help Learners with Special Needs Improve Their Reading?
Professional Development Suggestions
CHAPTER 2: ASSESSING LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Big Ideas
Evaluate Your Current Assessment Practices
Ideas for Assessment
Progress Monitoring for All Students
Plans for Change
Professional Development Suggestions
CHAPTER 3: INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Guiding Principles for Instruction
Professional Development Suggestion
Instructional Planning: Some Guidelines
Strategy Suggestions
Adapting Instruction to Meet Students’ Needs
Professional Development Suggestions
CHAPTER 4: BEYOND STRATEGIES
English Language Learners as Students with Special Needs
Reading Activities at Home
Special Needs and Special Education
Professional Development Suggestions
CHAPTER 5: RESOURCES
Websites
Print Teacher Resources
APPENDIX A
Book Club Ideas
APPENDIX B
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Resources
APPENDIX C
Notes
REFERENCES
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