Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs, CourseSmart eTextbook, 10th Edition

For courses in Mild/Moderate Disabilities Methods.

 

This classic work offers the most comprehensive exploration of how to  teach students with mild/high incidence disabilities.

 

Balancing elementary and secondary teaching strategies, the text introduces critical areas of concern for special educators, includes a new chapter on curriculum development and launches into strategies for teaching students specific content areas. This edition includes separate chapters on science and social studies, updated chapters on reading and written language, and an expanded focus on transitions and functional academics. Throughout each chapter, culturally responsive practices are highlighted, technology rich solutions are explored, and formal assessment instruments are summarized so readers learn how to help students with special needs succeed in inclusive educational environments. 

 

PART I: TEACHING LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

1.     Special Education: An Introduction to Instruction

2.     Curriculum Development, Effective Instruction, and Classroom Adaptations

3.     Strategies for Classroom Management and Behavioral Support

 

Part II: Content Areas

4.     Spoken Language

5.     Reading: World Recognition

6.     Reading: Comprehension

7.     Written Language

8.     Mathematics Instruction

9.     Science

10.   Social Studies

 

Part III: Critical Skills

11.  Study Skills

12.  Social Competence and Self-Determination Skills

13.  Functional Academics and Career Development

14.  Career Development and Transition