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"This comprehensive, thoughtful, and clearly written book provides helpful strategies for educational professionals to teach children and youth with Asperger syndrome (AS). Every teacher interested in AS will want to read this book." -Susan Moreno,...

PERFECT FOR NEW AND SEASONED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS, CAREGIVERS AND STUDENTS ALIKE, this resource covers the spectrum of conditions, disabilities, syndromes and other types of developmental differences that teachers and caregivers may encounter in...

The recent emphasis on accountability in policy and practice for individuals with learning and behavioral disabilities has placed a renewed focus on issues in assessment. However, assessment in itself is of little value unless it leads to more effective...

`This book is an excellent overview of a very complex area. It is a useful guide to identifying and treating with emotional and behavioural disorders (EBD), and is particularly outstanding on topic related to the educational system and the numerous laws...

Tap into technology to tap the potential in exceptional children!Meeting the needs of increasingly diverse students, in the face of ever-broadening standards and requirements, is an overwhelming challenge for today's conscientious teachers. Luckily, help...

Over the past decade, a significant body of work on the topic of deaf identities has emerged. In this volume, Leigh and O'Brien bring together scholars from a wide range of disciplines -- anthropology, counseling, education, literary criticism, practical...

The Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource for those working in the fields of special education research and practice. Featuring reviews of assessment instruments and teaching approaches, legal issues,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607410737Author Onan DemirFormat HardbackPage Count 259Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 692g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788771120998Author Lone KroghFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint Aalborg UniversitetsforlagPublisher Aarhus University PressWeight(grams) 725g

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often associated with general intellectual disabilities because approximately 75% of people with autism have a non-verbal Intelligence Quotient (IQ) below 70, but autism can also occur in people with normal or even...

Peer support and social relationships have a tremendous influence on development, motivation, and achievement for all students, including struggling learners and those with disabilities. This highly practical book is one of the few resources available to...

Written by an elementary principal in a poor, urban neighbourhood in the United States, The Least of These recounts a year in the life of a school and challenges the proposition that school reform can be achieved smoothly. The author describes the...

`Provides an important first step in helping us surface the mental modes we hold of the teaching and learning of diverse student populations' - Nelda Cambron-McCabe, Department of Educational Leadership, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio This book is...

Shortlisted for the Standing Conference on Studies in Education (SCSE) book awards for 2001 In Schools and Special Needs, the authors provide a critical perspective on the dominant `inclusion' model of special needs education, in terms of...

The guide focuses on specific, innovative methods for maximizing the learning opportunities and outcomes of African American students-from dealing with foundational issues such as accountability, categorization, and legal implications, to managing...

The book presents a seven-stage model of school change (and sustained change) designed specifically to help schools move to integrated and improved services for special education students. The primary audience is the `linking' agent - the administrator...

The turnover rate for special education teachers is the highest of all education fields. It is a tremendously demanding field, made more difficult by the fact that special education classrooms now are populated by mostly moderate to severely disabled...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590336120Author Dora S BjarnasonFormat HardbackPage Count 218Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 480g

Building and supporting effective special education programs School leaders and special educators are expected to be experts on all levels and types of special education law and services, types of disability, and aspects of academic and functional...

This book presents the reader with the main inherent problems of double-exceptionality, namely, the difficulties educators and mental health professionals must deal with when working with gifted disabled children and youths. The first chapter describes...

Your blueprint for building structure, consistency, and accountability year-round! Often teachers of all experience levels struggle to effectively manage special education classrooms. In this must-have guide, Rohrer and Sampson provide a solid, workable...

The go-to resource for ensuring the success of ALL learners! Teaching students with diverse needs require educators to tap deep reserves of instructional know-how, empathy, responsiveness, and patience. And the mark of a great educator is ensuring that...

Key social and emotional milestones during adolescence are often directly related to the abilities to initiate and maintain intimate relationships, maintain physically maturing bodies, and manage personal sexuality. Most adolescents with developmental...

`A great resource for new teachers and veterans . . . full of tips and ideas that any teacher can use to prevent problems from occurring. [It] should be in every special education classroom.' -Therese Kwiatkowski, Director of Special Education...

Teach your students learning strategies that will last a lifetime! The pressure is on special and general education teachers alike. If we're to ensure that adolescents with mild disabilities achieve the very same gains as their peers, we must first teach...

"The goal of Colvin's work is teacher fluency in their first response to behavior. Every career teacher needs to be equipped with the concepts in this book."-Krista D. Parent, SuperintendentSouth Lane School District, Cottage Grove, OR"Geoff Colvin...

This book illustrates how teachers, students, families, and community members can foster positive inclusive experiences by differentiating not only instruction, but attitudes too! Content-rich interdisciplinary lessons are accompanied by behavioural,...

To meet the demands of today's rigorous standards in inclusive classrooms, teachers are increasingly relying on paraeducators' assistance. This comprehensive guide highlights the benefits and challenges of collaborating with classroom assistants so that...

"This practical, easy-to-follow guide is an informative and well-organized resource for busy administrators who are trying to run safe, orderly schools." -Lois F. Berlin, Superintendent Falls Church City Public Schools, VA"The authors present readable,...

Today's classrooms are filled with learners with a variety of diverse needs and abilities. This new resource, based on Toby Karten's bestselling Inclusion Strategies That Work!, provides teachers with research-based, practical activities for the...

Written for adults who work with children inthe Early Years, this user-friendly resource provides more than 350 proven strategies to promote success for young learners. Comprehensive in its approach, Inclusion Strategies for Working With Young Children...

This updated comprehensive 'ready reference' begins with an overview of legal issues that teachers need to know, and how these issues can affect the disciplining of students with disabilities. The book then offers insights into creating a positive and...

This book for teachers of students in K-5 provides strategies, tips, and techniques for managing all kinds of behavioral disorders, from ADHD to Tourette's, from Bipolar Disorder to Oppositional Defiant Order. Written in an easy to read style and with...

aThe Paraprofessional's Essential Guide to Inclusive Education, Third Edition is a practical, hands-on resource for use in the classroom or resource room setting. Although the focus is students with special needs, many of the strategies are appropriate...

When determining whether or not a student should receive special education services, what the specific nature of the student's instruction should be, or the extent to which a student is making educational progress, it is critical to know not only what...

What is to be done to help a student who does not have an obvious special education condition, but whose expected achievement on certain academic tasks falls short of his or her actual achievement, despite evidence-based teaching? Teaching Students with...

Support the academic performance and independence of students with medical and physical disabilities! If not properly addressed, a medical or physical disability that results in limited strength, mobility, vitality, and/or alertness can have as much of...

Working With Families and Community Agencies to Support Students With Special Needs addresses two of the most exciting facets of working with students with disabilities: "life-stage" issues (early intervention and effective transition) and...

The tips and tools you need to provide high-quality instruction for students with exceptionalities! Teaching is most effective when certain general principles are followed; however, not all students are alike, and not all teaching methods are equally...

'General education teachers need more information and guidance on how to effectively work with students with emotional and behavioral disorders. This book provides an overview of the various needs and characteristics that many of these students display...