Description
How can today's educators teach academic content to students with moderate and severe developmental disabilities - while helping all students meet Common Core State Standards? This text has answers for K-12 teachers, straight from 37 experts in special and general education. A followup to the landmark bestseller Teaching Language Arts, Math, and Science to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities, this important text prepares teachers to ensure more inclusion, more advanced academic content, and more meaningful learning for their students. Teachers will have the cutting-edge research and recommended practices they need to identify and deliver grade-aligned instructional content - leading to more opportunities and better quality of life for students with severe disabilities.
Prepare Teachers To:
About the Author
Diane M. Browder, Ph.D., is Snyder Distinguished Professor and doctoral coordinator of Special Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Browder has more than 2 decades of experience with research and writing on assessment and instruction of students with severe disabilities. Recently, she has focused on alternate assessment and linking assessment and instruction to the general curriculum. She is Principal Investigator for an Institute of Education Sciences - funded centre with a focus on teaching students with moderate and severe disabilities to read. She is a partner in the National Center on Alternate Assessment and Principal Investigator for Office of Special Education Programs - funded projects on access to the general curriculum. Dr. Spooner is Professor of Special Education, Coordinator of the Adapted Curriculum (Severe Disabilities) Program, and Principal Investigator on a personnel preparation project involving distance delivery technologies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Spooner has more than 2 decades of experience with research and writing instructional practices for students with severe disabilities. He is co-editor for Teacher Education and Special Education and serves as an associate editor for Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities. He was a co-editor for TEACHING Exceptional Children and an associate editor for Teacher Education and Special Education. Recently, he has focused on alternate assessment and linking assessment and instruction to the general curriculum and serves as a Senior Research Associate for an Institute of Education Sciences - funded centre with a focus on teaching students with moderate and severe disabilities to read.
Reviews
"A wonderful roadmap for getting from where we are now to where we want to be: full curriculum access for students with significant cognitive disabilities." - Martha Thurlow, Director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes
Book Information
ISBN 9781598573176
Author Diane M. Browder
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Brookes Publishing Co
Publisher Brookes Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 590g
Dimensions(mm) 255mm * 177mm * 16mm
Prepare Teachers To:
- skillfully adapt lessons in language arts, math, and science for students with disabilities
- align instruction with Common Core State Standards
- select target skills and goals
- differentiate instruction using appropriate supports and assistive technologies
- balance academic goals and functional skills
- make the most of effective instructional procedures such as peer tutoring, cooperative learning, and co-teaching
- maintain high expectations for student achievement
- promote generalisation by embedding instruction into ongoing classroom activities
- assess students' progress and make adjustments to instruction
About the Author
Diane M. Browder, Ph.D., is Snyder Distinguished Professor and doctoral coordinator of Special Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Browder has more than 2 decades of experience with research and writing on assessment and instruction of students with severe disabilities. Recently, she has focused on alternate assessment and linking assessment and instruction to the general curriculum. She is Principal Investigator for an Institute of Education Sciences - funded centre with a focus on teaching students with moderate and severe disabilities to read. She is a partner in the National Center on Alternate Assessment and Principal Investigator for Office of Special Education Programs - funded projects on access to the general curriculum. Dr. Spooner is Professor of Special Education, Coordinator of the Adapted Curriculum (Severe Disabilities) Program, and Principal Investigator on a personnel preparation project involving distance delivery technologies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Spooner has more than 2 decades of experience with research and writing instructional practices for students with severe disabilities. He is co-editor for Teacher Education and Special Education and serves as an associate editor for Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities. He was a co-editor for TEACHING Exceptional Children and an associate editor for Teacher Education and Special Education. Recently, he has focused on alternate assessment and linking assessment and instruction to the general curriculum and serves as a Senior Research Associate for an Institute of Education Sciences - funded centre with a focus on teaching students with moderate and severe disabilities to read.
Reviews
"A wonderful roadmap for getting from where we are now to where we want to be: full curriculum access for students with significant cognitive disabilities." - Martha Thurlow, Director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes
Book Information
ISBN 9781598573176
Author Diane M. Browder
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Brookes Publishing Co
Publisher Brookes Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 590g
Dimensions(mm) 255mm * 177mm * 16mm
