Effective Literacy Instruction for Students With Moderate or Severe Disabilities - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 155766837X ISBN 13: 9781557668370

Casa editrice: Brookes Pub, 2007

Riassunto

With this practical guidebook, teachers will help students with disabilities meet academic standards for literacy. Appropriate for use in all settings, including inclusive classrooms, this book is the lifeline every K&;12 teacher needs to

• Teach every key literacy component
• &;phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, text comprehension, and oral language&;to students with disabilities.
• Implement proven strategies.
• The practical teaching techniques and suggestions throughout the book are backed by research and field tested.
• Plan better lessons that get results
• with simple organizational tools like the Literacy Planning Matrix.
• Teach students with a wide range of disabilities
• , including autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, and multiple disabilities.
• Understand the research.
• The authors highlight reliable research on effective literacy practices and put it in the most accessible terms.

A must-have resource on one of today's hottest topics, this easy-to-use book will help educators raise expectations for all students and teach those with disabilities the crucial literacy skills they'll use for the rest of their lives.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Susan R. Copeland, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of New Mexico. She teaches courses in both the undergraduate dual license program and the graduate program in special education. Prior to receiving her doctorate from Vanderbilt she worked with individuals with disabilities in several capacities, including as a classroom special education teacher and as a coordinator for a community program serving children and adults. Dr. Copeland's research and teaching focus developing instructional and social supports for students with disabilities within inclusive environments and advocacy and empowerment of individuals with severe disabilities.

Dr. Keefe received her bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom, her master's degree in anthropology at the University of Nebraska, and her master of arts and doctoral degrees in special education from the University of New Mexico. She has taught in inclusive settings at the elementary level and now is actively involved in various educational reform issues throughout New Mexico. Her research interests include inclusive practices, co-teaching, and systematic change at the school level. Dr. Keefe enjoys tennis, playing banjo with ther band, going to Jamaica, and reading.

Diane Ryndak, Ph.D., received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author or coauthor of numerous articles, chapters, and books and coeditor of two compendia of TASH articles most frequently used by institutions of higher education. Several of her articles have been republished in the compendia and in international journals, and one of her books has been republished in Japan. Dr. Ryndak served as a Fulbright Research Scholar in Poland, where she returns frequently to work with colleagues at The Maria Grzegorzewska Academy for Special Education in Warsaw and across Poland. She has represented the U.S. Department of State with efforts related to the inclusion of citizens with disabilities in all aspects of life in the Ukraine; conducted over 30 international presentations; andguest lectured in Turkey, Peru, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Her body of work focuses on inclusive education and access to the general curriculum for students with extensive support needs, student outcomes achieved by inclusive services, preservice teacher preparation, and technical assistance for sustainable school reform efforts related to inclusive education. Dr. Ryndak has served multiple terms as a member of and Secretary for the TASH National Board of Directors and as the chair of the TASH Publications Committee, National Agenda Committee on Inclusive Education, Conference Committee, International Issues Committee, and Personnel Preparation Committee. She has served as Associate Editor for Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD) and as a member of the editorial or review board for seven peer-reviewed professional journals, including RPSD, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Journal of Ethnographic and Qualitative Research, and Teacher Education and Special Education.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Brookes Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 155766837X
• ISBN 13: 9781557668370
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 197
• Redattore: Copeland Susan R. Ph.D., Keefe Elizabeth B. Ph.D.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile