The concise guide to differentiating instruction for special learners Teaching and learning strategies have a profound effect on students with disabilities as well as on gifted and talented students. This resource for the classroom teacher covers: Special education categories Special education regulations, laws, programs, and processes: IDEA, 504, referral, assessment, placement, IEP, and more Identifying and working with special learners Special learners in the regular classroom Helping students use a variety of modalities to process, store, and retrieve information Effective teaching and learning strategies for at-risk students: grouping strategies, peer tutoring, computer-assisted instruction, and more Differentiating content, process, and product for gifted students Vocabulary pre-test, post-test, and summary Bibliography and index
Donna Walker Tileston is a veteran teacher and administrator. She is currently the president of Strategic Teaching and Learning, a consulting firm that provides services to schools throughout the United States and worldwide. Donna's publications include Ten Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and Standards Define Teaching Competencies (2000), which has been on Corwin's bestseller list since its first year in print, in addition to the ten-volume award-winning series What Every Teacher Should Know, now in its second edition. Other recent titles are Teaching Strategies for Active Learning (2006), Teaching Strategies that Prepare Students for High Stakes Tests (2008), and Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap (2009). Donna received her BA from the University of North Texas, her MA from East Texas State University, and her EdD from Texas A & M University-Commerce. She may be reached at www.whateveryteachershouldknow.com
About the Author Introduction Vocabulary Pre-Test 1. Differentiation and the Brain 2. Identifying and Working with At-Risk Students 3. Special Education Students in the Regular Classroom 4. Differentiating Content, Process, and Product for Gifted Students Vocabulary Summary Vocabulary Post-Test Bibliography Index
"This is one book I would recommend to everyone, both for excellence of content and the reasonable price. It should be used in teacher education courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, both for special ed majors and regular ed majors. Thank you for writing this book, and writing it in such a way that it is an easy read, easy to understand, and easy for teachers to `buy into.'" -Maureen F. Shea, Nationally Certified School Psychologist, Bloomfield, CT -- Maureen F. Shea
