Strengthen the spoken and written expression of students with speech and language disorders! Communication disorders affecting speech and language rank as the second most common reason students receive special education. How can special and general education teachers help these students achieve successful outcomes academically and in their interpersonal relationships? What instructional approaches provide the most beneficial learning experiences, and help build confidence and self-esteem? Teaching Students With Communication Disorders offers tools to help educators identify communication disorders, distinguish speech from language impairments, reduce common communication problems, and eliminate negative stereotypes. Providing a pretest, posttest, key vocabulary terms, and additional resources to help teachers and speech therapists increase their understanding about communication disorders and effective intervention strategies, this valuable resource highlights: Criteria for identifying speech and language disorders Cognitive, academic, physical, behavioral, and communication characteristics of common communication disorders Appropriate teaching and class management strategies Trends and issues influencing instructional approaches and the delivery of speech and language services
Learn what effective teachers do to support students with mental retardation in and out of the inclusive classroom! Students with mental retardation often struggle tremendously to complete the same tasks that many of their peers do without any difficulty-but with special assistance their struggles to learn can be highly successful. In Teaching Students With Mental Retardation, special and general educators will find highly effective strategies for enhancing the academic and social skills of students with mental retardation in their classrooms. Offering a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this exceptional resource also discusses: Common causes of mental retardation such as genetic conditions, problems during pregnancy and birth, and health problems Diagnosing mental retardation Cognitive, academic, physical, behavioral, and communication characteristics of mental retardation Methods for improving the functional academic, social, self-care, and work skills of students with mental retardation Instructional approaches for students with severe disabilities Influential trends and issues such as prevention of mental retardation and transitioning from school to work
Discover how you can meet the needs of the gifted and talented students in your classroom! Students who are gifted and/or talented are known more for their contributions and potential contributions than any other group of students. Meeting the educational needs of these students, however, can be a tremendous challenge for those who teach them. In Teaching Students With Gifts and Talents, Bob Algozzine and Jim Ysseldyke offer educators helpful information for identifying gifted and talented students, and present effective instructional approaches-enrichment and acceleration-to ensure that these exceptional students are constantly challenged and engaged. Highlights include: A pretest and posttest to help readers assess their understanding of giftedness and how the needs of gifted and talented students are best addressed Cognitive, academic, communicational, physical, and behavioral characteristics that are associated with high-ability learners Effective instructional approaches and activities to keep gifted and talented students motivated and reaching ever-higher levels of achievement Key vocabulary terms
Discover the many valuable resources available to support students with special needs! 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 collaboration (working with families and professionals). Ysseldyke and Algozzine explore the larger context of students' lives outside school, and how life-stage issues and collaboration interact with and influence instruction. Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this informative resource offers valuable answers to the following questions: ? What types of transition services exist and when are they necessary? What should educators know about early-childhood intervention? What issues should be considered when working with families? How can schools involve community agencies and businesses? What options are available to students with special needs after high school? What key program elements are critical to a student's success in the classroom and beyond?
Learn how to provide targeted support to students with sensory disabilities! With the right modifications, students with sensory disabilities-impairments that affect how well they see and/or hear-can participate fully in general education classes alongside their neighbors and peers. In Teaching Students With Sensory Disabilities discusses the defining characteristics and specific needs of students who are categorized as deaf, blind, or deaf-and-blind. Offering numerous practical classroom management tips and surprisingly easy instruction adjustments, this valuable resource shows teachers how they can provide instruction in a highly effective manner that will foster the independence of students with visual and hearing impairments in the general education classroom. Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this highly informative guide discusses everything educators need to know about students with sensory disabilities, including: Cognitive characteristics and issues Academic characteristics and issues Physical characteristics and issues Behavioral characteristics and issues Communication characteristics and issues
Valuable insight and sound intervention strategies for addressing the needs of students with social and emotional problems! When a student is inattentive, extremely anxious, or has an outright tantrum in the classroom, ascertaining the exact cause may be difficult, but it is a critical step in reaching and teaching the students who exhibit these behaviors. In Teaching Students With Emotional Disturbance, Ysseldyke and Algozzine show readers how to recognize the cognitive, academic, physical, communicational, and behavioral characteristics of several forms of emotional disturbance and offer specific strategies for responding to anxiety issues, opposition and noncompliance, tantrums, disruptiveness, inattention, task avoidance, and more. Highlights include: A pretest and posttest to help readers assess their understanding about the origins of social and emotional difficulties and how they are best addressed Effective interventions and instructional adaptations for students who have emotional problems Trends and issues currently influencing how students with social and emotional problems are taught Key vocabulary terms
Learn what effective teachers do to support students with mental retardation in and out of the inclusive classroom! Students with mental retardation often struggle tremendously to complete the same tasks that many of their peers do without any difficulty-but with special assistance their struggles to learn can be highly successful. In Teaching Students With Mental Retardation, special and general educators will find highly effective strategies for enhancing the academic and social skills of students with mental retardation in their classrooms. Offering a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this exceptional resource also discusses: Common causes of mental retardation such as genetic conditions, problems during pregnancy and birth, and health problems Diagnosing mental retardation Cognitive, academic, physical, behavioral, and communication characteristics of mental retardation Methods for improving the functional academic, social, self-care, and work skills of students with mental retardation Instructional approaches for students with severe disabilities Influential trends and issues such as prevention of mental retardation and transitioning from school to work
Creating a Knowledge Framework to Support School Improvement
"Implementing NCLB is an important guide to thinking about how to create the infrastructure to support sustained school improvement. Kimmelman's extensive experience as an educator coupled with his understanding of policymaking and research allow him to transcend the silos that too often constrain thinking about these issues." -Andrew J. Rotherham, Co-Director, Education Sector, Senior Fellow Progressive Policy Institute Member, Virginia Board of Education "This inspirational book provides a convincing and compelling call to action. Kimmelman provides plenty of practical examples and moves easily between specific applications and the big picture." -Michael Fullan, Professor OISE, University of Toronto "I believe this book should be read by every administrator and teacher leader. It provides a framework for schools to address the need for continuous school improvement in order to meet the expectations of NCLB." -Theron J. Schutte, Superintendent , Boone Community School District, IA How can NCLB directives be successfully applied to school improvement efforts? Meeting the requirements of NCLB is a monumental task. In a concise, straightforward manner, author Paul L. Kimmelman shows readers how to overcome this challenge by building organizational capacity through a knowledge model. This model provides a simple but effective framework for evidence-based continuous improvement that complies with the fundamental underpinnings of NCLB. Key features include: A context-setting overview of the politics and education initiatives that led to NCLB An analysis of what educational leadership means in an age of accountability Lessons in leadership from educators, scientists, explorers, and entrepreneurs Practical examples, reflective questions, and action ideas to help link concepts to specific applications Recommended resources, publications, and products to help build organizational capacity Intended for educators and administrators who have an active role in leading their school or district improvement activities, this book will also be an essential resource for focusing the efforts of school improvement and learning teams.
Every teacher knows who the class clown(s) are, as does every assistant principal, guidance counselor, and administrator in the school building. Reaching and teaching class clowns, however, requires instructional strategies rarely, if ever, taught in college or in-service workshops. Until now! Author William Watson Purkey offers readers this lively, informative, and concise guide to teaching class clowns. Whether teaching elementary, middle school, or high school grades, every teacher will find something of value here to help these gifted but at-risk learners find the right way to succeed in school and in life.
