The Inclusive Classroom: Instructional Approaches for Diverse Learners equips future educators with proven strategies for meeting the varied needs of students in the modern classroom, ranging from the most proficient students to those with learning deficits, and also students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. The book prepares ......
La Dra. Temple Grandin analiza los problemas reales que enfrentan los padres, maestros y ninos todos los dias. He aqui un manual conciso que ilustra lo que Temple ha descubierto que funciona en el campo de la educacion. Los temas incluyen: La importancia de la intervencion temprana Ensenanza para diferentes tipos de pensamiento Desarrollando ......
All teachers require a clear understanding of the needs of their pupils and how best to support them in the classroom. This book is written to support and guide trainee teachers to understand Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Primary settings, and how to teach and engage their class in an inclusive way. Packed with all the essential information you need, this book covers the role and responsibilities of the teacher, working with support staff and strategies for the classroom. This essential textbook covers up-to-date policy and legislation, in addition to the four broad key areas of need. Directly linked to the areas of the Core Content Framework, the Early Career Framework and the Teacher's Standards, this book is written with the goal of helping you to be the best teacher you can.
A Guide for People on the Autism Spectrum and Their Allies
Finding Your Superpowers: A Guide for People on the Autism Spectrum intentionally mimics and uses the popular images of superheroes. The book is a quick read with a fun and approachable format for a wide age range. The author has extensively interviewed families and "experts", including talking/consulting directly with adults on the spectrum.The ......
Designing Interventions for Common Reading Difficulties, Grades 1-9
Structured Literacy (SL) approaches are increasingly recognized as the gold standard for teaching struggling readers. This highly practical book walks educators through designing SL interventions for students with common types of reading difficulties—word reading, comprehension, or a combination of both. Louise Spear-Swerling offers tools for ......
This book presents a holistic and intersectional approach to raising awareness around ADHD which encourages teachers to reflect upon their practice and be more adaptable in their teaching.
This book presents a holistic and intersectional approach to raising awareness around ADHD which encourages teachers to reflect upon their practice and be more adaptable in their teaching.
Transform classrooms and student performance with evidence-based, effective practices Two brains are better than one, as the saying goes, and this is especially true in education. Educators who employ effective collaboration and co-teaching greatly amplify student engagement, achievement, and growth, particularly for those learners needing extra support. Written by two of the nation's top experts in co-teaching, Connecting High-Leverage Practices to Student Success is an essential, reader-friendly guide for educators and instructional leaders who are passionate about creating truly inclusive classrooms where all students thrive- academically, behaviorally, socially, and emotionally. Inside, authors Melissa Jenkins and Wendy Murawski provide: Three clearly defined steps to build a strong foundation, leverage collaboration, and support students' growth A laser focus on high-leverage and evidence-based practices for general and special education that optimize educators' impact, including collaboration, instruction, assessment, and social emotional/behavior skills Seamless integration of practices within MTSS and RTI processes to meet the needs of all learners Countless and concrete samples, examples, tools, reflection exercises, and supplemental materials that enable you to move from theory to immediate instructional practice Positioning collaboration as the catalyst to maximizing high-leverage and evidence-based practices for the success of all students, this easy-to-use handbook belongs on the desk of every teacher working toward a truly inclusive environment.
A practical guide to teaching the way a child's brain learns best In this update of a bestselling classic, you will learn how to develop children's capacity and will to read. Each sequential chapter is practical, eye-opening, and exactly what you need to engage young learners, plan lessons, partner with parents, and align your PreK-3 classrooms to the science of learning and the science of reading. Gain the latest insights on: Brain development from birth to age eight, plus the skills to nourish it, age by age and grade by grade What the latest neuroscientific research now says about oral language acquisition The evidence base for practices such as read alouds, inventive spelling, and sustained silent reading Why vocabulary building must happen concurrently with phonological processing, decoding, fluency, spelling, and writing How to artfully combine explicit teaching of skills with playful, multi-sensory routines every day All aspects of memory are needed to develop successful readers. When we engage children's brains and build our teaching practices around what we know about how the human brain makes meaning, literacy learning makes more sense for children... and for us.
