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Michael F Giangreco, Chigee J Cloninger, Virginia Salce Iverson
COACH is better than ever! Now with practical updates based on user feedback and a new streamlined format for easier use, the third edition of this bestselling guide can be the key to effective educational planning for students with intensive special education needs in inclusion-oriented schools.
Based on 25 years of field-testing and widely used by thousands of education teams, COACH is the educational planning choice for students ages 321 in supported general education settings. Retaining the core elements of the popular previous editions, this revised edition organises planning into a clear step-by-step process that has never been easier to implement (see below). Professionals and families will have an effective process to help them collaborate on individualised educational plans that promote inclusive opportunities for students with a range of developmental disabilities. Education teams will discover how to:
COACH comes with the essential materials educators need to engage in collaborative educational planning. Ready-to-use, fallible forms and tools now on CD-ROM for easy access to help educators organise goals and objectives, determine their students' learning styles, schedule class activities, plan and adapt instruction, evaluate the impact of instruction on student outcomes, and more. To model successful COACH implementation, this book also walks readers through three complete examples of the COACH process for a kindergartener, an elementary school student, and a transition-age teenager.
With this streamlined planning process, educators and families will ensure that each student's education plan has real substance, addresses individual goals, and leads directly to positive, meaningful outcomes.
What's New:
About the Authors
Other Contributors
What's New in the Third Edition of COACH?
Section I. Introduction to COACH
What is COACH?
Principles Forming the Basis of COACH
Description of COACH Part A of COACH (Steps 1–3)
How and Why COACH Works
Description of COACH Part B (Steps 4–6)
Section II. Answering Common Questions About COACH
Section III. Directions for Completing COACH Steps
Part A: Determining a Student's Educational Program
Preparation Checklist
Part B: Translating the Family-Identified Priorities into Goals and Objectives
Section IV. Implementing COACH-Generated Plans
Conclusion
References
Appendix A: Questions and Answers for Team Members About COACH
Appendix B: Blank COACH Student Record Forms for Part A: Steps 1–3†
Appendix C: Blank COACH Student Record Forms for Part B: Steps 4–6†
Appendix D: Additional Blank Forms for Section IV†
Appendix E: COACH and Alternate Assessment: How Are They Related? - Harold L. Kleinert & Jacque Farmer Kearns
Appendix F: Roles of Team Members Supporting Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms - Michael F. Giangreco, Jesse C. Suter, & Victoria Graf
Index
†Fillable forms are available on the accompanying CD-ROM.
Table of Contents (CD-ROM)
About this CD-ROM
Appendix A: Questions and Answers for Team Members About COACH
Appendix B: Blank COACH Student Record Forms for Part A: Steps 1–3†
Appendix C: Blank COACH Student Record Forms for Part B: Steps 4–6†
Appendix D: Additional Blank Forms for Section IV†
Appendix E: COACH and Alternate Assessment: How Are They Related? - Harold L. Kleinert & Jacqui Farmer Kearns
Appendix F: Roles of Teams Members Supporting Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms - Michael F. Giangreco, Jesse C. Suter, & Victoria Graf
Appendix G: Example: Kindergarten Student with Sensory and Intellectual Disabilities* * - Chigee J. Cloninger
Appendix H: Example: High School Student with Down Syndrome* * - Virginia S. Iverson
About the Authors
End User License Agreement
†Fillable forms
* *CD-ROM only
