Specially Designed Instruction for Special Education: A Guide to Ensuring Quality IEP Implementation

A new resource for teacher preparatory programs and school-based professional development, Specially Designed Instruction for Special Education: A Guide to Ensuring Quality IEP Implementation offers a detailed account of the legal requirements and evidence-based practices for educators to afford quality specialised instruction to eligible students.

The latest entry in SLACK’s Evidence-Based Instruction in Special Education series, Specially Designed Instruction for Special Education provides educators with practical tools to define, plan, implement, and assess educational conditions and practices. After reading this text, special educators will possess the knowledge and skills to ensure student success through specially designed instruction, align interventions with student strengths and needs, and engage in collaborations to develop and implement quality Individualised Education Programs.

What’s included in Specially Designed Instruction for Special Education:

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act connections with references to federal regulations and relevant court cases
• Evidence-based practices and tools that support specialised instruction
• Key takeaways that summarise concepts and practices associated with the chapter content

Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom.

Specially Designed Instruction for Special Education provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the composition and conditions of specialised instruction and the tools to ensure their adherence to the legal and programming components of specialised instruction.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

Author's Note

Chapter 1 Federally Mandated Conditions of Specially Designed Instruction

Chapter 2 Specially Designed Content

Chapter 3 Specially Designed Methodology

Chapter 4 Specially Designed Instructional Delivery

Chapter 5 Assessment

Chapter 6 Specially Designed Instruction in Social/Emotional and Behavioral Learning

Chapter 7 Specially Designed Instruction in Reading Development

Chapter 8 Specially Designed Instruction in Writing Development

Chapter 9 Specially Designed Instruction in Mathematics Development

Chapter 10 Specially Designed Instruction in Secondary Transition Services

Chapter 11 Specially Designed Instruction in Organization and Study Skills

Chapter 12 Putting It All Together for Educational Benefit

Index