Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities

For years the text of choice for developing excellence as a teacher of K–12 students with moderate and severe disabilities, this clearly written work has now been revised and updated. Chapters provide step-by-step procedures for designing standards-based individualised education plans and evaluating and enhancing student progress. Methods and materials for teaching literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies are described in depth. The book also describes effective ways to build functional daily living skills. User-friendly features include extensive vignettes and classroom examples, end-of-chapter application exercises, and reproducible planning and assessment tools. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

New to This Edition

• Reflects important advances in research and evidence-based practice.
• Chapter on collaborating with culturally diverse families, plus a stronger multicultural focus throughout.
• Chapter on writing instruction.
• Two additional chapters on reading and math, ensuring coverage of both foundational and grade-aligned skills.
• Increased attention to students with autism spectrum disorder and to uses of technology.

Table of Contents

I. Educational Foundations

1. Introduction to the Education of Students with Severe Disabilities, with Irene Meier
2. Multicultural Perspectives: Culture, Family, Relationships, and Instruction, with Chris Rivera
3. Building Communication Competence, with Pamela J. Mims
4. Using Assessment for Planning Standards-Based Individualized Education Programs, with Bree Jimenez
5. Monitoring and Enhancing Student Progress: Getting the Most Out of Data, with Robert Pennington
6. Using Instruction That Works: Evidence-Based Practices, with Pamela J. Mims

II. Academics

7. Building Early Literacy and Reading Skills, with Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell
8. Teaching English Language Arts Standards across the Grades, with Melissa Hudson
9. Promoting Writing: Creation of Permanent Product Communications, with Robert Pennington
10. Building Early Numeracy and Problem Solving, with Alicia Saunders
11. Teaching Mathematical Standards across the Grades, with Katherine Trela
12. Science and Engineering Practices, with Bree Jimenez
13. Expanding Cultural and Social Competence through Social Studies, with Leah Wood

III. Related Skills and Supports

14. Promoting Social Skills and Positive Behavior Support, with Chelsi R. Brosh & Victoria F. Knight
15. Addressing Sensory, Physical, and Health Care Needs, with Pamela J. Mims
16. Teaching Personal and Daily Living Skills, with Joshua Baker
17. Planning and Teaching for Adult Living, with Valerie L. Mazzotti

References

Index

"This second edition is a refreshing dive into what is involved in evidence-based teaching of students with moderate and severe disabilities, including those from diverse backgrounds. Browder, Spooner, Courtade, and their collaborators help the reader develop needed expertise both to support students one-on-one and to ensure successful educational experiences within the inclusive general education classroom. This text is essential reading for all special educators, and will also benefit general educators and administrators working to create inclusive cultures in their schools."
- Martha L. Thurlow, PhD, Director, National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota

"The second edition of this invaluable text is a testament to how far we have come in educating students with moderate and severe disabilities. The first edition broke new ground in its focus on teaching a range of academic skills and knowledge to these students. Now the field has moved dramatically in the direction that Browder and colleagues pioneered. Students receiving special education services recently won the legal right to an 'appropriately ambitious' education program. This second edition provides a roadmap to an ambitious education program indeed!"
- Michael L. Wehmeyer, PhD, Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor in Special Education, and Director and Senior Scientist, Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas

"The authors describe evidence-based strategies for providing academic instruction to students who too often have been 'left behind' in efforts to improve educational outcomes. The second edition includes additional information on progress monitoring, which fits well with the movement to implement multi-tiered systems of support. The authors also include cutting-edge information on promoting writing skills and on technological tools that can help students express their ideas and demonstrate their learning. This engaging, user-friendly text could be required or supplemental reading in graduate and undergraduate courses in special education and related fields."
- Andrew T. Roach, PhD, School Psychology Program, Georgia State University

"Each chapter balances evidence-based practices with a respectful, inclusionary approach. Presenting clear methods for teaching in Special Education or Inclusive Education programs, this comprehensive text has an easy-to-grasp writing style and up-to-date research base. Upper-division and graduate students will find clarity for applying and adapting concepts and methods for students with a continuum of intensive support needs."
- Kathleen Puckett, PhD, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University