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Understanding and implementing inclusion starts here. Educators looking for a simple, straightforward introduction to the core concepts of teaching and supporting children with disabilities alongside their peers will want to have this resource at their fingertips.Every year, the number of children with developmental delays or disabilities in early childhood programs and classrooms is increasing. What do you need to know to support them? This guide...
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"When parents are told their child has a learning disability, they need more information. Thinking Differently is just the resource to meet that need. David Flink, leader of Eye to Eye, a national mentoring program for children with learning differences, explains each learning disability in layman's terms to prepare parents to speak knowledgeably with teachers about their child's specific challenges..."--
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From Cradle to Classroom: A Guide to Special Education for Young Children is a book written for regular and special education teachers, school administrators, school psychologists, related educational personnel, day care providers, parents, graduate students, and policy makers who work on behalf of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to ensure they are ready for formal education when they reach age 5. It reflects a keen understanding that early interventions...
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The first year in the career of a special education teacher is filled with expectation and promise. Addressing the most common needs of beginning special education teachers, The Exceptional Teacher's Handbook helps new educators move confidently from preplanning to post-planning for the entire school year.
The authors present a step-by-step management approach complete with planning checklists and other ready-to-use forms within the context of IDEA...
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Special help for special education teachers means special success for students!
Do you have too many IEPs on your desk? Is it five o'clock and do you still need to contact parents, social workers, and general education co-teachers? Teachers new to special education often feel overwhelmed at the amount of additional planning and information management required.
This practical guide shows you how to shape the structure of the teaching day to ensure...
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Adults often find it difficult to communicate with autistic students and try to "fix" them. But what if we found a way to help these kids use their natural gifts to convey their thoughts and feelings? What if the traditional structure of language prevents them from communicating the full depth of their experiences? What if the most effective and most immediate way for people on the spectrum to express themselves is through verse, which mirrors their...
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Gifted kids are so much more than test scores and grades. Still, it's sometimes difficult to see past the potential to the child who may be anxious, lonely, confused, or unsure of what the future might bring. This book, now fully revised with updated information and new survey quotes, offers practical suggestions for addressing the social and emotional needs of gifted students. The authors present ways to advocate for gifted education; help gifted...
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Winner of an iParenting Media Award and Finalist in the 2006 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards! Ellen Notbohm's first book, Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, was a shot heard throughout the worldwide autism community. Now, for the teacher in all of us comes Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew. The unique perspective of a child's voice is back to help us understand the thinking patterns that guide their actions, shape...
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Though classroom instructional strategies should clearly be based on sound science and research, knowing when to use them and with whom is more of an art. In The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction, author Robert J. Marzano presents a model for ensuring quality teaching that balances the necessity of research-based data with the equally vital need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of individual...
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Autism? There's an app for that! Actually, there are more than 200 apps for autism, and this book will guide you through them so you can confidently utilize today's technology to maximize your child or student's success! Speech Language Pathologist Lois Jean Brady wrote this book in order to educate parents, teachers, and other professionals about the breakthrough method she calls "iTherapy"-which is the use of Apple products (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)...
11) All About Me
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All About Me is a book where Jenny explains some similarities and differences between many of her friends and that, just like all her friends, they are all capable and smart in their own way! Many of the kids love making friends and just want the world to know that although they learn differently, it does not mean they are not able to be friends!
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El presente libro es un subproducto del proyecto de investigación Modelo didáctico para la formación ética de los estudiantes de contaduría pública, realizado por la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, la Universitaria Agustiniana (Colombia) y la Universidad Pedagógica de Holguín (Cuba).
El objetivo del proyecto fue mostrar los cambios necesarios para hacer que la ética del profesional contable en Colombia sea cada vez mejor, así como exponer...
13) Can We Change
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CAN WE CHANGE Was written as a follow up to my 1st book Freedom at a Cost. When I set out on this journey of exposing the things we have overlooked as a society, my goal was to create awareness about topics that most people dont understand or do not want to believe could affect them personally, and until it finally does affect them, will they try to do something about it. We all have to be united if we really want to CHANGE
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This project was originally designed as a teaching tool to be used by parents, teachers, students, and other professionals who have the wonderful opportunity to work with kids with special needs. It gives a personal perspective about the difficulties that students face in school and social situations. It is the perfect preparation tool for creating a welcoming environment for all learners. Ideally, dedicated teachers utilize this tool to become comfortable...
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Imagine the moment where you are working in the field providing employment services for people with disabilities and realize that the structure, or lack thereof, has contributed to the ongoing lack of progress, Imagine that moment where you see other disciplines such as education and medical fields engaging in their services in a more effective manner that makes every day in your job seem chaotic and redundant. Finally, imagine that there was this...
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This chapter will include explanations and helpful activities in the areas that play an important role in motor development. The typical development of motor skills follows a natural, progressive pattern. However, interference with part of the system, be it visual, auditory, motor, etc. will cause delays in motor development. In general, children totally blind since birth exhibit the greatest delays in motor development.
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Accessible College: A Guide to Transition students with disability from High School to College will guide students, parents, teachers, advisors and administrators, and community members as they begin planning for academic accommodations at the collegiate level. Use the checklists for students as this is their guide for program planning. The concepts in this workbook are simplified but thorough and universal enough to assist most students with disabilities...
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This is a complete step-by-step guide for conducting a 1-2 day workshop on how to work with people with disabilities. The book includes information on better understanding, communicating, and working with anyone with a disability, along with a series of simulations and games to offer a hands-on experience that will provide opportunities for reflection and discussion. It additionally includes a PowerPoint presentation. The program is designed especially...
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For 35 years Laura Fogg has worked with blind children and their families, traveling throughout beautiful and sometimes treacherous Mendocino County, using her car as an office and her abundant creativity as her main teaching tool. In her remarkable memoir, Traveling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers, Fogg describes the challenges and delights in her life's work while portraying blindness as a condition that can be difficult and inconvenient...
20) Teaching a Child with Special Needs at Home and at School: Strategies and Tools That Really Work!
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Have you been searching for help as you try to teach a struggling learner? This is the book you have been looking for! Judi Munday draws from what she has learned in 30 years of teaching exceptional students and shares that practical knowledge with you in Teaching a Child with Special Needs at Home and at School: Strategies and Tools that Really Work! This is a highly readable and helpful guide for anyone who teaches a child with learning disabilities...
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