Full Description
The tips and tools you need to provide high-quality instruction for students with exceptionalities!
Teaching is most effective when certain general principles are followed; however, not all students are alike, and not all teaching methods are equally effective.
Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, Effective Instruction for Students With Special Needs presents the key components of highly effective instruction and the accommodations and modifications that should be made for special-needs students when:
Planning Instruction: deciding what and how to teach while communicating realistic expectations
Managing Instruction: preparing for instruction, using time productively, and creating a positive environment
Delivering Instruction: presenting content, monitoring student learning, and adjusting instruction
Evaluating Instruction: monitoring student understanding and engaged time, recording student progress, using data to make decisions, and making judgments about student performance
For cases in which more than slight adaptations may be necessary, this helpful guide also highlights special instructional aids and specific teaching methods proven to enhance the success of students with special needs.
Contents
About A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Self-Assessment I
Introduction to Effective Instruction for Students With Special
1.What Are the Components of Effective Instruction?
Planning Instruction
Managing Instruction
Delivering Instruction
Evaluating Instruction
2.What Methods Should Teachers Use to Teach Students Who Are Exceptional?
Behavior Therapy
Precision Teaching
Ability Training
Direct Instruction
Cognitive Behavior Modification
Cognitive Skills Training
Critical Thinking
Counseling Therapy
Learning Strategies
Cooperative Learning
Peer-Directed Learning
Peer Tutoring
Class-Wide Peer Tutoring
Social Skills Training
3. What Sort of Special Instructional Adaptations Are Available?
4. Effective Instruction in Perspective
5. What Have We Learned?
Key Points
Key Vocabulary
Self-Assessment II
Answer Key for Self-Assessments
On Your Own
Resources
Websites
Books
Organizations
References
Index
