Description
Featuring sample lessons, information on finding age-appropriate materials, and more, this guide helps teachers create thematic units that build literacy skills in students with significant disabilities.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Foreword by Karena Cooper-Duffy
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction: A Quest for Change
1. Research and Program Overview
2. Establishing a Foundation for Planning
3. Building a Theme
4. Setting the Stage
5. Providing Access Through Assistive Technology
6. Instructional Delivery
7. Home Involvement
8. Assessment
9. Collaboration With General Education and Inclusion
10. Functional Skills
Appendix I: Lesson Plans for Black Stallion
Appendix II: Lesson Plans for Island of the Blue Dolphin
Appendix III: Lesson Plans for Stone Fox
Appendix IV: Lesson Plans for The Secret Garden
Appendix V: Lesson Plans for Where the Lilies Bloom
Appendix VI: Lesson Plans for the Wizard of Oz
Resources
Glossary
References
List of Universal Resource Locators
Index



