Special Education category: 3739 books
by Rosemary S. Callard-Szulgit, EdD, University at Buffalo; author
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Parents and educators expect gifted children to be well-behaved, studious, and hard working. Why, then, do so many have trouble in school? According to Dr. Rosemary Callard-Szulgit, perfectionism—the number one social-emotional trait of gifted children—can actually immobilize some children and...
Mírame Los Ojos
Los Desordenes Del Espectro Autista: Autismo Y Pdd-Nos
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
Melanie and Seth Fowler are parents of a six-year-old boy who has autism. Melanie is not only a concerned parent, but is schooled in speech therapy, deaf education, and special education. When the Fowlers found out their son was on the autism spectrum, they were like so many other young parents out...
Students with Disabilities Can Meet Accountability Standards
A Roadmap for School Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
This book provides a road map for all school leaders as they attempt to improve the achievement of students with disabilities. In today's accountability system, school personnel are responsible for ensuring that all groups of students, including students with disabilities, show sufficient progress....
by Tracy Cross, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Raising happy, successful children is a goal of every parent of gifted children. In "On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children," the nation's leading authority on the psychology of gifted children offers advice and encouragement for both parents and teachers. In a thoughtful,...
Building Sensory Friendly Classrooms to Support Children with Challenging Behaviors
Implementing Data Driven Strategies!
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Rebecca Moyes, a teacher, author, renowned lecturer, and mother of a child with Asperger's Syndrome, helps walk any regular education or special education teacher through the process of setting up a sensory-friendly classroom in this...
Wiping out Dyslexia with Enhanced Lateralization
Musings from My Forty Years of Wiping
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
At a time when education costs in America are exploding and technological expertise is imploding, some ten to fifteen percent of our ingenious, bright, and mechanically talented students will never utilize their talents because of the drag of dyslexia that prevents skillful and accurate reading. Even...
The Behavior Code Companion
Strategies, Tools, and Interventions for Supporting Students with Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behaviors
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Since its publication in 2012, The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students has helped countless classroom teachers, special educators, and others implement an effective, new approach to teaching focused on skill-building, practical interventions,...
by Charlotte Mason
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Formation of Character is the fifth volume of Charlotte Mason's Homeschooling series. The chapters stand alone and are valuable to parents of children of all ages. Part I includes case studies of children (and adults) who cured themselves of bad habits. Part II is a series of reflections on subjects...
by Jannet A Wright, Myra Kersner
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
This revised and updated edition of A Career in Speech and Language Therapy will tell you all you want to know about how to become a speech and language therapist. Whether you are at school, a mature applicant, or a post graduate, it will give you clear and concise information about this rewarding...
Teaching Exceptional Children
Foundations and Best Practices in Inclusive Early Childhood Education Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Teaching Exceptional Children is an ideal textbook for introductory graduate and undergraduate courses on early childhood special education and teaching in inclusive classrooms. Bayat’s clear and accessible writing, a visually appealing design, and focused pedagogy in each chapter help make it...
Classroom Group Sensory Experiences
Teachers Resource Series, #3
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
Fun, basic sensory groups for various age groups in the classroom
May be suitable for younger classrooms, cross categorical, inclusive and self contained classrooms
Primary focus on motor planning (praxis), proprioception and vestibular input, with integration of other sensory systems
Includes discussion...
Sensory Experiences Through Play in the Classroom
Teachers Resource Series, #4
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
Sensory rich play is the foundation for skill development and academic function. A functional, regulated sensory system creates a strong base for academic performance and function. These activities provide a variety of opportunities for your students to enjoy sensory play in your classroom.
The...
Disability Classification in Education
Issues and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2008
This edited volume examines current disability classification systems, the dilemmas educators face in categorizing students with special needs, and alternative options based on recent challenges and trends.
Crises Of Identifying
Negotiating And Mediating Race, Gender, And Disability Within Family And Schools
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Although there has been an increase in literature regarding children of color with disabilities, it mainly focuses on their experiences in one social context. Crises of Identifying: Negotiating and Mediating Race, Gender, and Disability within Family and Schools includes narratives on the familial...