Special Education category: 3739 books
College for Students with Disabilities
We Do Belong
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Sharing the personal stories of individuals with disabilities who describe both the challenges and successes of their time in higher education, and with a major section on the findings of broad ranging research into the experiences of such students, the book explores the current situation, what works,...
Generalizing from Educational Research
Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Polarization
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2009
"This book frames the major challenge facing educational researchers as one of going beyond the mindless qualitative-quantitative divide and addressing the overarching/fundamental challenge of enriching and enlarging educational inquiry. It is a signature contribution to the field." - Clifton...
Relational and Responsive Inclusion
Contexts for Becoming and Belonging
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Socially unjust circumstances continue to perpetuate inadequate classroom, school and system-level responses to longstanding social justice imperatives, shutting out power-sharing solutions to educational disparities and marginalizing populations of Indigenous and minoritized peoples. To address these...
Deaf Epistemologies, Identity, and Learning
A Comparative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Goedele A. M. De Clerck presents cross-cultural comparative research that examines and documents where deaf flourishing occurs and how it can be advanced. She spotlights collective and dynamic resources of knowledge and learning; the coexistence of lived differences; social, linguistic, cultural,...
Unreal Education: Beyond Report Cards
A Powerful ExposÉ on Our School System and a True Story, 19 Years in the Making, of How One Boy’S Academic Struggles Led to His Success, in Spite of His…
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
This book was written for every parent who has ever struggled with that uneasy, anxious, apprehensive gut feeling. You are convinced something is wrong or perhaps different with your child but you just cant put your finger on it. You talk to teachers, administrators, anyone who will listen. They suggest...
How Did You Get Here?
Students with Disabilities and Their Journeys to Harvard
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
When their children were young, several parents interviewed in this book were told “you can’t expect much from your child.” As they got older, the kids themselves often heard the same thing: that as children with disabilities, academic success would be elusive, if not impossible, for them.
How...
by Steve Springer, Brandy Alexander, Kimberly Persiani
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
Give your lesson plans a jolt of creativity and get better results from your students.
Winner of a Teacher's...
by Frances Atherton, Cathy Nutbrown, Peter Clough
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
This insightful text shows how the attitudes of adults in early years settings can influence practice. The authors argue for a broad definition of inclusion, not limited to those with learning difficulties or impairment, but addressing factors affecting all members of the learning community. The book...
by M. Katherine Gavin, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Now more than ever, we must cultivate top-notch mathematicians in order to address the needs, issues, and problems of the 21st century. Identifying and Nurturing Math Talent provides information for teachers, administrators, and parents interested in identifying and supporting mathematical talent...
Animals, Disability, and the End of Capitalism
Voices from the Eco-ability Movement
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2019
Animals, Disability, and the End of Capitalism is a collection of essays from the leaders in the field of eco-ability. The book is rooted in critical pedagogy, inclusive education, and environmental education. The efforts of diverse disability activists work to weave together the complex diversity...
Managing Dyslexia at University
A Resource for Students, Academic and Support Staff
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2008
A thorough and comprehensive guide for both education professionals and those affected by dyslexia, this book is predominantly a guidebook. It includes lots of practical advice and is based on the authors’ sound knowledge of current theory and practice.
It includes:
photocopiable materials
contact...
Teaching Advanced Learners in the General Education Classroom
Doing More With Less!
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2011
Low-stress tips for challenging high-ability learners
Many teachers ask: “What do I do for students who finish their work before everyone else?” If you would like to do more for gifted students and need simple strategies that you can use tomorrow, this book is for you. Inside are helpful...
Working with Families for Inclusive Education
Navigating Identity, Opportunity and Belonging
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
This book explores personal, family and theoretical constructions of inclusion and offers evidence-based strategies and resources to foster parent-professional, home-school collaborative partnerships. It explores working with families to secure identity, opportunity and belonging within school settings...
The Teacher's Journal
A Workbook for Self -Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
Teachers begin the professional journey with a treasure chest full of experiences, hopes, and expectations gathered from early childhood. Yet the everyday stresses and challenges of 21st century classrooms often leave teachers with neither time nor energy to recall their initiating dreams and desires.
In...