Teaching Students with Special Needs in the

The inclusive schools movement has been around since the mid 1980s, yet many teachers find themselves ill-equipped to make the transition. This superb book offers information, guidance, and training ranging from background information about the inclusion movement to recommended activities to use with students.

Brenda Belson Lazarus is a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University specializing in special education methods.

Introduction

v

PART I. Background Information

What Is Inclusion?

3

(2)

Historical Perspective and the Laws

5

(2)

Rationale for Inclusion

7

(2)

Specific Disabilities Defined

9

(5)

Developing an Individualized Education Program

14

(5)

PART II. Managing Change: Stepping-Stones

Curriculum Adaptations

19

(5)

Multiple Intelligences

24

(2)

Authentic Assessment

26

(3)

Constructivist Learning

29

(6)

PART III. Managing Change: Stumbling Blocks

Inadequate Teacher Preparation

35

(6)

Co-Teaching

41

(3)

Grading Procedures

44

(7)

PART IV. Structuring the Classroom for Success

Involving Other Students: Awareness Activities

51

(6)

Parents as Partners

57

(5)

Interdisciplinary and Integrated Curriculum

62

(5)

Strategies for Success

67

(6)

PART V. Classroom Implementation

Social Skill Development

73

(4)

Communication and Collaboration

77

(6)

Implementing Technology

83

(4)

Bibliography

87

(5)

Bibliography

92

(7)

Index

99

(2)

About the Authors

101

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Teaching Students with Special Needs in the 21st Century Classroom

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