Teaching Literacy to Students With Significant Disabilities : Strategies for the K-12 Inclusive Classroom First edition.

Author

• Downing, June E

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin , 2013

Language

English

ISBN

9780761988793

Series

Subject(s)

• INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
• LANGUAGE ARTS--REMEDIAL TEACHING
• STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES--EDUCATION

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index

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Abstract

Abstract
Break down literacy barriers to enrich the lives of students with significant disabilities!

All educators and family members would agree that depriving any student of the enhanced self-esteem, independence, social skills, and general quality of life afforded by literacy would be wrong. However, because of the particular challenges-perceived or otherwise-of providing literacy instruction to children and youth with significant disabilities, these students are often overlooked in receiving meaningful experiences and equal access to this aspect of the core curriculum.

Teaching Literacy to Students With Significant Disabilities offers tangible support for obliterating the obstacles to effective literacy instruction, including:

Effective strategies for tailoring literacy materials to students with disabilities; Tactics for adapting state standards and meeting No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requirements; ...

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (193 p.)

Dimension

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Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Cover;
Contents;
Foreword;
Acknowledgments;
About the Author;
Introduction;
Chapter 1 -- Literacy and a Free Appropriate Public Education;
Chapter 2 -- Literacy and Communication;
Chapter 3 -- Planning Literacy Activities;
Chapter 4 -- Teaching Literacy Skills;
Chapter 5 -- Evaluating Progress: Next Steps;
Chapter 6 -- The Future for Literacy Access and Instruction;
Resources;
Glossary;
References;
List of Tables;
List of Figures;
Index.

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00981/19	371.90446 Dow T	Online !	Available