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401 Practical Adaptations for Every Classroom
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Inclusive Education | Supporting Learning Difficulties | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles
Inclusive Education | Supporting Learning Difficulties | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles
May 2012 | 168 pages | Corwin
Award-winning educator Beverley Holden Johns offers a valuable collection of modifications and accommodations for students with special needs. Busy teachers can put these proven strategies to use immediately with minimal labour and expense. The author shares her extensive experience in inclusive settings through concise "3 x 5-card" summaries and relevant examples, in concert with:
- Hundreds of adaptations for lectures, worksheets, vocabulary instruction, student behaviour, testing, and the classroom environment
- Practical coverage of the legal basis for adaptations, including current updates
- The role of adaptations in Individualized Education Programs
This book is invaluable for teachers who are new to working with students with special needs. All teachers will gain fresh ideas and discover how applying adaptations can snowball into increased student engagement and optimized learning.
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction to Adaptations: Why the Need and Important Considerations
2. Adaptations on a Shoestring Budget
3. Lecture Adaptations
4. Worksheet Adaptations
5. Behavioral Adaptations
6. Environmental Adaptations
7. Movement Adaptations
8. Vocabulary Adaptations
9. Student Response Adaptations
10. Timing/Scheduling Adaptations
11. Note-Taking Adaptations
12. Testing Adaptations
13. Homework Adaptations
Conclusion
References
Index
Recommended ,but overruled by committee,which wanted research,not practical text.
School Of Education, Nyack College
April 21, 2011
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1: Introduction to Adaptations: Why the Need and Important Consideration
