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Characteristics Of And Strategies For Teaching Students With Mild Disabilities

by: Henley, Martin R.; Ramsey, Roberta S.; Algozzine, Robert F.

Characteristics Of And Strategies For Teaching Students With Mild Disabilities

by: Henley, Martin R.; Ramsey, Roberta S.; Algozzine, Robert F.

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9780205457649
ISBN 10:
0205457649
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2006
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Key Benefits: Describes the characteristics of students with mild disabilities, and clearly explains the best teaching practices for inclusive education. Key Topics: Characteristics of students with mild disabilities, and the best teaching practices for inclusive education, behavior management, and social skill instructions. Key Market: Students of special education or special educators currently teaching who desire to better recognize the characteristics of students with mild disabilities and to learn the best teaching practices for inclusive education.

Preface

PART ONE Characteristics of Students with Mild Disabilities

Foundations of Special Education for Students with Mild Disabilities

(43)

Vignette: Jake, Mary, Felipe

(1)

The Roots of Special Education

(3)

Diversity

(2)

Handicappism

(3)

Litigation and Legislation

(2)

Federal Laws

(10)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

(9)

No Child Left Behind Act

(1)

Who Receives Special Education?

(6)

Physical Reasons for Needing Special Education

(1)

Cognitive Reasons for Needing Special Education

(2)

Academic Reasons for Needing Special Education

(1)

Communication Reasons for Needing Special Education

(1)

Behavioral-Emotional Reasons for Needing Special Education

(1)

How Many Students Receive Special Education?

(2)

Students with Mild Disabilities

(2)

Labeling

(3)

Advantages of Labeling

(2)

Disadvantages of Labeling

(1)

Focus on What to Teach Students

(1)

Individual Education Program

(1)

Focus on Where to Teach Students

(4)

General Education Classroom Placement

(1)

Resource Room Placement

(1)

Special Class Placement

(1)

Special Day School Placement

(1)

Homebound Programs

(1)

Other Domiciled Settings

(1)

Residential Programs

(1)

Focus on How to Teach Students with Mild Disabilities

(2)

Comparing General and Special Education

(1)

Summary

(1)

Activities

(2)

Overview of Students with Mild Disabilities

(37)

Vignettes: Tale of Three Students

(1)

Cross-Categorical Characteristics of Students

(7)

Generalities about Mild Learning Disorders

(5)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

(2)

Pervasive Developmental Disorder

(1)

Educational Strategies for Pervasive Developmental Disorders

(1)

Asperger's Syndrome

(2)

Nonverbal Learning Disorder

(1)

Causes of Mild Disabilities

(9)

Organic Causes

(2)

Environmental Causes

(5)

Populations at Risk

(3)

Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

(1)

At-Risk School-Aged Youth

(1)

School Dropouts

(2)

Problems with Learning

(6)

Identification of Learning Problems

(1)

Prereferral Intervention

(3)

Referral to Special Education

(1)

Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Eligibility

(2)

Summary

(1)

Activities

(2)

Students with Mild Mental Retardation

(44)

Vignette: Larry

(1)

Intelligence

(4)

Alfred Binet

(1)

Intelligence Tests

(2)

Definition and Identification

(5)

The Six-Hour Retarded Child

(1)

Types of Mental Retardation

(2)

Prevalence

(1)

Causes of Mental Retardation

(6)

Organic Causes

(2)

Environmental Causes

(4)

Disproportionate Representation of Minorities

(1)

Characteristics

(16)

Cognitive

100

(1)

Multiple Intelligences

101

(3)

Mental Processing

104

(3)

Academics

107

(1)

Communication

108

(3)

Perception/Motor

111

(2)

Social/Adaptive

113

(2)

Teaching Strategies

115

(7)

Instructions

115

(2)

Thinking Skills

117

(1)

Reading

118

(1)

Functional Skills

119

(2)

Adaptive Behavior

121

(1)

Daily Living and Work Skills

122

(1)

Summary

122

(2)

Activities

124

(1)

Students with Behavioral/Emotional Disorders

125

(49)

Vignette: Fred Peterson

127

(2)

Foundations of Behavior Disorders

129

(2)

Historical Perspective

130

(1)

Definition and Identification

131

(3)

Issues and Concerns

133

(1)

Levels of Emotional/Behavioral Disorders

134

(1)

Prevalence of Emotional/Behavioral Disorders

134

(4)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

138

(7)

Educational Strategies for ADHD

144

(1)

Causes of Behavior Disorders

145

(7)

Biophysical Causes

146

(2)

Psychodynamic Causes

148

(1)

Psychoeducational Causes

149

(1)

Behavioral Causes

150

(2)

Disturbed or Disturbing?

152

(2)

The Ecological Model

154

(3)

Characteristics

157

(7)

Cognitive

158

(2)

Academic

160

(1)

Communication

161

(1)

Social--Adaptive

162

(2)

Positive Behavior Support

164

(7)

Discipline

166

(2)

Improving Emotional Problems

168

(1)

Improving Social Problems

168

(1)

Integration of Treatment Approaches

168

(1)

Cultural Diversity

168

(3)

Summary

171

(1)

Activities

172

(2)

Students with Specific Learning Disabilities

174

(41)

Vignette: David

176

(1)

Foundations of Learning Disabilities

177

(10)

Reification

179

(1)

Early Research on Learning Disabilities

180

(2)

Brain Research

182

(4)

Causes of Learning Disabilities

186

(1)

Definition and Identification

187

(4)

Major Concepts and Key Phrases

187

(3)

Achievement

190

(1)

The Discrepancy Problem

190

(1)

Prevalence of Learning Disabilities

191

(1)

Characteristics

192

(9)

Cognitive

193

(1)

Mental Processing

194

(1)

Academics

195

(2)

Communication

197

(1)

Perceptual-Motor

198

(1)

Social/Adaptive

199

(2)

Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

201

(7)

Medical Model

202

(1)

Psychological Process Model

202

(2)

Behavioral Model

204

(1)

Cognitive Model

205

(2)

Metacognition

207

(1)

Young Adults

208

(4)

Characteristics

209

(1)

Alternative Strategies

210

(2)

Looking to the Future

212

(1)

Summary

212

(1)

Activities

213

(2)

PART TWO Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities

The Inclusive Classroom

215

(32)

Vignette: Marsha

217

(3)

Least Restrictive Environment

220

(2)

Mainstreaming

222

(1)

Inclusion

223

(5)

Court Cases

225

(1)

Organizing Inclusion Programs

226

(2)

Collaboration

228

(2)

Characteristics of Collaboration

229

(1)

Inclusion Models

230

(7)

Consulting Teacher

231

(1)

Co-Teacher Model

232

(2)

The Co-Teaching Plan

234

(1)

Tips to Remember about Co-Teaching

235

(1)

A Co-Teaching Model

235

(2)

Collaborative Learning

237

(4)

Peer Tutoring

237

(2)

Cooperative Learning

239

(2)

Working Together

241

(3)

Teacher Expectations

241

(1)

Classroom Organization

242

(1)

Standardized Tests

243

(1)

Summary

244

(1)

Activities

245

(2)

Learning and Teaching

247

(33)

Vignette

249

(1)

The Purpose of School

249

(3)

Student Perceptions of School

250

(1)

Child and Adolescent Development

251

(1)

Student Learning Styles

252

(3)

Four Learning Styles

253

(1)

Multiple Intelligence

254

(1)

Instructional Models

255

(21)

Direct Instruction

255

(2)

Multisensory Instruction

257

(1)

Task Analysis

258

(1)

Precision Teaching

258

(5)

Learning Strategies

263

(3)

Student-Centered Learning

266

(2)

Brain-Compatible Instruction

268

(1)

Emotions and Learning

269

(2)

Differentiated Instruction

271

(1)

Instructional Scaffolds

272

(1)

Technology

273

(1)

Functional Curriculum

274

(2)

Comprehensive Teaching

276

(2)

Summary

278

(1)

Activities

279

(1)

Instructional Modifications

280

(34)

Vignette: Shirley Allen

282

(1)

Instructing Students with Mild Disabilities

283

(1)

Time Management

284

(2)

Academic Learning Time

285

(1)

Selecting Instructional Materials

286

(4)

Modification of Materials

287

(1)

Reading

287

(3)

Tests

290

(5)

Rubrics

291

(1)

Accommodations

292

(2)

Grades

294

(1)

Communication

295

(5)

Attention

295

(1)

Clarity

295

(1)

Questions

296

(1)

Graphic Organizers

297

(3)

Student Performance

300

(6)

Self-Esteem

300

(1)

Study Skills

301

(2)

Organization

303

(3)

Individualized Education Program

306

(5)

Transition Plan

306

(1)

Curriculum-Based Assessment

307

(4)

The Educator's Tool Kit

311

(1)

Summary

312

(1)

Activities

313

(1)

Classroom Management

314

(32)

Vignette: Mr. Mellon

316

(1)

Discipline---An Overview

317

(1)

Proactive Discipline

318

(1)

Reflection

319

(1)

Authoritarian Discipline

319

(5)

Teacher Values

320

(1)

Teacher Needs

321

(1)

Know Your Students

322

(1)

Classroom Organization

323

(1)

Positive Behavioral Support

324

(3)

Functional Behavioral Assessment

325

(2)

Managing Student Behavior

327

(8)

Behavior Modification

327

(4)

Nonverbal and Verbal Techniques

331

(2)

Verbal Interventions

333

(2)

Conflict Situations

335

(7)

Life Space Crisis Intervention

336

(3)

Discipline and IDEA

339

(2)

Punishment

341

(1)

Putting Theory into Practice

342

(2)

Summary

344

(1)

Activities

344

(2)

Teaching Social Skills

346

(28)

Vignette: Debbie

347

(1)

Emotional Intelligence

348

(2)

Teaching Social Skills

350

(5)

Selecting a Social Skills Curriculum

352

(3)

A Sample Social Skills Curriculum

355

(8)

Impulse Control

357

(1)

Assessment of Social Reality

358

(1)

Manage Group Pressure

359

(1)

Stress Management

360

(1)

Solve Social Problems

361

(2)

Character Education

363

(4)

Values Clarification

365

(1)

Goals of Character Education

366

(1)

Moral Development

367

(2)

A Functional Model for Problem Behaviors

369

(3)

Summary

372

(1)

Activities

372

(2)

Building Family Partnerships

374

(31)

Vignette: Eileen

376

(1)

America's Children

377

(2)

Parents and Teachers: Valuable Partners

379

(1)

Benefits of Parent-Teacher Cooperation

380

(3)

Understanding Families

383

(4)

Parent Feelings

383

(1)

The Family Unit

384

(3)

Support for Families

387

(5)

Emotional Support

388

(1)

Information

388

(4)

Teacher-Parent Communication

392

(6)

Conferences

393

(2)

Telephone Communication

395

(2)

Written Communication

397

(1)

Technology

398

(1)

The Individual Education Program Meeting

398

(3)

Summary

401

(1)

Activities

402

(3)

Appendix A: A Chronology

405

(24)

Appendix B: Commonly Used Psychoactive Medications

429

(4)

Appendix C: Tests

433

(7)

Appendix D: Sample Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

440

(2)

References

442

(23)

Index

465

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