Validated Practices for Teaching Students with Diverse Needs and Abilities (2nd Edition)
Validated Practices for Teaching Students with Diverse Needs and Abilities, 2/eBy Susan Peterson Miller Dedicated toevidence-based practices,as opposed to opinion-based practices, this methods text is focused on helping to bridge the gap between research and practice.  Once again, it encompasses aless is more approachby limiting content to validated practices, offering a more thorough description than found in other methods texts. Centered onmodels of effective teaching practices,the organization of the text reflects the sequential process involved in effective teaching and learning. With content grounded inoverarching themesthat reflect accurate understandings of current school contexts, as well as clear emphasis on both diversity and technology integration and applications, Miller’s text provides in-depth coverage of validated methods that may be applied to teaching across all the content areas.  Special features of the second edition include:Validation Boxeshighlight the research and field tests that support the use of the various practices described in the book and allow both instructors and students to access readily available references to conduct further research on topics of great interest.NEW! Three content area chapters have been added: Providing Instruction in Mathematics(Chapter 6),Providing Instruction in Reading(Chapter 7), andProviding Instruction in Handwriting, Spelling, and Written Expression(Chapter 8). All three chapters are framed around state-of-the-art and evidence-based practices supported at the national, state, and local levels.NEW! Updated to reflect the latest amendments to IDEA and its Final Regulations. You’ll find in Chapters 1, 3, and 10 the pertinent information on definitions for all disability categories, positive behavioral support, functional behavioral assessments, behavioral intervention plans, and assistive technology.