Embracing disabilities in the classroom
Subtitle: strategies to maximize students' assets
By: Toby J. Karten
Edition: First Skyhorse Publishing edition.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781634503242
Subjects: Education; Students with disabilities; Inclusive education
Description: "Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom provides content-rich interdisciplinary lessons accompanied by behavioral, academic, and social interventions that capitalize on student strengths. Inclusion expert Toby J. Karten demonstrates the impact of literature, self-advocacy, role playing, and strategic interventions on students' growth and achievement,"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Introducing Disabilities; title: Chapter 1: Historical Background of Disabilities; title: Chapter 2: How Others Interact With and Acknowledge Disabilities and Differences; title: Part II: Classroom Implications; title: Chapter 3: Entering the Inclusive Classroom; title: Chapter 4: Mastering the Curriculum; title: Chapter 5: Content-Related Strategies and Lessons; title: Chapter 6: Instructional Differentiation and Sensitivities That Respond to Students' Behavioral, Social, Emotional, and Perceptual Needs; title: Part III: Schools, Families, and the Future; title: Chapter 7: Increasing Disability Awareness: Promoting Positive Attitudes for Families and All Communities; title: Chapter 8: Future Horizons for People with Disabilities.