This book is based on practical experience from both the editors and the authors, as well as updated research and information on best teaching practices, evidence-based practices, high-leverage practices and current literature. It addresses a breadth of topics related to special education such as forms of pedagogy, culturally responsive practices, class management, accommodations and other critical areas. Each chapter is presented in a practical and easy-to-access format for busy, working professionals. The book is designed as a useful introductory text for practitioners and professionals who do not have a lot of experience with special education but could also be useful to more experienced teachers as a reference for practical applications in the field.
What Really Works for Special Education Students is based on practical experience from both editors and the authors (all of whom are teacher educators and well known in the field), as well as updated research & information on best teaching practices, evidence-based practices, high-leverage practices, and current literature. It addresses a breadth of topics related to Special Education, from content areas (e.g., literacy, math), disability areas (e.g., deaf, learning disabilities, ELL), pedagogical areas (e.g., use of technology, culturally responsive practices, class management, accommodations), and other critical areas (e.g., legal issues, home to school collaboration). Each chapter is presented in a practical and easy-to-access format for busy, working professionals. The book is designed so that it is useful as a "101" reference for practitioners and professionals who have no experience with special education and are working with students with disabilities for the first time, while at the same time, the very nature of its practical application will ensure that faculty who have been teaching for years will want this book as a reference to help improve their current practice. What Really Works for Special Education Students is based on practical experience from both editors and the authors (all of whom are teacher educators and well known in the field), as well as updated research & information on best teaching practices, evidence-based practices, high-leverage practices, and current literature. It addresses a breadth of topics related to Special Education, from content areas (e.g., literacy, math), disability areas (e.g., deaf, learning disabilities, ELL), pedagogical areas (e.g., use of technology, culturally responsive practices, class management, accommodations), and other critical areas (e.g., legal issues, home to school collaboration). Each chapter is presented in a practical and easy-to-access format for busy, working professionals. The book is designed so that it is useful as a "101" reference for practitioners and professionals who have no experience with special education and are working with students with disabilities for the first time, while at the same time, the very nature of its practical application will ensure that faculty who have been teaching for years will want this book as a reference to help improve their current practice.
This book is based on practical experience from both the editors and the authors, as well as updated research and information on best teaching practices, evidence-based practices, high-leverage practices and current literature. It addresses a breadth of topics related to special education such as forms of pedagogy, culturally responsive practices, class management, accommodations and other critical areas. Each chapter is presented in a practical and easy-to-access format for busy, working professionals. The book is designed as a useful introductory text for practitioners and professionals who do not have a lot of experience with special education but could also be useful to more experienced teachers as a reference for practical applications in the field.
What Really Works for Special Education Students is based on practical experience from both editors and the authors (all of whom are teacher educators and well known in the field), as well as updated research & information on best teaching practices, evidence-based practices, high-leverage practices, and current literature. It addresses a breadth of topics related to Special Education, from content areas (e.g., literacy, math), disability areas (e.g., deaf, learning disabilities, ELL), pedagogical areas (e.g., use of technology, culturally responsive practices, class management, accommodations), and other critical areas (e.g., legal issues, home to school collaboration). Each chapter is presented in a practical and easy-to-access format for busy, working professionals. The book is designed so that it is useful as a "101" reference for practitioners and professionals who have no experience with special education and are working with students with disabilities for the first time, while at the same time, the very nature of its practical application will ensure that faculty who have been teaching for years will want this book as a reference to help improve their current practice. What Really Works for Special Education Students is based on practical experience from both editors and the authors (all of whom are teacher educators and well known in the field), as well as updated research & information on best teaching practices, evidence-based practices, high-leverage practices, and current literature. It addresses a breadth of topics related to Special Education, from content areas (e.g., literacy, math), disability areas (e.g., deaf, learning disabilities, ELL), pedagogical areas (e.g., use of technology, culturally responsive practices, class management, accommodations), and other critical areas (e.g., legal issues, home to school collaboration). Each chapter is presented in a practical and easy-to-access format for busy, working professionals. The book is designed so that it is useful as a "101" reference for practitioners and professionals who have no experience with special education and are working with students with disabilities for the first time, while at the same time, the very nature of its practical application will ensure that faculty who have been teaching for years will want this book as a reference to help improve their current practice.
Foreword - Ann Turnbull
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Introduction
Section I. What Really Works With Content
Chapter 1. Getting Past “I Hate Math!” - Sarah A. Nagro, Margaret
P. Weiss, and Jaime True Daley
Chapter 2. Creating a Cadre of Capable Readers - Leila Ansari
Ricci
Chapter 3. When Writing Isn’t Easy or Fun: Techniques for
Struggling Writers - Katie M. Miller and Sally A. Spencer
Chapter 4. Instructional Strategies and UDL: Making Content
Accessible - Ruby L. Owiny, Anne Brawand, and Janet Josephson
Chapter 5. Leveling the Playing Field With Technology - Barbara
Serianni, Ela Kaye Eley, and LaToya Cannon
Section II. What Really Works With Instruction
Chapter 6. Culturally Responsive Teaching to Support All Learners -
Jacqueline Rodriguez and Stacey E. Hardin
Chapter 7. Thanks for the Memories: Brain-Based Learning at Its
Best - Horacio Sanchez
Chapter 8. Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports in the
Inclusive Classroom - Jennifer D. Walker and Brittany L. Hott
Chapter 9. Beyond Just “Playing Nicely”: Collaboration and
Co-Teaching - Amy Kramer and Wendy W. Murawski
Chapter 10. Progress Monitoring: Your Classroom Itinerary - Kyena
E. Cornelius and Kimberly M. Johnson-Harris
Section III. What Really Works With Special Populations
Chapter 11. Addressing the “Invisible Disability”: Supporting
Students With Learning Disabilities - Janet Josephson, Anne
Brawand, and Ruby L. Owiny
Chapter 12. Search for the Miracle Cure: Working With Students With
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Brittany L. Hott, Jennifer D.
Walker, Audrey Robinson, and Lesli Raymond
Chapter 13. Addressing the Autism Spectrum Disorder "Epidemic" in
Education - Claire E. Hughes and Lynnette M. Henderson
Chapter 14. Teaching Students With Moderate-to-Severe Disabilities:
You’ve Got This! - Dawn W. Fraser
Chapter 15. English Language Learners With Disabilities: Best
Practices - Brenda L. Barrio, Pamela K. Peak, and Wendy W.
Murawski
Chapter 16. Inclusion as the Context for Early Childhood Special
Education - Zhen Chai and Rebecca Lieberman-Betz
Chapter 17. Focusing on Strengths: Twice-Exceptional Students -
Claire E. Hughes
Section IV. What Really Works Beyond the Classroom
Chapter 18. It’s the Law! Legal Issues in Special Education -
Christine A. Hayashi
Chapter 19. The Importance of Partnerships: School-to-Home
Collaboration - Bethany M. McConnell and Wendy W. Murawski
Index
Wendy W. Murawski, Ph.D., MBA, MEd, EdS, is the Executive
Director and Eisner Endowed Chair for the Center for Teaching and
Learning at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), where
she is also a Full Professor in the Department of Special Education
and the Director of SIMPACT Immersive Learning. Dr. Murawski is the
national Past President of the Teacher Education Division (TED) of
CEC and an internationally known speaker and author, presenting in
Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Her research focuses on
co-teaching and inclusive practices nationally and internationally.
She has published extensively around inclusive education,
co-teaching, collaboration, and Universal Design for Learning, to
include 18 books and numerous chapters, blogs, and peer-reviewed
articles. She is the CEO of 2TeachÒ Global (www.2TeachLLC.com), an
educational consulting company dedicated to promoting inclusive
education around the world. In her personal life, Wendy enjoys
traveling with her husband, learning languages, reading, drinking
merlot, seeing movies, going to Book Club, visiting her
college-bound son Kiernan, and pretending she is going to work
out.
Kathy Lynn Scott, PhD, is the Center Administrative Analyst
for the Center for Teaching and Learning at California State
University, Northridge. Kathy was trained as an old school darkroom
photographer, but she fell in love with all things to do with
education. After conducting research on art education and adult
education in England and coordinating research on learning
disabilities in New Jersey, Kathy jumped from coast to coast,
finding a new home with the CTL where she gets to do a little bit
of everything related to education. When not acting as the “glue”
for the CTL (as Wendy calls her), she’s happiest just relaxing at
home, learning to cook new dishes, watching Jeopardy!, and shouting
out the (not always correct) answers.
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