Co-teaching-the practice of having special education and regular education teachers work together in inclusive classrooms-is one way to ensure that all students have equal access to challenging academic content. But the practice is a challenging one, requiring thoughtful planning and execution by cooperative classroom professionals. Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for designing inclusive learning environments, offers co-teachers structure...

This second edition is a comprehensive overview of special education, offering a wide range of views on key issues from all over the world. The contributors bring together up-to-date theory, research and innovations in practice, with an emphasis on future directions for the role of special education in global context of inclusion.--Provided by publisher.

"Parker, Harvey C., PhD."--

Raising a child with Autism can be a challenge. It can take a lot of energy. Nothing can quite prepare you for the teenage years. Teenagers are hard to understand without Autism. Adding Autism to the equation only complicates the task at hand. This book will help you understand some of the challenges today's teenagers face. This book will show you how having autism can complicate some of those challenges. It is extremely crucial to teach your son...

Individuals with Autism often have a hard time comprehending and understanding analogies and idioms. Our brains just do not function in ways that understand those. This book explains to you how someone with Autism might interpret some of the more popular analogies and idioms that our society uses. When you tell someone it's raining cats and dogs we do not generally expect someone to look outside to check for cats and dogs falling from the sky. In...

Autism is not a mental illness. It is a developmental disability. This book is an in depth memoir of a person living with Autism and Mental Illness. It is important to note that Autism was not the immediate cause of the mental illness in the individual in this book. Mental Illness is a secondary condition that this person lives with every day and is coping with. In this book the author will explain to you what it's like to live with both. He will...

Travis talks about his ongoing battle with his insurance company to get social skills training. He is very high functioning but socially awkward and wants to be like other people. Travis knows social skills coaching can improve his quality of life and he shares how so with the reader in this book. He offers useful tips for advocating for better services for your child with autism. Travis shares how he is bullied and ignored by his insurance company...

"Few parents and educators understand special education_its terms, philosophies, and process. This easy-to-read book contains a step-by-step discussion of the special education process and has hundreds of additional resources for parents including professional organizations, support groups, and useful websites. It will help parents and students minimize the inevitable anxiety associated with enrolling in a special education program. They will also...

"It's About You! Know Your Self is the first of a trilogy that integrates some of the most profound teachings from science, metaphysics, psychology, philosophy and spirituality into a set of experiential workbooks. The primary aim of the trilogy is to awaken the reader to their own personal intent and in so doing clarify the purpose of their life. Such knowledge equips us with the means to better manage those key areas within our lives health, relationships,...

"Parents and teachers need strategies for helping children with ADHD who have problems in organization, behavior, study habits, reading, written language, and socialization. The hundreds of solutions offered in this quick-reference guide offer nuts and bolts ideas that work with ADHD kids in both elementary and secondary school. Information is offered on how to help students with short attention spans, how to reduce disruptive behavior, and how to...