Teaching Literacy to Students With Significant Disabilities: Strategies for the K-12 Inclusive Classroom - Softcover

Downing, June E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761988793 ISBN 13: 9780761988793

Publisher: Corwin, 2005

Synopsis

Break down literacy barriers to enrich the lives of students with significant disabilities!
All educators and family members would agree that depriving any student of the enhanced self-esteem, independence, social skills, a

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About the Author

June E. Downing is Professor Emerita of Special Education at California State University, Northridge, and prior to that was at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she did research and prepared teachers to work in the area of moderate, severe, and multiple disabilities. She is a national leader in the field of special education that targets the needs of students with severe disabilities, especially with regard to inclusive education. She has published numerous articles, chapters, monographs, and seven books on students having severe and multiple disabilities. She served for six years on the Executive Board of TASH, an international advocacy organization for individuals with severe disabilities, and was a past president of the California Chapter of this organization―CalTASH as well as AZTASH. She has served as an associate editor of Research and Practices for Persons With Severe Disabilities and currently serves on this board as well as several other professional editorial boards. She is presently serving as an educational consultant, traveling extensively in the United States and abroad to do presentations on various subjects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761988793
• ISBN 13: 9780761988793
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192