The Classroom Teacher's Inclusion Handbook: Practical Methods for Integrating Students with Special Needs - Softcover

Yanoff, Jerome C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966594711 ISBN 13: 9780966594713

Publisher: ebrandedbooks.com,US, 2000

Synopsis

Fourteentypes of special-needs students arediscussed inthis handbook on meeting the needs of a diverse student population within a mainstream classroom. Ranging from students with behavior disorders, ADHD, and mental retardation to the blind, terminally ill, and gifted and talented, each profile includes a clear definition, characteristic behaviors, and suggestionsfor working with that student'sspecific strengths and weaknesses. A sectiondevoted toinclusion strategies helps educators set goals for special needs students, define the roles of other students in the classroom, and work with the administration if mainstream placement is unsuccessful."

About this title

Synopsis

Now that students with special needs are being included in the regular classroom do you know what do to when: A student with a learning disability gives up in frustration; A student with a low I.Q. cannot keep up with classwork; A student with an emotional problem threatens violence; A student with a high I.Q. says the work is too boring; A student with autism has an outburst, or a student with a severe stutter is afraid to speak in class? This book explains the unique needs of each kind of student with special needs and offers suggestions for helping them.

About the Author

Jerome C. Yanoff is an adjunct special education professor and a former high-school special education teacher. He is the author of The Classroom Teacher's Trouble-Shooting Handbook and The Excellent Teacher's Handbook. He lives in Chicago.

Edition details

• Publisher: ebrandedbooks.com,US
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0966594711
• ISBN 13: 9780966594713
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166