Teaching literacy to students with significant disabilities : strategies for the K-12 inclusive classroom /: strategies for the K-12 inclusive classroom. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: June E. Downing.
• Other Names: Downing, June, 1950-
• Contents: 1. Literacy and a free appropriate public education : What is literacy? ; Literacy and federal mandates in education ; Barriers to literacy instruction for students with significant disabilities ; Literacy and quality-of-life issues ; Why teach reading to students with severe disabilities? -- 2. Literacy and communication : The relationship between communication and literacy ; Building relationships ; Emergent literacy for students of all ages ; Augmentative and alternative communication devices ; Building shared experiences for literacy development -- 3. Planning literacy activities : General considerations ; Benefits of learning in a general education classroom ; Identifying literacy goals ; Identifying when literacy skills can be taught throughout the day ; Developing literacy materials for individual students -- 4. Teaching literacy skills : Concerns with some past practices ; General considerations when teaching literacy skills ; Drawing attention to conventional literacy ; Specific instructional strategies ; Teaching generalization of skills -- 5. Evaluating progress: next steps : Alternative assessments ; The link to IEP goals and state standards ; Developing appropriate IEP goals and objectives ; Procedures for measuring student progress ; Using data for instructional purposes ; Determining next steps -- 6. The future for literacy access and instruction : Improved strategies to support literacy goals ; Strengthening early intervention services ; Future advances in technology ; Impact on personnel preparation.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (192 pages)
• Subjects: 371.9/0446; Students with disabilities -- Education -- United States; Language arts -- Remedial teaching -- United States; Inclusive education -- United States; Élèves handicapés -- Éducation -- États-Unis; Arts du langage -- Enseignement correctif -- États-Unis; Intégration scolaire -- États-Unis; Inclusive education; Language arts -- Remedial teaching; Students with disabilities -- Education; Behinderung; Kind; Schulische Integration; Unterricht; United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452238845; 1452238847
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