Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Browder, Spooner, and colleagues provide an outstanding overview of the major trends and issues in educating students with moderate and severe disabilities. I am particularly impressed with the chapters on teaching core academic concepts and skills, which include many 'best-practice' suggestions for teachers and other educators. I feel certain this book will become an important resource for many teachers who administer alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards. This would be a great textbook for a school psychology course on working with students with developmental disabilities because it provides multiple concrete examples to support the understanding of graduate students who may have limited experience with this population."--Andrew Roach, PhD, Department of Counseling and Psychological Services, Georgia State University
"Current and practical. One of the book's particular strengths is its commitment to ensuring that students are provided access to the general curriculum, their IEPs are standards based, and their instructional programs address all of their needs. The text is replete with case studies and thoughtful reflections on the critical questions that special educators face every day. The value of such best practices as universal design, student-directed learning, behavior analysis, and choice making is strongly advocated throughout. This book would be perfect for an introductory course in severe disabilities."--Martin Agran, PhD, Department of Special Education, University of Wyoming
"Browder and Spooners text represents the cutting edge in both the science and art of teaching students with moderate and significant cognitive disabilities. Teachers and teacher educators will find this volume to be a significant and useful resource."--Jacqueline F. Kearns, EdD, Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky
"Up to date, comprehensive, and thoughtfully sequenced, this book should be at the top of the list for any course on teaching students with moderate or severe disabilities. An outstanding text!"--Craig H. Kennedy, PhD, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
Review
"Browder and Spooners text represents the cutting edge in both the science and art of teaching students with moderate and significant cognitive disabilities. Teachers and teacher educators will find this volume to be a significant and useful resource."--Jacqueline F. Kearns, EdD, Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky
"Up to date, comprehensive, and thoughtfully sequenced, this book should be at the top of the list for any course on teaching students with moderate or severe disabilities. An outstanding text!"--Craig H. Kennedy, PhD, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
Synopsis
This book has been replaced by Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities, Second Edition, 978-1-4625-4238-3.
Synopsis
This essential text and practitioner guide is unique in its emphasis on fostering academic learning as well as life skills. In-depth chapters cover reading, mathematics, science, and social studies, as well as health care needs, communication and social skills, daily living, and job skills. The expert authors present research-based best practices for assessing each student's needs and crafting individualized education plans that build a strong foundation for life in the community. User-friendly features include engaging vignettes, sample lesson plans, and reproducible checklists and forms. The text is a contemporary follow-up to Diane M. Browder's widely adopted
Curriculum and Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities.
About the Author
Diane M. Browder, PhD, is the Lake and Edward P. Snyder Distinguished Professor of Special Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has over two decades of experience conducting research and writing on assessment and instruction for students with severe developmental disabilities, with a recent focus on teaching reading, math, and science. She received the Distinguished Researcher Award from the American Educational Research Association Special Education Special Interest Group and was a First Citizens Bank Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She also was recognized by the state of North Carolina for Outstanding Service to the Schools. Dr. Browder currently serves as co-principal investigator (with Fred Spooner) for the Institute of Education Sciences What Works Clearinghouse research-to-practice guides in intellectual disabilities. She has provided professional development and consultation to states across the nation and has been an international keynote speaker. Fred Spooner, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Special Education and Child Development at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has over two decades of experience conducting research and writing on instructional practices for students with severe developmental disabilities, alternate assessment, and validating evidence-based practices. He currently serves as co-principal investigator (with Diane M. Browder) for the Institute of Education Sciences What Works Clearinghouse research-to-practice guides in intellectual disabilities. Dr. Spooner has held numerous editorial posts, including coeditor of Teaching Exceptional Children and Teacher Education and Special Education, and is currently coeditor of the Journal of Special Education and associate editor of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities.
Table of Contents
I. Educational Foundations 1. Introduction,
Diane M. Browder,
Fred Spooner, and
Irene Meier 2. Alternate Assessment,
Diane M. Browder,
Fred Spooner, and
Shawnee Wakeman 3. Standards-Based Individualized Education Plans and Progress Monitoring,
Diane M. Browder,
Fred Spooner, and
Bree Jimenez 4. Evidence-Based Practices,
Fred Spooner,
Diane M. Browder, and
Pamela J. Mims II. Adapting General Education Content 5. Literacy,
Diane M. Browder,
Fred Spooner, and
Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell 6. Comprehension across the Curriculum,
Diane M. Browder,
Fred Spooner, and
Candice Meyer 7. Mathematics,
Diane M. Browder,
Fred Spooner and
Katherine Trela 8. Science,
Fred Spooner,
Diane M. Browder, and
Bree Jimenez 9. Social Studies,
Diane M. Browder,
Fred Spooner, and
Tracie-Lynn Zakas III. Life Skills and Quality of Life 10. Sensory, Physical, and Health Care Needs,
Fred Spooner,
Diane M. Browder, and
Pamela J. Mims 11. Communication Skills,
Diane M. Browder,
Fred Spooner, and
Pamela J. Mims 12. Social Skills and Positive Behavior Support,
Fred Spooner,
Diane M. Browder, and
Victoria F. Knight 13. Personal and Daily Living Skills,
Fred Spooner,
Diane M. Browder, and
Joshua Baker 14. Community and Job Skills,
Diane M. Browder,
Fred Spooner, and
Sharon Richter 15. Transition to Adult Living,
Fred Spooner,
Diane M. Browder, and
Nicole Uphold