Read the excerpt and discover steps teachers can take to start and sustain communication with grieving students. This excerpt also addresses why children who are grieving may not readily approach teachers about their loss. Read More
Find out what modifications you as a phys ed teacher can implement today in your lessons to make sure students of all abilities can actively participate in every game and sporting activity. Read More
Excerpted from The Grieving Student: A Teacher's Guide, this chapter provides educators with four steps to establishing and maintaining contact with a grieving child. Read More
In this chapter excerpt, Dr. Jorgensen and Dr. Schuh discuss the evolving role of the special educator as the position has grown to require new knowledge and responsibilities including collaboration and administration skills. Read More
Excerpted from Effective Instruction for Middle School Students with Reading Difficulties, this chapter lays out the most important practices that educators should use in order to reach the struggling readers of their classroom. Read More
This figure shows a functional MRI (fMRI) of phonological, orthographic, and morphological word forms. Each column contains the fMRI overlay onto structural MRI at the same two anatomical axial sections of the brain. Read More
Read this excerpt to learn about the five underlying principles of Positive Behavior Support that distinguish it from other approaches to behavior intervention. "Student Snapshots" are provided to help illustrate the principles. Read More
In this chapter excerpt, discover the who, what, where, when, and why of OMAC, an easy-to-understand, easy-to-implement, and very effective system for organizing and managing all types of classrooms for students with special needs. Read More
This chapter describes the Creative Arts Therapy protocol, which is part of the Transforming Behavior group therapy program. 10 modules with goals, needed materials, and directives are included. Read More
Excerpted from Cultural Reciprocity in Special Education, this chapter explores cultural identity and the acculturation process, special education as a cultural institution, and more. The chapter also closes with review questions at the end. Read More
