"This fifth edition of the bestselling and highly regarded textbook on educating students with severe and multiple disabilities--newly revised, thoroughly updated, and streamlined for students--is the comprehensive resource for current and future educators and related services personnel"--
Educating Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities seeks to train and inspire educators who come in contact with students with disabilities so that they are more competent, compassionate, and effective in their work with this demographic. The book encourages educators to create teams of professionals to collaborate and share information and skills in order to ensure that students with severe and multiple disabilities receive the interdisciplinary support they need in order to succeed educationally. This fifth edition includes new chapters and contributors and incorporates up-to-date research and instructional strategies. Each chapter begins with examples and learning objectives and includes reflection questions and suggested resources. PowerPoints are available online to supplement each chapter. This book is intended for those studying to become educators, as well as those already employed as such. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
This fifth edition of the bestselling and highly regarded textbook on educating students with severe and multiple disabilities--newly revised, thoroughly updated, and streamlined for students--is the comprehensive resource for current and future educators and related services personnel
This fifth edition of the bestselling and highly regarded textbook on educating students with severe and multiple disabilities--newly revised, thoroughly updated, and streamlined for students--is the comprehensive resource for current and future educators and related services personnel
About the Online Companion Materials |
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About the Editors |
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About the Contributors |
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Foreword Rud and Ann Turnbull |
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Preface |
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1 Designing Collaborative Educational Services |
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2 Partnering with Parents and Families |
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3 Educating Students with Physical Disabilities |
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4 Educating Students with Sensory Disabilities |
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5 Educating Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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141 | (60) |
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6 Integrating Health Care in Education Programs |
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201 | (44) |
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7 Teaching Communication Skills |
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8 Nutrition and Mealtime Considerations |
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9 Designing and Adapting the Curriculum |
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307 | (44) |
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10 Instructing Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms |
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351 | (56) |
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Katherine Ahlgren Bouchard |
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11 Creating Educational Adaptations, Accommodations, and Modifications |
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12 Alternate Assessments for Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities |
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437 | (28) |
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13 Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Severe and Multiple Disabilities |
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Index |
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In addition to serving as Executive Director of the Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Fred P. Orelove, Ph.D., is a professor of education and directs VCU's program in severe disabilities, which is a participant in the Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities. Since the 1970s, Dr. Orelove has taught children and has directed numerous training and demonstration projects related to individuals with disabilities. In addition to this book, he has co-authored two books on teamwork and one on inclusive education. Dr. Orelove remains actively involved in public policy involving individuals with disabilities and families.
Dick Sobsey, Ph.D., is Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of the JP Das Developmental Disabilities Centre at the University of Alberta in Canada, where he also serves as an adjunct professor at the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre. He has worked with children and adults with severe disabilities since 1968 as a nurse, a teacher, and a researcher. His current research explores the relationship between disability and violence. Dr. Sobsey is also the father of two children, including a teenager who has severe and multiple disabilities and is fully included in his neighborhood school.