Teaching Special Students in the Mainstream - Softcover

Lewis, Rena B.

9780675211352: Teaching Special Students in the Mainstream

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0675211352 ISBN 13: 9780675211352

Publisher: Merrill Publishing Company, 1991

TEACHING SPECIAL STUDENTS IN THE MAINSTREAM THIRD EDITION This book is about two things: special students and teaching. It is designed to prepare the professional educator to effectively teach the range of students found in the typical elementary or secondary classroom. It provides information about special students: those considered handicapped, gifted and talented learners, culturally diverse students, and students at risk for school failure. In addition, it presents practical strategies for adapting standard instruction to meet the learning needs of all members of the mainstreamed classroom. The Third Edition This third edition contains new and updated information on a variety of topics. A new chapter, "Teaching Students At Risk for School Failure," describes the changing nature of the regular classroom and the ways in which societal problems such as poverty and drug abuse place students in greater jeopardy of school failure. In addition, there is expanded coverage of topics such as the effective educators and other professionals, prereferral strategies, the integration of severely handicapped students in neighborhood schools, and the use of computers and other technologies in solving instructional problems. Also discussed are current issues and trends such as the educational reform movement and the Regular Education Initiative. Current research findings have been included throughout the book (more than 250 new references have been added), and the last chapter summarizes the present state of knowledge about the efficacy of mainstreaming.

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This popular, practical text, written from the practitioner's point-of-view, prepares future teachers for the challenges of mainstreaming in the elementary and secondary classroom. Using a concise, informal style, it first shows students how to identify pupils who have learning problems, and then provides the practical tools needed to help these children succeed in regular classrooms, concentrating on techniques that will improve academic performance, classroom behavior, and social acceptance for all special needs learners -- students with handicaps, gifted and talented students, culturally-diverse students, and students at risk for school failure.

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Key Benefit: This popular, practical book, written from the practitioner's point-of-view, prepares future teachers for the challenges of mainstreaming in the elementary and secondary classroom. Key Topics: Using a concise, informal style, it first shows readers how to identify pupils who have learning problems, and then provides the practical tools needed to help these children succeed in regular classrooms, concentrating on techniques that will improve academic performance, classroom behavior, and social acceptance for all special needs learners — students with handicaps, gifted and talented students, culturally-diverse students, and students at risk for school failure.

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