Instructional Tools and School- And Community-Based Collaborative Activities for Exceptional K-12 Students - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798337395197

Publisher: Igi Global Scientific Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

No two students learn in the same way, and this reality makes teaching in special education and inclusive classrooms both complex and demanding. Instructional materials that are effective for one student may not meet the needs of another, requiring educators to create individualized content tailored to diverse learning profiles. Such differentiation is often time-intensive and costly, placing significant demands on schools with limited resources. As a result, accessible and affordable instructional tools are essential for supporting effective inclusive education. Alongside established low-tech and high-tech solutions, emerging technologies are providing new opportunities to develop personalized learning materials more efficiently. As these technologies become increasingly integrated into K-12 classrooms, there is a growing need for research-based guidance that helps educators translate technological innovation into meaningful accommodations, improved accessibility, and positive learning outcomes for exceptional students. Instructional Design and School- and Community-Based Collaborative Activities for Exceptional K-12 Students advances practical and scholarly understanding of the instructional tools, technologies, and collaborative approaches that support individualized learning for exceptional students in K-12 settings. Examining solutions that range from low-tech and assistive technologies to AI-driven applications and educational robotics, the book bridges research and classroom practice by exploring both implementation outcomes and the challenges educators face in inclusive environments. Covering topics such as artificial intelligence, neurodiversity, and teacher-parent collaboration, this book serves as a valuable resource for graduate and doctoral students, special education teachers, instructional designers, educational technology developers, assistive technology specialists, researchers, and educational policymakers.

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About the Authors

Shigeru Ikuta is now a Senior Chief Researcher at Institute of Human Culture Studies, Otsuma Women's University, Japan. He is an education technologist, teacher educator in Science, and special educator with a focus on student learning and development on the basis of communication aids. He completed his graduate work and earned a doctorate in science at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. He had been working as a Professor of Computation Chemistry at Tokyo Metropolitan University for twenty-nine years. He moved to University of Tsukuba and has started collaborative works with schoolteachers, affiliated with the University. He has been conducting many school activities in cooperation with the schoolteachers all over the world for more than 19 years using original handmade teaching materials with dot codes, eBooks with Media Overlays, and Augmented Reality in supporting the students' learning both at the special needs and general public schools. He is honored to be an Emeritus Professor of Otsuma Women's University and Tokyo Metropolitan University.

Kimberely Fletcher Nettleton earned a doctorate in education in curriculum and instruction from the University of Kentucky. She is currently an Associate Professor in the College of Education and the Director of University Assessment at Morehead State University. She has mentored over 76 students in action research, reviewed and edited several articles and programs, and has presented at numerous conferences.

Kiyoji Koreeda is a professor at Toyo University in Japan. His work focuses on educational support for persons with various disabilities in Special Needs Education Schools and Social Welfare Facilities. Dr. Koreeda completed his doctoral course at the United Graduate School of Education, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan. After seventeen years as a special needs education school teacher in Kanagawa Prefecture, he worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Special Needs Education for six years. He then moved to Toyo University, where he currently trains social workers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Igi Global Scientific Publishing
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798337395197
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 600
• Editor: Ikuta Shigeru, Gallup Jennifer, Nettleton Kimberely Fletcher, Koreeda Kiyoji, Kanno Kazue