Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers

Including Students with Special Needs takes a non-categorical approach to the topic of inclusionary practices, drawing on the authors' own INCLUDE model to help all students achieve success regardless of their specific category of exceptionality. This book offers strategies for teaching students with disabilities in inclusive settings. By drawing on author Marilyn Friend's experience in elementary education and author William Bursuck's in secondary education this book examines the needs of students with low-incidence and high-incidence disabilities at both the elementary and secondary levels. For preservice and in-service special educators in elementary and secondary schools.

“The authors have done a very nice job of providing opportunities for students to interact with the material in meaningful ways. In this particular area, this is probably one of the best textbooks I have seen.”
—Melisa A. Reed, Marshall University

“There is great importance placed on the practical application of research-based practices. The text narrative is supplemented with applied research that is indispensable as it provides practical information that will lead to solutions and improve learning and instruction.”
—Opal Effie Laman, Texas Tech University

New to this Edition:

• Fully reflects new IDEA 2004 and No Child Left Behind!
• Increased emphasis on assessment; Chapter 4: Assessing Student Needs, is presented earlier in order to underscore the importance of developing effective assessment practices.
• New! Working Together feature provides increased coverage of collaboration among school professionals and families.
• New! Working the Standards feature includes information on CEC and INTASC standards and how they apply to classroom teachers.
• New! INCLUDE margin icon shows how the text’s unique and practical teaching model applies throughout the chapters.
• Includes updated information on high-stakes testing of students with disabilities (Chs. 1 & 4).
• Increased coverage of ADHD and autism spectrum disorders (Ch. 6).
• Updated information about differentiated instruction and universal design (Ch. 5).

MyLabSchool is appropriate for use in any course where video footage of classroom situations, standards integration, portfolio development and PRAXIS preparation is covered. Either version of MyLabSchool can also be used as a stand-alone PRAXIS tutorial.