Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom

Strategies to Maximize Students? Assets

Toby J. Karten

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781634503242
• eBook ISBN:
  9781510700956
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Behavioural Management

How we treat others often influences how individuals feel about themselves. This book illustrates how educators can effectively promote sensitive, inclusive classroom practices that maximize success for students with disabilities.
Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom provides content-rich interdisciplinary lessons accompanied by behavioral, academic, and social interventions that capitalize on student strengths. Inclusion expert Toby J. Karten demonstrates the impact of literature, self-advocacy, role playing, and strategic interventions on students' growth and achievement. The numerous lessons, tables, rubrics, instructional guidelines, and charts help readers:
• Determine effective strategies for differentiating instruction for specific disabilities
• Modify lessons and curriculum appropriately in the content areas
• Encourage students to become active participants in learning
• Increase disability awareness and foster inclusive mind-sets in students, colleagues, and families
This practical resource provides special education and general education teachers, principals, and teacher leaders with both effective instructional strategies for curriculum delivery and responsive approaches to promoting positive attitudes toward disabilities. Given appropriate support and an accepting environment, all students are able to achieve, thrive, and succeed in school and in life!

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Dedication
• Part I: Introducing Disabilities
• Part II: Classroom Implications
• Part III: Schools, Families, and the Future
• Appendix A: Differentiating and Assessing Attitudes With Ability Awareness Rubrics
• Appendix B: Enabling Versus Challenging Your Students
• Appendix C: Student Data Documentation
• Appendix D: Increasing Communication and Collaboration
• Bibliography
• Index