Dewey Decimal371.91
Table Of ContentPART I Impact and Implications of Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities CHAPTER 1 Understanding Individuals with Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities CHAPTER 2 Physical Disabilities CHAPTER 3 Cerebral Palsy CHAPTER 4 Health Impairments and Congenital Infections PART II Curriculum Options and Avenues of Performance Improvement CHAPTER 5 Curriculum and Individualized Educational Planning CHAPTER 6 Task and Situation Analysis CHAPTER 7 Assistive Technology CHAPTER 8 Augmentative and Alternative Communication PART III Essential Knowledge and Skill Domains for Personal Self-Reliance CHAPTER 9 Feeding and Swallowing CHAPTER 10 Adaptations for Personal Independence CHAPTER 11 Adaptations in Physical Education, Leisure Education, and Recreation CHAPTER 12 Self-Determination and Education for Transition PART IV Core Curriculum CHAPTER 13 Reading Instruction and Adaptations CHAPTER 14 Writing Instruction and Adaptations CHAPTER 15 Science and Social Studies Instruction and Adaptations CHAPTER 16 Mathematics Instruction and Adaptations Name Index Subject Index
SynopsisComprehensive and unique, this text provides special educators and others education professionals with the knowledge and strategies for creating meaningful educational experiences for students with physical, health, or multiple disabilities. It is the only text published that specifically addresses the educational and psychosocial needs of students with physical or health impairments who do not necessarily have cognitive disabilities and explains the psychosocial impact of disability including those disabilities that are degenerative and terminal in nature. It teaches key knowledge and strategies for creating meaningful educational experiences for students with physical, health, or multiple disabilities and illustrates how assessment and curriculum accommodations and modifications support students with physical or multiple disabilities to reach their highest potential. New to this Edition! NEW! Features a completely redesigned model for planning and designing courses of study for students with disabilities that is aligned with core academic curriculum - found in the chapter on curricular options (Ch. 5) and modeled throughout the text. Familiarizes readers with the theory on which text coverage is based and gives them a structure on which to "hang" current and future knowledge. NEW! Includes the most updated information on federal legislation - Summarizes the key aspects of NCLB and IDEA (Ch. 1) Describes mandated assessment and appropriate accommodations and modifications. NEW! Redesigned transition content (Ch. 12) - emphasizes self-determination as a guiding factor developing student outcomes. NEW! Photos and illustrations throughout the text - Created specifically for this text, with enhanced chapter opening photos. Enhance the narrative throughout and the uniqueness of the text overall. NEW! For faculty an Instructor's Manual is now available - to help structure their course and make the content more meaningful to their students., Comprehensive and unique, this text provides special educators and others education professionals with the knowledge and strategies for creating meaningful educational experiences for students with physical, health, or multiple disabilities. It is the only text published that specifically addresses the educational and psychosocial needs of students with physical or health impairments who do not necessarily have cognitive disabilities and explains the psychosocial impact of disability including those disabilities that are degenerative and terminal in nature. It teaches key knowledge and strategies for creating meaningful educational experiences for students with physical, health, or multiple disabilities and illustrates how assessment and curriculum accommodations and modifications support students with physical or multiple disabilities to reach their highest potential. New to this Edition NEW Features a completely redesigned model for planning and designing courses of study for students with disabilities that is aligned with core academic curriculum - found in the chapter on curricular options (Ch. 5) and modeled throughout the text. Familiarizes readers with the theory on which text coverage is based and gives them a structure on which to "hang" current and future knowledge. NEW Includes the most updated information on federal legislation - Summarizes the key aspects of NCLB and IDEA (Ch. 1) Describes mandated assessment and appropriate accommodations and modifications. NEW Redesigned transition content (Ch. 12) - emphasizes self-determination as a guiding factor developing student outcomes. NEW Photos and illustrations throughout the text - Created specifically for this text, with enhanced chapter opening photos. Enhance the narrative throughout and the uniqueness of the text overall., Comprehensive and unique, this text provides special educators and others education professionals with the knowledge and strategies for creating meaningful educational experiences for students with physical, health, or multiple disabilities. It is the only text published that specifically addresses the educational and psychosocial needs of students with physical or health impairments who do not necessarily have cognitive disabilities and explains the psychosocial impact of disability including those disabilities that are degenerative and terminal in nature. It teaches key knowledge and strategies for creating meaningful educational experiences for students with physical, health, or multiple disabilities and illustrates how assessment and curriculum accommodations and modifications support students with physical or multiple disabilities to reach their highest potential. New to this Edition! NEW! Features a completely redesigned model for planning and designing courses of study for students with disabilities that is aligned with core academic curriculum - found in the chapter on curricular options (Ch. 5) and modeled throughout the text. Familiarizes readers with the theory on which text coverage is based and gives them a structure on which to "hang" current and future knowledge. NEW! Includes the most updated information on federal legislation - Summarizes the key aspects of NCLB and IDEA (Ch. 1) Describes mandated assessment and appropriate accommodations and modifications. NEW! Redesigned transition content (Ch. 12) - emphasizes self-determination as a guiding factor developing student outcomes. NEW! Photos and illustrations throughout the text - Created specifically for this text, with enhanced chapter opening photos. Enhance the narrative throughout and the uniqueness of the text overall., For undergraduate and graduate curriculum methods courses in Physical, Health and/or Multiple Disabilities, Disabilities courses or Severe Disabilities courses. This unique text provides special educators and others with information, knowledge, and strategies for creating meaningful educational experiences for students with physical, health, or multiple disabilities. Comprehensive in nature, the text describes the educational and psychosocial implications of disability and illustrates how assessment and curriculum accommodations and modifications support students with physical or multiple disabilities reach their highest potential. While it emphasizes access to general education core curriculum, this text also addresses essential skills to facilitate student participation in major life activities at home, in school, and within community environments. Additionally, the text advocates the use and implementation of assistive technology and with an emphasis on appropriate curricular accommodations and modifications. Divided into four parts, this outstanding text offers readers a concise, targeted, yet comprehensive presentation by organizing the information in self-contained units that can be taught in any order, to suit a variety of course goals.
LC Classification NumberLC4231.B53 2010