Teaching Adolescents With Disabilities:: Accessing the General Education Curriculum

by Donald D. Deshler (Editor), Jean B. Schumaker

  Get the blueprint for building bridges that leave no learner behind! 

Aligned with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind Act requirements, this comprehensive guide empowers teachers and administrators with research-validated practices and interventions that can close the general-curriculum performance gap and break down the barriers to academic success for middle and high school students with disabilities. This insightful resource

304 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 2005

Reviews

[Nathan]

This book is a collection of articles, based on solid research and edited by acknowledged leaders in the field. It describes clearly and succinctly actions that classroom teachers can take to make their curricula more accessible to ALL students, while especially benefiting those who are low-achieving. I found two of the seven chapters to be particularly invaluable: Planning Practices That Optimize Curriculum Access, Teaching Practices that Optimize Curricular Access. Chapters on strategies, designing instructional materials, using technology, and transition to adulthood are likely to resonate strongly with other readers. Everything proposed here is designed to help teachers work more effectively WITHOUT necessarily having to work harder. Who could ask for more?

I think I would rather have read the select chapters than the entire book and simply combined those chapters with the book on U.D.L. which does a better job of explaining more practical options for making classrooms authentically more inclusive rather than just individual units/day/lessons.

[Sharon G]

Published in 2006, so much of the technology use has changed. Great charts for planning units! I love a good chart!