Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs

by Edward A. Polloway, James R. Patton, James S. Payne

This comprehensive book is non-categorical in focus, viewing instructional methods and all curricular content areas in the special education field. A valuable tool for teaching students in resource and self-contained classrooms, this book is a current presentation of instructional challenges involving students with special needs. Contemporary themes include inclusion, collaboration, cooperative teaching, strategy training, the importance of phonological awareness, holistic perspectives, home-school collaboration, ethical issues in the education profession, transition, and educational outcomes. Expanded coverage on new research discusses phonological awareness as a basis for successful reading, transition planning and life skills instruction, collaboration with professionals and paraeducators, and effective strategies throughout the curriculum. A second chapter on reading significantly increases the attention given to issues in reading instruction, the phonological basis for successful reading and students with special needs, and the promotion of effective comprehensive instructional strategies. Practical chapters emphasize teaching study skills, developing social skills and self-determination, teaching the creative arts, and teaching science and social studies-in addition to the core academic areas of reading, writing, math, and spoken language. For educators teaching learning disabled students.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

544 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Dr. Edward Polloway, EdD, is Rosel H. Schewel Distinguished Professor of Education at Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, Virginia). He is also editor of the Lynchburg College Journal of Special Education.

Reviews

[teacupsandunicorns · Rating 2 out of 5]

I agree with what some other reviewers said; I used this for a college class to earn my special education certification and endorsement. This book has good, solid info.

However, it often meanders with miscellaneous, unhelpful information. I feel like I have to wade through I lot of extra, unneeded info to get to the good stuff.


For reference, the last text book I read for my other special ed class was dense, but every single word mattered, every sentence was full of information; there was no filler. It was overwhelming that each sentence was important and nothing wasted (although a lot was repeated, but it was at least solid info).

With this text, I feel like the author tried to make it more “readable” or needed to hit a word count, or something. Still solid info and I learned a lot, but a little extra fluff I had to work through this one also. This feels overwhelming in the sense it needs a lot of words to deliver a bit of knowledge. Again, good info, but this could have been written or presented a little differently.

[E.A.G. E.A.G. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent book. Very informative and while it lacks some interest and can seem dull for what seems like pages at a time which can make it difficult once you get through the those it did get better. It would just have a slump or valleys if you will of dull and then peeks or hills of great information.
I would however recommend.

[Laura Heatley]

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[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs
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