Inclusive Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Inclusive Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Author: Rhonda G. Craven

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2015-02-01

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1681230003

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As a social justice endeavor, one of the goals of inclusive education is to bolster the education of all students by promoting equal opportunities for all, and investing sufficient support, curriculum and pedagogy that cultivates high self-concepts, emphasizes students’ strengths rather than weaknesses, and assists students to reach their optimal potential to make a contribution to society. Dedicated to the identification of international strategies to achieve this goal, Inclusive Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities presents examples of theory, research, policy, and practice that will advance our understanding of how best to educate and more generally structure educational environments to promote social justice and equity. Importantly, this discussion transcends research methodology, context, and geographical locations and may lead to far-reaching applications. As such, the focus is placed on research-derived educational and psycho-educative practices that seed success for students with intellectual disabilities in inclusive educational settings and the volume showcases new directions in theory, research, and practice that may inform the education and psychosocial development of students with intellectual disabilities globally. The chapter contributors in this volume consist of 31 scholars from ten different countries, and they come from a great variety of research areas (i.e., teacher education, educational psychology, special education and disability policy, special needs and inclusive education, health sciences). This volume, with a series of subsections, offers insights and useful strategies to promote meaningful advances for students with intellectual disabilities globally.


Whatever Happened to Inclusion?

Whatever Happened to Inclusion?

Author: Phil Smith

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781433104343

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Law, policy, and practice in the United States has long held that students with disabilities - including those with intellectual disabilities - have the right to a free and appropriate public education, in a non-restrictive environment. Yet very few of these students are fully included in general education classrooms. Educational systems use loopholes to segregate students; universities regularly fail to train teachers to include students; and state regulators fail to provide the necessary leadership and funding to implement policies of inclusion. Whatever Happened to Inclusion? reports on the inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities from national and state perspectives, outlining the abject failure of schools to provide basic educational rights to students with significant disabilities in America. The book then describes the changes that must be made in teacher preparation programs, policy, funding, and local schools to make the inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities a reality.


Instructional Strategies for Students With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Intellectual Disability

Instructional Strategies for Students With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Intellectual Disability

Author: Richard M. Gargiulo

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2017-01-20

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 1506306659

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Strategies for Students with Mild, Moderate, and Severe Intellectual Disabilities is a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in special and general education teacher preparation programs (as well as practicing professionals) offering a solid, research based text on instructional methodologies for teaching students with intellectual disability across the spectrum of intellectual abilities. The book addresses both academic and functional curricula in addition to behavioral interventions. Additionally, Instructional Strategies for Students Mild, Moderate, and Severe Intellectual Disability adopts developmental or life span approach covering preschool through adolescence and young adulthood.


People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life

People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life

Author: Patricia Mary O'Brien

Publisher: Studies in Inclusive Education

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 9789004394537

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Part 1: Philosophical, theoretical and rights based framework of inclusion -- From institutionalisation to inclusion / Patricia O'Brien and Michelle L. Bonati -- Widening higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities: An overview of program issues and policy implications / Barrie O'Connor, Deborah Espiner and Molly O'Keeffe -- Setting the scene for people with disability to experience university life / Roger Slee -- Part 2: Evidence-based outcomes arising from inclusive university programs across international boundaries -- Inclusive post-secondary education: 30 years: scope, challenges and outcomes / Anne Hughson and Bruce Uditsky -- Inclusive higher education for people with intellectual disability in the United States: An overview of policy, practice, and outcomes / Meg Grigal, Debra Hart and Clare Papay -- Developing an inclusive model of postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability: challenges and outcomes / Anthony J. Plotner, Kathleen J. Marshall, Chelsea Vanhorn Stinnett and Kimberly Teasley.


Inclusive Education for the 21st Century

Inclusive Education for the 21st Century

Author: Linda Graham

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-07-16

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1000257525

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Placing a student on the autism spectrum in a busy classroom with a pair of noise-cancelling headphones and an aide to deal with the inevitable meltdowns is often done in the name of 'inclusion', but this is integration and not inclusive. How can teachers and schools create genuinely inclusive classrooms that meet the needs of every student? Research evidence indicates the strategies that make schools inclusive for students with disability benefit all students. Yet many schools are still operating under twentieth-century models that disadvantage students, especially those with disability. Inclusive Education for the 21st Century provides a rigorous overview of the foundational principles of inclusive education, and the barriers to access and participation. It explores evidence-based strategies to support diverse learners, including specific changes in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices, and the use of data. It addresses the needs of children with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities, as well as those with complex learning profiles, including mental health issues. With chapters from leading experts from Australia and the UK, Inclusive Education for the 21st Century addresses common issues in both primary and secondary schools. Underpinned throughout by research evidence, it is designed to assist educators to develop the deep knowledge required to make inclusive education a reality in all schools.


Strategies for Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities

Strategies for Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities

Author: Lucy C. Martin

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2008-12-19

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 145229612X

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"I wish I had this book when I started teaching! Every teacher starts out with an empty bag of tricks; it is nice to peek into someone′s bag!" —Nicole Guyon, Special Education Teacher Westerly School Department, Cranston, RI Classroom-tested strategies that help students with learning disabilities succeed! Teachers are often challenged to help students with learning disabilities reach their full academic potential. Written with humor and empathy, this engaging book offers a straightforward approach to skillful teaching of students with learning disabilities. Developed for K–12 general and special education classrooms, this resource draws on the author′s 30 years of teaching experience to help teachers gain a greater understanding of students′ learning differences and meet individual needs. Strategies are organized by skills—including reading, writing, math, organization, attention, and test-taking—helping teachers quickly identify the best techniques for assisting each student and encouraging independent learning. Readers will find: More than 100 practical strategies, interventions, and activities that build students′ academic abilities Recommendations on appropriate accommodations, assessment techniques, and family communication Support for complying with recent federal mandates related to learning disabilities, including the ADA, Section 504, and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004 Helpful guidance and stories from the author′s own classroom experiences Ready-to-use tools, forms, and guides Discover innovative, easy-to-implement teaching methods that overcome barriers to learning and help students with special needs thrive in your classroom.


Handbook of Research-Based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability

Handbook of Research-Based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability

Author: Karrie A. Shogren

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-10-14

Total Pages: 731

ISBN-13: 1317566238

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The Handbook of Research-Based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability provides an integrated, transdisciplinary overview of research-based practices for teaching students with intellectual disability. This comprehensive volume emphasizes education across life stages, from early intervention in schools through the transition to adulthood, and highlights major educational and support needs of children and youth with intellectual disability. The implications of history, recent research, and existing information are positioned to systematically advance new practices and explore promising possibilities in the field. Driven by the collaboration of accomplished, nationally recognized professionals of varied approaches and philosophies, the book emphasizes practices that have been shown to be effective through multiple methodologies, so as to help readers select interventions based on the evidence of their effectiveness.