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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811686703321

Autore

Smith Dorothy Dendy

Titolo

Literacy beyond picture books : teaching secondary students with moderate to severe disabilities / / Dorothy Dendy Smith, Jill Fisher DeMarco, Martha Worley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, a SAGE Company, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

1-4522-7334-0

1-4522-1015-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

371.9

Soggetti

Children with mental disabilities - Education (Secondary)

Language arts - Remedial teaching

Literature - Study and teaching (Secondary)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Photographs""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction - A Quest for Change""; ""Chapter 1- Research and Program Overview""; ""Chapter 2 - Establishing a Foundation for Planning""; ""Chapter 3 - Building a Theme""; ""Chapter 4 - Setting the Stage""; ""Chapter 5 - Providing Access Through Assistive Technology""; ""Chapter 6 - Instructional Delivery""; ""Chapter 7 - Home Involvement""; ""Chapter 8 - Assessment""; ""Chapter 9 - Inclusion and Collaboration With General Education Teachers""

""Chapter 10 - Functional Skills""""Sample Lesson Plans and Related Resources""; ""Web Resources for Literacy Support""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Featuring sample lessons, information on finding age-appropriate materials, and more, this guide helps teachers create thematic units that build literacy skills in students with significant disabilities.