Teaching Children and Adolescents with Special Needs (5th Edition)

With collaboration so vital to today's educational arena, this thorough, well-organized, highly readable text concentrates on the general process of teaching the basic how to do it to help prospective teachers of children with mild disabilities in grades K12 learn to work effectively with students, other teachers, and families. Basing coverage on their extensive experience, the authors present practical, research-based teaching strategies that relate to everyday occurrences in schools; provide motivating, experience-based activities; and offer numerous detailed lesson plans. Their personal, conversational writing style makes even complex concepts accessible, while their extensive coverage gives readers a solid understanding of what works and what doesn't in both special education classrooms and inclusive settings.Jennifer C. Platt is the author of 'Teaching Children and Adolescents with Special Needs (5th Edition)', published 2007 under ISBN 9780132402859 and ISBN 0132402858.