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Practice-Based Standards for the Preparation of Special Educators
The new Practice-Based Standards for the Preparation of Special Educators is a complete update to the earlier "Red Book," What Every Special Educator Must Know: Professional Ethics & Standards, 7th...
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What Really Works With Exceptional Learners
Teachers in today’s classrooms work with a diverse group of students, including many who have special education needs, and are often pressed to know a little something about everything. In What Really...
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High-Leverage Practices in Special Education
This book introduces and defines the high-leverage practices (HLPs), how they were identified, and the supporting evidence. Designed for all teachers, contexts, and grades, these HLPs are based on four aspects of practice: collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral practices, and instruction.
When Behavior Makes Learning Hard: Positive Steps for Changing Student Behavior
Ultimately, the goal of any thoughtful behavior plan is to assist students in making changes in their behavioral development so they can access educational opportunities and become independent...
Using the National Gifted Education Standards for Teacher Preparation
Standards have benefits particular to the field of gifted education. In order to ensure equity and systematic talent search and programming, it is essential that current and future teachers are...
School-Based Observation: A Practical Guide to Assessing Student Behavior
Widely used to assess social–emotional and behavioral referral concerns in grades PreK–12, systematic direct observation is an essential skill for school psychologists and other educators. This...
Differentiated Reading Instruction: Strategies and Technology Tools to Help All Students Improve
Learn how tech tools can make it easier to differentiate reading instruction, so you can reach all of your students and help them increase their fluency and comprehension. This practical guide brings...
How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction: Resources for Grades K-3
Tens of thousands of K-3 teachers have relied on this book—now revised and expanded with more than 50% new material—to plan and deliver effective literacy instruction tailored to each student’s needs...
Functional Communication Training for Problem Behavior
Children and adolescents with moderate and severe disabilities often have communication challenges that lead them to use problem behavior to convey their desires. Functional Communication Training...
Interventions for Disruptive Behaviors: Reducing Problems and Building Skills
Children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders struggle both in and outside the classroom. This book gives school practitioners vital tools for supporting students’ positive behavior as...