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Irrefutable Influence: The Impact of School Culture on Student Intervention Success
Since RTI/MTSS became a major paradigm in school improvement efforts, nearly every book, article, or conference presentation has described it from a technical perspective. That is, they describe in...
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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...
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...
Responsiveness to Intervention: TEC Articles Collection
This book presents a select set of articles taken from issues of TEACHING Exceptional Children that establish a cogent framework for understanding response to intervention (RTI) as a means of...
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...
Rigor in the RTI and MTSS Classroom Practical Tools and Strategies
In this new book, bestselling author Barbara R. Blackburn and intervention expert Bradley S. Witzel show you how to develop rigorous RTI and MTSS programs that will support students and lead them to...
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...
Your UDL Lesson Planner: The Step-by-Step Guide for Teaching All Learners
Many teacher resources explore the fundamentals of universal design for learning (UDL). This book takes UDL to the next level for educators who understand the basics—and can’t wait to start using UDL...
Using the National Gifted Education Standards for Pre-K–Grade 12 Professional Development (2nd ed.)
National teacher preparation standards in gifted and talented education provide the foundation for research-based practices in gifted education and identify what teachers should know and be able to do...
Understanding Students with Autism Through Art
Classroom educators at all levels have been presented with new challenges and opportunities by great increases in the number of students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This book...
Including Everyone: Creating Music Classrooms Where All Children Learn
Many practical books for music educators who work with special needs students focus on students’ disabilities, rather than on the inclusive classroom more generally. In Including Everyone , Judith...
Exceptional Music Pedagogy for Children with Exceptionalities
Exceptional Music Pedagogy offers readers in music education, music therapy, and music in special education communities a new, important, and globally-informed resource for effective music pedagogies...