Teaching literacy to students with significant disabilities : strategies for the K-12 inclusive classroom / June E. Downing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downing, June, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Students with disabilities--Education--United States.

Students with disabilities.

Language arts--Remedial teaching--United States.

Language arts.

Inclusive education--United States.

Inclusive education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 164 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Corwin, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Including students with severe disabilities in mainstream classrooms is now commonplace. June Downing looks at literacy education in this context, covering assessment of the general curriculum, literary activities, parental involvement, pre- & post-assessment, peer support, & many other topics.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Literacy and a Free Appropriate Public Education; Chapter 2 - Literacy and Communication; Chapter 3 - Planning Literacy Activities; Chapter 4 - Teaching Literacy Skills; Chapter 5 - Evaluating Progress: Next Steps; Chapter 6 - The Future for Literacy Access and Instruction; Resources; Glossary; References; List of Tables; List of Figures; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-150) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781452238845

1452238847

9781483328973

148332897X

9781452222271

1452222274

OCLC:

875818923