What Every Teacher Should Know About Special Learners

Download or read book What Every Teacher Should Know About Special Learners written by Donna Walker Tileston and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2003-10-30 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concise guide to differentiating instruction for special learners Teaching and learning strategies have a profound effect on students with disabilities as well as on gifted and talented students. This resource for the classroom teacher covers: Special education categories Special education regulations, laws, programs, and processes: IDEA, 504, referral, assessment, placement, IEP, and more Identifying and working with special learners Special learners in the regular classroom Helping students use a variety of modalities to process, store, and retrieve information Effective teaching and learning strategies for at-risk students: grouping strategies, peer tutoring, computer-assisted instruction, and more Differentiating content, process, and product for gifted students Vocabulary pre-test, post-test, and summary Bibliography and index