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Concise and accessible, Gargiulo/Metcalf's TEACHING IN TODAY'S INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS: A UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING APPROACH, 4th edition, equips you with a practical, flexible framework for effective instruction, classroom management, assessment and collaboration in today's diverse classrooms. It is the first inclusion textbook with a consistent, integrated emphasis on UDL -- a key educational philosophy focused on using strategies and tools to help ALL students by accommodating their differences. Aligned with InTASC and CEC standards, this hands-on text delivers foundational information about children with disabilities included in today's classrooms as well as the most effective strategies for teaching them alongside their typically developing peers. Extensive coverage of Common Core State Standards is coupled with insightful case studies and sound research-based teaching and learning strategies. 
 About the Author 
Richard M. Gargiulo is Professor Emeritus of special education in the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Prior to receiving his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he taught fourth graders and young children with intellectual disability in the Milwaukee Public Schools. Upon receiving his doctorate, he joined the faculty of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where he taught for over eight years. A teacher educator at UAB for more than three decades, Dr. Gargiulo is a frequent contributor to the professional literature and has authored or co-authored 100-plus publications, including 20 textbooks. In addition to serving as the first Fulbright Scholar in special education assigned to the former Czechoslovakia, he was twice elected as president of the Alabama Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children and is a former president of the CEC Division of International Special Education and Services as well as a past president of the CEC Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Teaching, however, has always been Dr. Gargiulo's passion. In 1999 he received UAB's President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2007 the Alabama Federation of the CEC honored him with the Jasper Harvey Award in recognition of being named the outstanding special education teacher educator in the state.\nDebbie Metcalf has worked in partnership with Pitt County Schools and East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, as a special educator and intervention specialist for Pitt County Schools. She has served as teacher-in-residence in the department of curriculum and instruction at East Carolina University for over 20 years. Currently, she teaches methods courses and works in the classroom with undergraduate preservice teachers and graduate students seeking alternative teacher certification. Metcalf holds a Master of Arts in Education degree from San Diego State University and is certified in both general and special education, including assistive technology. She became a National Board Certified Teacher in 1997. In 2004, she received the Clarissa Hug Teacher of the Year Award from the International Council for Exceptional Children. She serves on the Council for Exceptional Children board of directors and is active in the Division of International Special Education and Services. For more than three decades, Metcalf has taught students of all ages in California, New Mexico, Hawaii, Michigan and North Carolina. She continues to mentor new teachers and has frequently led staff development sessions. Her primary research areas include access to the general curriculum for students with exceptionalities, collaborative teaching models, alternate assessment models for diverse learners, curriculum design and revision, service learning and international partnerships.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS offers a thorough introduction to the educational policies, programs, practices, and services specific to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who demonstrate delays and disabilities. It also speaks to youngsters who exhibit signs of being at-risk for future programs in learning and development. Through a host of proven learning techniques, a website, and additional related resources, readers are guided to a full understanding of important theoretical and philosophical foundations in serving children whose learning is delayed. These include authentic assessments, cultural sensitivity and competence, activity-based interventions, and developmentally and individually appropriate practices. This new edition also makes recommendations for using technology in the learning environment and emphasizes instructional strategies necessary for creating inclusive learning environments.

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Focuses on children from birth to age five---young children generally referred to as infants, toddlers, and preschoolers---who are at-risk for school success due to such factors as congenital disorders, developmental problems, and environmental factors such as poverty, abuse, and cultural and linguistic differences. This text explores the current issues in the field of inclusion: family issues, assessment practices, and cultural diversity. The authors provide a solid, comprehensive, and well-researched text to introduce students to the field of early childhood special education.

Young Children with Special Needs: An Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education

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AN INTRODUCTION TO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS offers a thorough introduction to the educational policies, programs, practices, and services specific to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who demonstrate delays and disabilities. It also offers information about youngsters who exhibit signs of being at-risk for future programs in learning and development. Through a host of proven learning techniques, a website, and additional related resources, readers are guided to a full understanding of important theoretical and philosophical foundations in serving children whose learning is delayed. These include authentic assessments, cultural sensitivity and competence, activity-based interventions, and developmentally and individually appropriate practices. The book emphasizes instructional strategies necessary for creating inclusive learning environments, and offers recommendations throughout for using technology in the learning environment.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS offers a thorough introduction to the educational policies, programs, practices, and services specific to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who demonstrate delays and disabilities. It also offers information about youngsters who exhibit signs of being at-risk for future programs in learning and development. Through a host of proven learning techniques, a website, and additional related resources, readers are guided to a full understanding of important theoretical and philosophical foundations in serving children whose learning is delayed. These include authentic assessments, cultural sensitivity and competence, activity-based interventions, and developmentally and individually appropriate practices. The book emphasizes instructional strategies necessary for creating inclusive learning environments, and offers recommendations throughout for using technology in the learning environment. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.

An Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs: Birth Through Age Eight

TEACHING IN TODAY'S INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS: A UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING APPROACH, 3rd Edition is a concise, accessible, and current text for the Introduction to Inclusive Teaching course. It is the only inclusion textbook available with a consistent, integrated emphasis on Universal Design for Learning (UDL)--an important, contemporary educational philosophy focused on using strategies and tools to help ALL students by accommodating their differences. Aligned with InTASC and CEC standards, this text also provides foundational information about children with disabilities who are included in today's classrooms, and the most effective strategies for teaching them alongside their typically developing peers. Featuring new material on Common Core State Standards, case studies, and sound research-based teaching and learning strategies, this hands-on text offers you a practical, flexible framework for effective instruction, classroom management, assessment, and collaboration in today's diverse classrooms.

This book offers a broad introduction to educational policies, programs, practices, and services appropriate to infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers who exhibit delays and disabilities. It also does an exceptional job of addressing the issue of youngsters who are recognized as being at-risk for future problems in learning and development. Through a host of proven learning techniques and additional related resources, students will come to fully understand important theoretical and philosophical foundations in serving children whose learning is delayed. These foundations include, but are not limited to, research-based decision making, developmentally and individually appropriate practices, a holistic view of young children and their families, cultural sensitivity and competence, and activity-based interventions.

Young Children with Special Needs

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Teaching in Today's Inclusive Classrooms: A Universal Design for Learning Approach

Working With Parents of Exceptional Children: A Guide for Professionals

An Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs: Birth Through Age Eight (Available Titles CourseMate)

Young Children with Special Needs: An Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education

CourseMate, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Gargiulo/Kilgo's An Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs: Birth Through Age Eight, 4th

Cengage Advantage Books: An Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs: Birth Through Age Eight

An Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs: Birth Through Age Eight

Teaching in Today's Inclusive Classrooms: A Universal Design for Learning Approach

Young Children with Special Needs