Comprehensive and unique, this text provides special educators and others education professionals with the knowledge and strategies for creating meaningful educational experiences for students with physical, health, or multiple disabilities. It is the only text published that specifically addresses the educational and psychosocial needs of students with physical or health impairments who do not necessarily have cognitive disabilities and explains the psychosocial impact of disability including those disabilities that are degenerative and terminal in nature.It teaches key knowledge and strategies for creating meaningful educational experiences for students with physical, health, or multiple disabilities and illustrates how assessment and curriculum accommodations and modifications support students with physical or multiple disabilities to reach their highest potential. New to this Edition! <ul>
<li> NEW! Features a completely redesigned model for planning and designing courses of study for students with disabilities that is aligned with core academic curriculum - found in the chapter on curricular options (Ch. 5) and modeled throughout the text. <ul>
<li>Familiarizes readers with the theory on which text coverage is based and gives them a structure on which to “hang” current and future knowledge. </li> </ul>
</li> <li> NEW! Includes the most updated information on federal legislation - Summarizes the key aspects of NCLB and IDEA (Ch. 1) <ul>
<li>Describes mandated assessment and appropriate accommodations and modifications. </li> </ul>
</li> <li> NEW! Redesigned transition content (Ch. 12) - emphasizes self-determination as a guiding factor developing student outcomes. </li> <li> NEW! Photos and illustrations throughout the text - Created specifically for this text, with enhanced chapter opening photos. <ul>
<li>Enhance the narrative throughout and the uniqueness of the text overall.</li> </ul>
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Teaching Individuals with Physical or Multiple Disabilities

Education & Teaching

Heller, Kathryn

Best, Sherwood

Bigge, June

Schools & Teaching

Pearson

Understanding Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities, second edition is the most current and applied characteristics text on the market. Foundational and “Knowledge to Practice” chapters will prepare future teachers to understand and teach those students with a wide range of physical, health and multiple disabilities most commonly encountered in the classroom, realize the educational implications of the disabilities, and learn key ways to apply book content to teaching practice. The text allows future teachers to come away with the best preparation for providing a safe, healthy school environment and an effective teaching environment for children with physical, health, and multiple disabilities.

Understanding Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities

Forney, Paula

Alberto, Paul

Schwartzman, Morton

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