strategies and techniques every teacher can use to challenge and motivate struggling students
Winebrenner, Susan
1996
A guide for teachers of students with learning disabilities that includes techniques and strategies designed to involve students in learning activities, intervene with various learning difficulties, and teach to multiple intelligence levels.
Having attended a school only for blind children, Jenny worries about starting regular classes in a public school until the day she proves she is "just one of the kids.".
Contains an autobiography of Gina A. Oliva, a deaf woman who recounts her experiences in a public school and compares them with those of other deaf adults who attended public schools.
Presents eight essays on inclusive schooling--the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms--discussing various instructional strategies, explaining how to adapt curricula, and listing several further resources.
Tells the story of Emily Eaton, who was born with cerebral palsy, and her family's battle to keep her in regular school with her friends instead of attending a special school for disabled children.
When Nick, confined to a wheelchair, enters a regular classroom for the first time as a result of U.S. Public Law 94-142, he and his new classmates must resolve their initial apprehensions about mainstreaming.
