children with disabilities

Discusses how to apply assessment methods and interpret data, with guidelines for forming a coherent student behavioral profile using a response-to-intervention model and case examples to illustrate behavior assessment in various contexts, and covers systematic direct observation and direct behavior ratings.

A strength-based approach to teaching students with special needs including Down Syndrome and Autism, with strategies and reinforcement activities for developing literacy skills.

Mike Kersjes chronicles his efforts to take the students in his special education class to NASA's Space Camp and discusses what he, and his students, learned from the experience.

A memoir in which Samantha Abeel discusses her life before and after being diagnosed with the math-related learning disability discalculia in seventh grade.

The story of a young Indian boy of the Blackfeet tribe and his effort to overcome the restrictions of a physical handicap to earn the respect of his people and bring honor to his family.

Explores the universal enjoyments of childhood that all children can realize and share with a handicapped child.

Toby describes all of the things his older sister, who is physically disabled, does and does not do and why he loves her.