children with disabilities

Meet five special children and see what they can do.

Contains more than sixty lesson plans with over three hundred games and activities designed to help develop and reinforce relationship-building and social skills in children in preschool and elementary grades.

Michelina Bellsong, having put her own troubles aside after meeting Lani, a physically disabled nine year old, rushes off in pursuit when the child's stepfather, who claims to believe Lani is either going to be healed or abducted by aliens, spirits her away.

Jordan describes what it's like to have a hearing loss problem, but how his hearing aids allow him to live a normal life most of the time.

Zach describes what it's like to have asthma, but how precautions and treatments allow him to live a normal life most of the time.

Luke describes what it's like to have Down's syndrome, but how he can do most of the things that other kids do, with some assistance from his parents, teachers, and friends.

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.