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Powerful Practices for High-Performing Special Educators

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"This book has ideas, tools, and starting points for all the situations you could encounter on your first day of teaching or on your thousandth! It is practical and up-to-date on what it is like to be a special educator in schools today."—Alison Martins, Special Education TeacherSeven Hills Charter Public School, Worcester, MA

"This book is a new teacher′s first stop for everything from ′How should I set up my room the first week of school?′ to ′What types of assessments should I be using?′"—Nancy Yost, Associate Professor of Special EducationIndiana University of Pennsylvania

A valuable toolbox for every situation in the special education classroom!

Special education teachers face unique challenges, especially when they are just beginning. This essential resource offers special educators a blueprint for dealing with the most common challenges they face both in the classroom and in the larger school environment.

These research-based strategies help teachers meet the academic needs of diverse students with disabilities (including those who are also English language learners) in areas such as setting up a classroom, managing student behavior, designing effective instruction, incorporating technology, embracing diversity, and more. Each chapter

An overview and objectivesA brief research reviewStep-by-step strategies that can be used immediatelyExamples and scenarios from real teaching experiencesSelf-assessments and reflectionsThis all-in-one reference book offers the tools, strategies, and support special educators need for success in their first year and every year thereafter!

201 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 13, 2010

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June 17, 2016
It's hard to judge teacher text books at this point. Unless there is a novel concept or organization, I'm often reading more or less the same information just to make sure I get credit. This one's good, but I don't know that it has many advantages on a couple others I've already read.
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