Systematic Instruction of Functional Skills for Students and Adults With Disabilities

by Keith Storey, Craig A Miner (Contributor)

This book provides an overview of systematic instructional strategies and is written in a format so that teachers and other service providers can immediately put the information to use. It specifically focuses upon systematic instruction for individuals with disabilities (school age and adults) and is generic across age groups as well as disability labels. The book focuses on improving instructional practices for students and adults with disabilities. Practitioners may understand the importance of placing individuals in different settings (e.g., inclusive classrooms, supported employment sites) but not understand how to improve their skills once they are in that setting. This book is intended to give teachers and other service providers the instructional skills for improving the skills of the individuals that they are serving. The most unique feature of the text is that it is written specifically for practitioners in the field (teachers and adult service providers) as well as those in training rather than being written for other academics. An advantage of this book is that those preparing teachers and others can easily use it in methods courses as it covers instructional methodology that is seldom covered in detail in most texts. College instructors will find the book a good choice for their classes based the consistent format throughout the book; the readability of the book for students; the comprehensive coverage of systematic instruction; and the direct applicability to applied settings. Others providing instruction, supervision, and training to direct service providers will find this book useful, such as those working in schools as well as those in transition and adult service settings.

260 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2011

About the author

Keith Storey received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He received his BCBA-D in 2014. After many years in higher education, Keith went back to direct service. He is currently a Clinical Director at Juvo Autism and Behavioral Health Services (formerly known as Ed Support Services) in Oakland, California. Keith has published over 100 articles in professional journals He currently serves on the editorial boards of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, and Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities. He previously served on the editorial boards of Education and Treatment of Children and Exceptionality. He served six years as a classroom teacher working with people with a variety of disability labels. Keith is the recipient of the 1988 Alice H. Hayden Award from The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, the 1996 Hau-Cheng Wang Fellowship from Chapman University which is presented for exceptional merit in scholarship, the recipient of the 2001 Robert Gaylord-Ross Memorial Scholar Award from the California Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities, and is a member of the Illinois State University, College of Education, Alumni Hall of Fame.
Keith's Academia page is at: https://tu-ca.academia.edu/KeithStorey, His Researchgate page is at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/.... You can follow Keith on Instagram at keith.storey.books. Keith has videos on Instruction, Positive Behavior Supports, Transition, and other topics on my youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTfL....

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You can contact Keith at Keith.Storey@tu.edu.