children with disabilities

Examines current research about the best ways to teach students with disabilities in middle school and secondary school classrooms and explains how the findings can best be applied in different content areas.

Presents a comprehensive resource on assessing special needs' children and includes reproducible forms and worksheets, listings of assistance networks, and advice on working with ESL learners, and more.

Offers teachers more than one thousand practical strategies for creating a classroom atmosphere and curriculum that meets the needs of all students, despite learning differences and difficulties.

A collection of personal testimonies from parents across the country who share their experiences raising special needs children and how they have coped with the various challenges of such disorders as ADD and ADHD, Asperger's syndrome and autism, and physical disabilities.

Presents guidelines, strategies, and techniques for developing and implementing programs designed to incorporate children with disabilities into the regular classroom; and examines the legalities involved in reforming schools to educate students with special needs.

Offers parents and educators an overview of inclusion programs, with tools to help parents enhance their child's learning experience, both at home and in the classroom, and strategies for working with the education system to make the most of inclusive education.