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Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom: Strategies to Maximize Students' Assets
Contributor(s): Karten, Toby J. (Editor)
ISBN: 1412957702     ISBN-13: 9781412957700
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $44.60  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2008
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Annotation: "Maximize each learner??'s strengths while fostering a positive, inclusive atmosphere for "all" students!"How we treat others in society very often influences how individuals feel about themselves. This book demonstrates how educators can effectively model and promote sensitive and inclusive classroom practices that maximize success for students with disabilities. Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom: Strategies to Maximize Students' Assets illustrates how teachers, students, families, and community members can foster positive inclusive experiences by differentiating not only instruction, but attitudes too! Content-rich interdisciplinary lessons are accompanied by behavioral, academic, and social interventions that capitalize upon students' strengths. The author demonstrates the impact of literature, self-advocacy, role playing, and strategic interventions that make the most of learners' potentials by acknowledging and advocating their assets. The book offers lessons, tables, rubrics, instructional guidelines, and charts to help teachers improve both interactions and introspections related to disabilities in school settings and beyond.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Special Education - Physical Disabilities
Dewey: 371.91
LCCN: 2007049091
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 8.53" W x 10.93" (1.76 lbs) 296 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Physically Challenged
- Topical - Mentally Challenged
 
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Publisher Description:

Foster positive experiences by differentiating not only instruction but attitudes too!

This practical resource illustrates how educators can effectively promote sensitive, inclusive practices that maximize success for students with disabilities. Karten demonstrates the impact of literature, self-advocacy, role playing, and behavioral, academic, and social interventions on students' growth. The numerous tables, rubrics, instructional guidelines, charts, and content-rich interdisciplinary lessons help readers:

  • Determine effective strategies for differentiating instruction for specific disabilities
  • Modify lessons and curriculum appropriately in the content areas
  • Encourage students to become active participants in learning
  • Increase disability awareness and foster inclusive mind-sets in students, colleagues, and families

Contributor Bio(s): Karten, Toby J.: -

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Toby J. Karten is an experienced educator who has been immersed in the field of special education for her entire career. As an accomplished author and researcher, she has presented successful staff development to local, national, and international audiences. Toby is affiliated with Drew and Monmouth University and is an adjunct professor and graduate instructor at the Regional Training Center, which is affiliated with Gratz College and The College of New Jersey. Being involved in the field of special education for the past three decades has afforded Ms. Karten an opportunity to help many children and adults from elementary through graduate levels around the world. She has been a resource teacher, staff developer, adult educator, and inclusion coach and consultant in New York and New Jersey schools and in many districts nationally and globally. In addition to her roles as an inclusion coach, student and family advocate, professional developer, mentor and resource teacher, Toby designed graduate courses titled From Challenge to Success; LD, ADHD, and the Spectrum and Skills and Strategies for Inclusion and disABILITY Awareness. She has trained instructors in three states to teach her courses. In addition, she has designed online courses for NaMaYa titled Collaborative Practices for Inclusive Classrooms and Interventions for Students with Dyslexia and Other Reading Differences. She has been recognized by both the Council for Exceptional Children and the New Jersey Department of Education as an exemplary educator, receiving two Teacher of the Year awards. She earned an undergraduate degree in special education from Brooklyn College, a master of science in special education from the College of Staten Island, a supervisory degree from Georgian Court University, and an honorary doctorate from Gratz College. Toby has authored several books and resources about inclusion practices and the CCSS, which are currently used for instruction on many college and university campuses and schools throughout the world.

Ms. Karten is married, has a son, and a few dogs. She enjoys teaching, reading, writing, artwork, and most of all, learning. Toby believes that inclusion does not begin and end in the classroom, but is a philosophy that continues throughout life. Hence, inclusion is not only research-based, but life-based as well!