Strategy Instruction for Middle and Secondary Students with Mild Disabilities by Conderman, Gregory J.; Hedin, Laura R.; Bresnahan, Mary V.;

Short description:

Featuring detailed student cases, this book provides proven ways to teach all students academic and lifetime learning skills. Informal assessments and sample IEPs are included.

Long description:

Teach your students learning strategies that will last a lifetime!

The pressure is on special and general education teachers alike. If we're to ensure that adolescents with mild disabilities achieve the very same gains as their peers, we must first teach them how to learn. Here's a one-stop guide for getting started, pairing the very best instructional methods with assessments and IEP goals so all students can be independent learners.

Driven by research, this indispensible resource features:

• Evidence-based strategies for teaching vocabulary, reading, written language, math, and science, as well as study skills, textbook skills, and self-regulation
• Clear presentation that describes strategies in context
• Informal assessments for every content area or skill addressed
• Case studies that link assessment results, IEP goals, and learning strategies 
• Application activities with questions and suggested responses

Whether you teach in an inclusive, resource, or self-contained setting, there's no better guide for teaching your students learning strategies that will last a lifetime.

"This is a rare find—a book for practitioners that actually stays on task throughout and provides an abundance of teaching strategies. As a veteran of the classroom, it is nice to find strategies that are useful and can be readily implemented."
—Sally Jeanne Coghlan, Special Education Teacher
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy, Rio Linda CA

"I really like this comprehensive resource of strategies. I felt the book was written for people like me, struggling to do the very best for my students to make their time in school truly of benefit."
—Cheryl Moss, Special Education Teacher
Gilbert Middle School, Gilbert, IA

Table of Contents:

Introduction to Secondary Special Education
1. Instructional Approaches
2. The Strategies Approach
Informal Assessments, IEPs, and Strategies
3. Vocabulary: Informal Assessments
4. Vocabulary: Methods and Strategies
5. Reading Decoding: Informal Assessments
6. Reading Decoding: Methods and Strategies
7. Reading Comprehension: Informal Assessments
8. Reading Comprehension: Methods and Strategies
9. Written Language: Informal Assessments
10. Written Language: Methods and Strategies
11. Study Skills: Informal Assessments
12. Study Skills: Methods and Strategies
13. Textbook Skills: Informal Assessments
14. Textbook Skills: Methods and Strategies
15. Self- Regulation: Informal Assessments
16. Self- Regulation: Methods and Strategies
17. Math: Informal Assessments
18. Math: Methods and Strategies
19. Science: Informal Assessments
20. Science: Methods and Strategies