Whats Missing: Best Practices for Teaching Students with Disabilities [Hardcover]

Whats Missing describes the ten research-based practices that have proven effective in working with students with disabilities. The practices for instruction and for inclusion are detailed in individual chapters in order for the reader to select a specific practice, read information about it, review a possible scenario, and then be given specific strategies on how to implement it. The book begins with an introduction and a brief history of special education legislation to the present.

Dr. Carolyn Lindstrom has taught grades K-12 in general and special education and has been a private school administrator for alternative high schools. She currently teaches students with moderate-to-severe disabilities, working with other teachers in collaboration and co-teaching to include all students and providing access to general education curriculum.

Dr. Bonita Drolet has served in teaching and administrative capacities for pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and the university level. She is sought after by many school districts and private enterprises to assist them in building successful organizations. She has consulted with the Department of Education in Washington D.C., city governments, schools, and districts.

In 1975, federal law mandated that schools provide all students with disabilities a free, appropriate public education. This legislation ensured that I and many of my peers gained access to general education classrooms, something I can say had profound influence on my life's trajectory. Today, many educators still question, What is the best way to support student with disabilities? In this book, Drs. Carolyn Lindstrom and Bonnie Drolet use student/teacher scenarios to illustrate the methods that research has proven to be most beneficial in providing access to all students. Likely, you will see yourself in the examples and discover ways to emulate the problem-solving that is modeled. I recommend this book for both beginning teachers and any more experlC-