Reaching Students with Diverse Disabilities: Cross-Categorical Ideas and Activities [Paperback]

Currently, special educators are being asked to address varied needs of children with disabilities placed together in cross categorical settings. This handy guide provides educators with a clear understanding of IDEA definitions for learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, mental retardation, and autism. From there, readers will learn the key strategies that work best for each grouping of students and how to enhance the curriculum or created lessons for cross categorical groups. This unique book offers teachers a means to be an effective special educator across the spectrum of their duties.

Mary Z. McGrathtaught for 31 years with the Bloomington, Minnesota Public Schools primarily in the area of special education. She writes and presents workshops to educators, parents, and the general public.

Beverley H. Johnsis the author of seven published books, an active in a number of state and national organizations, and was the 2000 recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award of the International Council for Exceptional Children.

The authors have presented a wide spectrum of examples showing how to integrate instruction with diverse student needs with an easy access to instructional activities for use in lesson and activity planning. I found this book extremely engaging, relevant, and stimulating toward creating new options to teach educationally diverse students in single settings. Based upon real life school situations, this book provides fresh ideas applicable to practice while drawing readers' attention to emerging needs of students with special needs. Sarup Mathur, clinical associate professor and initial teacher certification coordinator, Special Education Program, Division of Curriculum an

Working with students with multiple disabilities in the same classroom can be both challenging and rewarding. Even though students have varying disabilities, they have many common needs. [This book] provides a wealth of lc¯