An essential resource for educators, speech-language pathologist, and parents—and an ideal text for courses that cover literacy and significant disabilities—this book will help you ensure that all students have the reading and writing skills they need to unlock new opportunities and reach their potential.
READERS WILL:
- Discover 10 success factorsfor helping students with significant disabilities become literate
- Teach emergent readers and writers skillfully,with evidence-based strategies for shared and independent reading, early writing instruction, and alphabetic and phonological awareness
- Help students acquire conventional literacy skills,with adaptable strategies for teaching reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, decoding, and spelling
- Organize and deliver comprehensive literacy instructionin a variety of settings, both inside and outside of school
- Use assistive technology effectivelyto support reading, writing, and communication
- Engage and motivate studentsand make literacy instruction meaningful to their everyday lives
PRACTICAL MATERIALS:Sample teaching scenarios and dialogues, how-to strategies, and downloadable resources, including sample lessons, a quick-guide to key literacy terms, lesson sequences, and flowcharts to guide instruction.