How can today’s educators teach academic content to students with moderate and severe developmental disabilitiesâ€"while helping all students meet Common Core State Standards? This text has answers for K-12 teachers, straight from 37 experts in special and general education. A followup to the landmark bestseller Teaching Language Arts, Math, and Science to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities, this important text prepares teachers to ensure more inclusion, more advanced academic content, and more meaningful learning for their students. Teachers will have the cutting-edge research and recommended practices they need to identify and deliver grade-aligned instructional contentâ€"leading to more opportunities and better quality of life for students with severe disabilities.

PREPARE TEACHERS TO

skillfully adapt lessons in language arts, math, and science for students with disabilities

align instruction with Common Core State Standards

select target skills and goals

differentiate instruction using appropriate supports and assistive technologies

balance academic goals and functional skills

make the most of effective instructional procedures such as peer tutoring, cooperative learning, and co-teaching

maintain high expectations for student achievement

promote generalization by embedding instruction into ongoing classroom activities

assess students’ progress and make adjustments to instruction

PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Detailed vignettes based on the authors’ real-life experiences, teaching examples and guidelines that illustrate recommended practices, helpful figures and tables, resource lists, and suggestions for incorporating technology into teaching and learning.