10 Critical Components for Success in the Special Education Classroom (eBook)

Your blueprint for building structure, consistency, and accountability year-round! Often teachers of all experience levels struggle to effectively manage special education classrooms. In this must-have guide, Rohrer and Sampson provide a solid, workable action plan to ensure measurable success for even your most challenging student. Discover a variety of research-based instructional strategies to: Support all students, including those with autism and severe learning disabilities Organize your classroom, materials, and staff and student schedules for optimal teaching and learning Execute well-planned standards-based lessons, annual IEP's, PLAALP's, behavioral interventions, and visual supports Develop communication and social skills within a language-rich environment Foster parent communication and staff collaboration Packed with real-world examples, free tools to use and share, a list of resources and a helpful glossary, this dynamic resource will inspire you, develop your teacher toolbox, and ensure your students are on the path to achievement! "e;10 Critical Components for Success in the Special Education Classroom offers practical and easy-to-use ideas for organizing your physical classroom space, materials, student and staff schedules. Readers will also receive well thought out strategies that will definitely aid in the ultimate end result-student success!"e; -Avis Canty, Special Education Teacher Tanglewood Middle School, Greenville, SC "e;The path to success for students with autism and intellectual disabilities starts here, when their teachers implement the essential critical components outlined in this book."e; -Renee Bernhardt, Learning Support for Special Education and RTI Cherokee County School District, Canton, GA