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Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives For School Professionals
by Marilyn FriendReal teachers, real families and students, and real classrooms bring the field of Special Education to life. Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals, Fifth Edition, provides a multi-dimensional view of the field of special education. The most current information and research available provides structure and predictability for novices to the field of special education in today’s educational world. Because special education is made up of real children and real professionals, the author helps to put a “face” on the field to enliven and authenticate the information. Each chapter features stories of individuals with disabilities from the parents of children with disabilities and from professionals who work in the field. Readers of this truly exceptional text will come away with the best understanding of the expectations for educators and students, and learn how critical concepts translate into educational practices.
Special Education: What It Is and Why We Need It (Myeducationlab Ser.)
by James M. Kauffman Daniel P. Hallahan Paige C. Pullen Jeanmarie BadarSpecial Education: What It Is and Why We Need It provides a thorough examination of the basic concept of special education, a discussion of specific exceptionalities, and constructive responses to common criticisms of special education. Whether you’re a teacher, school administrator, teacher-educator, or simply interested in the topic, you will learn just what special education is, who gets it or who should get it, and why it is necessary. The second edition of this brief yet powerful primer will help you build the foundation of a realistic, rational view of the basic assumptions and knowledge on which special education rests.
Special Education and Globalisation
by Sheila RiddellSpecial Education and Globalization illustrates the way in which inclusive education has become the dominant discourse across Europe and the wider international context. Contributions to this book highlight the tensions evident within each jurisdiction, related to the construction of disability within specific historical and cultural antecedents. These tensions often involve the relationship between official policy discourses and grassroots practices based on the assumptions of classroom practitioners who may have strong views on individual deficits. Parents and voluntary organisations may also have an interest in asserting the ‘specialness’ of specific conditions which require provision outside the mainstream. Finally, the emergence of new bureaucratic structures in an era of heightened national and individual competition often run counter to the ethos of co-operation which informs inclusive practice. This book was originally published as a special issue of Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education.
Special Needs in the Early Years: Partnership and Participation
by Rebecca CrutchleyFully up to date with the SEND Code of Practice this book explores all the key contemporary issues relevant to supporting children with special needs in an early years context. Combining theory with practice, it demonstrates how to ensure children’s individual needs are at the heart of early years provision. Key topics covered include: The history and current climate of SEN provision Working with Parents Models of special needs provision Leadership and inclusion Professional ethics Multi-agency working Early intervention International perspectives This core textbook is an essential read for early years students at all levels, and early years practitioners who wish to gain a greater understanding of the core issues affecting special needs provision.
Special Needs in the Early Years: Partnership and Participation
by Rebecca CrutchleyFully up to date with the SEND Code of Practice this book explores all the key contemporary issues relevant to supporting children with special needs in an early years context. Combining theory with practice, it demonstrates how to ensure children’s individual needs are at the heart of early years provision. Key topics covered include: The history and current climate of SEN provision Working with Parents Models of special needs provision Leadership and inclusion Professional ethics Multi-agency working Early intervention International perspectives This core textbook is an essential read for early years students at all levels, and early years practitioners who wish to gain a greater understanding of the core issues affecting special needs provision.
Specialized Schools for High-Ability Learners: Designing and Implementing Programs in Specialized School Settings
by Bronwyn MacFarlaneSpecialized Schools for High-Ability Learners focuses on educational programming offered in nontraditional, publicly approved, and private settings, with important details about how to serve high-ability learners in specialized schools and deliver schoolwide educational change. Each chapter offers a differentiated resource for educators who are interested in designing and implementing programs in specialized school settings by providing a discussion of the critical components for inclusion in a carefully planned, coherent, and quality-minded K-12 curricular sequence. This book delivers a comprehensive discussion with recommendations for the learning experiences of high-talent students in specialized schools and alternatively approved educational programs. Through relevant research and practical applications, this compendium will help in developing high levels of talent among the next generation of competent critical thinkers.
Specialized Schools for High-Ability Learners: Designing and Implementing Programs in Specialized School Settings
by Bronwyn MacFarlaneSpecialized Schools for High-Ability Learners focuses on educational programming offered in nontraditional, publicly approved, and private settings, with important details about how to serve high-ability learners in specialized schools and deliver schoolwide educational change. Each chapter offers a differentiated resource for educators who are interested in designing and implementing programs in specialized school settings by providing a discussion of the critical components for inclusion in a carefully planned, coherent, and quality-minded K-12 curricular sequence. This book delivers a comprehensive discussion with recommendations for the learning experiences of high-talent students in specialized schools and alternatively approved educational programs. Through relevant research and practical applications, this compendium will help in developing high levels of talent among the next generation of competent critical thinkers.
Speediest!: 19 Very Fast Animals (Extreme Animals)
by Steve JenkinsCaldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins is back with more Extreme Animals, perfect for young readers looking for accessible nonfiction chock full of incredible art. Speediest! will focus on the fastest members of the animal kingdom. Through illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures, readers will see how big each animal is compared to humans, where it lives on the globe, and just how quickly it can move! With his signature art style, Steve Jenkins' Extreme Animals reader series explores nature's truly superlative animals. These readers are fact-packed and span the globe, detailing the astounding abilities of every shape, size, and species. Each installment focuses on amazing and unusual animals, making these nonfiction readers accessible, informative, and fascinating.
Spelling Pen in Elf Land
by C. KnebelIt is Matt's tenth birthday and he gets a lousy old pen from his rich Grandma Deb. But Matt does not like to write. What was Grandma Deb thinking...The pen turns out to be magical and soon Matt will learn that he has to help an elf clan to defeat King Gris before he destroys the entire Elf Land.
Spencerian Penmanship Practice Book: Example Sentences with Workbook Pages
by Schin LoongPractice makes perfect!It&’s no secret that improving your Spencerian penmanship requires practice. Unfortunately, Platt Rogers Spencer published less than 30 Spencerian practice sentences. That&’s why this helpful workbook offers over 180 pages of all-new phrases and sentences for you to refine your lettering.Across the top of each page is carefully composed Spencerian lettering by penman Schin Loong. Below the sample sentence is line after line of practice space where you can master your letter height, width, spacing, stroke weight and more. The pages are even perforated so it is easy for you to tear them out and practice on a perfectly at surface. But this book contains no ordinary words—they are the immortal phrases from the Declaration of Independence that define freedom and liberty, such as &“We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal.&”
The Spirit of God Illustrated Bible: Over 40 Stories of God’s Power and Presence
by Doris Wynbeek RikkersUnderstand the Holy Spirit like never before.Accompanied by dramatic, eye-catching illustrations, the striking presentation of these 45 Old and New Testament Bible stories are uniquely created to help kids understand God&’s presence and power in their lives through the Holy Spirit.The Spirit of God Illustrated Bible is truly one-of-a-kind, focusing on Scripture passages that show how—from the glory of creation to the whisperings in our lives today—the Holy Spirit has been active in the world since the beginning. Most importantly, through this unique focus, children will grasp how the Holy Spirit has been within each one them since they were born.Old and New Testament stories such as Adam and Eve, Abraham, Joseph, the Baptism of Jesus, and Pentecost come alive alongside dramatic illustrations by Fernando Juarez. This is a special storybook Bible that will help children learn about and trust in the power of the Holy Spirit for life.The Spirit of God Illustrated Bible:Presents 45 Bible stories—29 from the Old Testament and 16 from the New Testament—focusing on the presence and power of the Holy SpiritHelps kids ages 4-8 learn more about the Holy Spirit and his presence throughout the Bible and in their livesIncludes beautiful and dramatic full-color illustrations throughoutIs a perfect birthday, Christmas, or First Communion gift for children and grandchildrenIs an ideal Bible storybook resource for Christian educators, librarians, Sunday school teachers, and homeschoolers
Spirit Week Showdown (Peachy and Keen #2)
by Jason Tharp J. B. RoseThe second full-color, illustrated, hilarious title in the new chapter book series by illustrator Jason Tharp.It's spirit week at Happy Tails School and Purrfect9 magazine wants to get in on the fun. Gertie the unicorn wants to start a daily vlog profiling the week and Connie the Octopus thinks a prank channel will get more views. Editor-in-Chief Peachy decides whichever channel has the most total views by the end of the week will get to show their video at the big Pep Rally. It's Peachy and Gertie vs. Keen and Connie--may the best vlog channel win!
Splat the Cat Gets a Job! (I Can Read Level 2)
by Rob ScottonYou know Splat the Cat from his bestselling picture books and phonics fun in Level One readers. Now get ready to graduate with Splat into Level Two readers! This all-new I Can Read features splat-tastic inventions as Splat tries his paw at a new job—newspaper cat.Splat is so excited to be the new newspaper cat! But getting up super early, keeping track of all those papers, and delivering to all those houses sure isn’t as easy as it looks. With help from Kitten, and some cool inventions, can Splat figure out how to toss papers like a pro?Splat the Cat Gets a Job is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Don't miss Splat's very first Level Two adventure!
Sport and the Neoliberal University: Profit, Politics, and Pedagogy
by Ryan King-White Henry Giroux Susan Searls Giroux Neal C. Ternes Michael D. Giardina Jaime DeLuca Callie Batts Maddox Matthew G. Hawzen Lauren C. Anderson Joshua I. Newman Ellen J. Staurowsky Richard M. Southall Crystal Southall Oliver Rick Adam Beissel Jacob J. Bustad Ronald L. MowerCollege students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in the stadiums built with corporate money, and the crowded sporting events sponsored by large conglomerates. The contributors to Sport and the Neoliberal University examine how intercollegiate athletics became a contested terrain of public/private interests. They look at college sports from economic, social, legal, and cultural perspectives to cut through popular mythologies regarding intercollegiate athletics and to advocate for increased clarity about what is going on at a variety of campuses with regard to athletics. Focusing on current issues, including the NCAA, Title IX, recruitment of high school athletes, and the Penn State scandal, among others, Sport and the Neoliberal University shows the different ways institutions, individuals, and corporations are interacting with university athletics in ways that are profoundly shaped by neoliberal ideologies.
Sportengagements türkisch-muslimischer Migrantinnen
by Ursula ZenderUrsula Zender untersucht, weshalb türkisch-muslimische Migrantinnen im organisierten Sport in Deutschland so stark unterrepräsentiert sind. Sie geht der Frage nach, welche Faktoren den Zugang zum Sport im Allgemeinen und zum Sportverein im Besonderen bestimmen und fokussiert dabei Kultur, Religion, traditionelle Geschlechterrollen, die Herkunftsfamilie und die Offenheit der Sportvereine. Ihre Arbeit ist sozialisationstheoretisch ausgerichtet und beleuchtet mithilfe der Dokumentarischen Methode die Bedeutung von Sportengagements im Lebenslauf türkisch-muslimischer Migrantinnen.
Sports Law in India: Policy, Regulation and Commercialisation (SAGE Law)
by Lovely Dasgupta Shameek senSports is probably one of the greatest instruments of social cohesion in today’s conflict-stricken world. It has grown from being just an activity for leisure to an activity that is treated as an industry and like all industries, there are innumerable issues that crop up day in and day out. Sports Law in India: Policy, Regulation and Commercialisation presents the legal challenges that sports faces in India today and further debates on the numerous legal issues, policies and regulations that have arisen and are most likely to arise in the near future. It discusses current issues such as spot fixing, public access to sporting events, doping controversies, concerns about religion in sports, and broadcasting law and taxation of earnings from sports. The book also compares the recent legal developments in India with the international sports law to provide a better understanding.
Spotlight On Young Children: Observation And Assessment (Spotlight On Young Children Ser.)
by Holly Bohart Rossella ProcopioThe debate surrounding testing and accountability in early childhood education continues, but one thing is universally agreed upon: effective observation and assessment of young children's learning are critical to supporting their development. Educators balance what they know about child development with observation and assessment approaches that both inform and improve the curriculum. This foundational resource for all educators of children from birth through third grade explores <P><P> <li>What observation and assessment are, why to use them, and how <li>Ways to integrate documentation, observation, and assessment into the daily routine <li>Practices that are culturally and linguistically responsive <li>Ways to engage families in observation and assessment processes <li>How to effectively share children's learning with families, administrators, and others <li> Find inspiration to intentionally develop and implement meaningful, developmentally appropriate observation and assessment practices to build responsive, joyful classrooms.
Sprezzatura: Concealing the Effort of Art from Aristotle to Duchamp (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts)
by Paolo D'AngeloThe essence of art is to conceal art. A dancer or musician does not only need to perform with ability. There should also be a lack of visible effort that gives an impression of naturalness. To disguise technique and feign ease is to heighten beauty. To express this notion, Italian has a word with no exact equivalent in other languages, sprezzatura: a kind of unaffectedness or nonchalance.In this book, the first to consider sprezzatura in its own right, philosopher of art Paolo D’Angelo reconstructs the history of concealing art, from ancient rhetoric to our own times. The word sprezzatura was coined in 1528 by Baldassarre Castiglione in The Book of the Courtier to mean a kind of grace with a special essence: the ability to conceal art. But the idea reaches back to Aristotle and Cicero and forward to avant-garde works such as Duchamp’s ready-mades, all of which share the suspicion of the overt display of skill. The precept that art must be hidden turns up in a number of fields, from cosmetics to interior design, politics to poetry, the English garden to shabby chic. Through exploring different articulations of this idea, D’Angelo shows the paradox of aesthetics: art hides that it is art, but in doing so it reveals itself to be art and becomes an assertion about art. When art is concealed, it appears as spontaneous as nature—yet, paradoxically, also reveals its indebtedness to technique. An erudite and surprising tour through aesthetics, philosophy, and art history, Sprezzatura presents a strikingly original argument with deceptive ease.
Squeak the Mouse Likes His House (I Like to Read)
by Pat SchoriesThe illustrator of the best-selling Biscuit books has created an adorable mouse who inhabits a Borrowers-like world.To a tiny creature like Squeak, a sneaker can become a bed, a toy can become a vehicle, and a few crumbs can become a meal. Readers will be fascinated by the contrast in scale between the giant human world (inhabited by two unsuspecting children) and the diminutive mouse world. As an extra treat, there are fun mazes on the endpapers that follow Squeak's adventure!
Squeeze the Sponge: A No-Yawn Guide to College Writing
by Rhoda JanzenThis book uses the author’s powerful, hilarious, and emotionally generous voice as a bestselling memoirist and award-winning professor to offer undergraduate students an inspirational writing guide. This indispensable textbook is replete with hands-on activities, seventy pages of grammar instruction, and memorable tips, examples, and analogies to help students refine their writing—in other words, “squeeze the sponge.” In this book, the author achieves something new: a textbook so lively and humorous that students will actually want to read it.
SRA Open Court Reading, Grade 4 Student Anthology
by McGraw Hill EducationStudent Anthologies include a variety of narrative and informative texts to help students understand concepts such as: key ideas and details, writing as a craft, and the integration of background knowledge and ideas.
SSAT & ISEE Prep 2019-2020: 4 Upper/Middle Level Practice Tests + Proven Strategies (Kaplan Test Prep)
by Kaplan Test PrepKaplan's SSAT & ISEE Prep 2019-2020 provides the perfect mix of strategy and review to help students ace these important private and independent school admissions exams. Realistic practice, expert tips, and study planning tools will help Upper and Middle Level students face Test Day with confidence.Proven Strategies. Realistic Practice.Four Upper/Middle Level practice tests with score conversion tables and detailed answer explanationsHundreds of practice questions and multiple essay prompts, complete with expert guidance for getting to the correct answer and model essaysTest-taking strategies and tips proven to help students score higherIntensive, test-specific math and verbal workouts to help students focus their studyingUpdated content and vocabulary lists to match the rigor of the Upper and Middle Level SSAT and ISEEExpert GuidanceWe know the test—our experts make sure our practice questions and study materials are true to the examWe know students—every explanation is written to help you learn, and our tips on the exam structure and question formats will help you avoid surprises on Test DayWe invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and more than 95% of our students get into their top-choice schools
A Staff Guide to Addressing Disruptive and Dangerous Behavior on Campus
by Brian Van Brunt Amy MurphyThere is an increasing population of students coming to college who challenge and frustrate staff. Students struggle with complex mental health problems, environmental stress, anger difficulties, and the potential for explosively acting out with threats or violence. This practical guide provides college and university staff with direction when working with these students in a variety of college environments, including community colleges, four-year institutions, and online learning environments. Coverage includes how to identify and assess students who are at risk, calm and de-escalate a crisis, motivate and inspire change, and how to manage and maintain change in a positive direction over time. Grounded in theory and research, this book offers practical and tangible advice and guidance to make it easier to assist students in need.
Stand Beautiful - picture book
by Chloe HowardTeach your child the importance of embracing their uniqueness, celebrating the differences in others, and having a positive outlook with Stand Beautiful. International speaker, TEDx speaker, and anti-bullying author Chloe Howard shows kids that they are perfect in their own imperfect ways.With humor and heart, Chloe and her friends take a road trip to encourage others who are struggling with loving themselves. After learning about their issues, Chloe and her friends spread positivity with easy-to-remember affirmations:Be proud of who you are.Stand up and accept yourself.Boldly face your beautiful self.Rock your differences.I am the best me there is.Stand Beautiful features colorful and adorable illustrations by Deborah Melmon. This picture book will help children ages 4 to 8 who struggle with issues stemming from anxiety, bullying, self-esteem, confidence, and acceptance.Born with a clubfoot, author Chloe Howard had five major operations by the time she was fifteen. Through her hardships, she learned that each of us is perfect in our own imperfect way. Chloe wants to help your child stand beautiful too!
The Standards-Based Classroom: Make Learning the Goal
by Emily A. Rinkema Stan WilliamsGet to know which practices related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment are essential to make learning the goal for every student! You’ll learn how to Create learning targets that are scalable and transferable within and across units Develop instructional scales for each learning target Design non-scored practice activities and assessments Introduce and model skills that will be assessed and design tasks that allow students to use these skills Differentiate instruction and activities based on data from various types of assessments Maintain a gradebook that tracks summative achievement of learning targets, and score assessments accordingly Communicate progress clearly and efficiently with students and families