Collaboration, Consultation, and Teamwork for Students with Special Needs

Collaboration, Consultation, and Teamwork for Students with Special Needs
Author: Peggy Dettmer
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2009
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780205608379

This text provides a comprehensive, practical foundation and guide for preparing school personnel and families to work together in the education of students with special needs. The book addresses the roles and responsibilities of all educators at school, while working with families and in their communities, to allow them to provide services that will help students with special needs achieve and develop their potential. The book's organization works well with the conventional formats of a special education course in collaborative school consultation at the pre-service or graduate-level , with classes for general teacher education, and with school districts' professional development plans.

Collaborating, Consulting and Working in Teams for Students with Special Needs

Collaborating, Consulting and Working in Teams for Students with Special Needs
Author: Ann Knackendoffel
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2017-02-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0134574362

Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134517725 . For courses in Collaboration, Consultation, or Co-Teaching. A focus on collaboration in a variety of environments that emphasizes constructive ways to use educator differences to serve students with special needs. This all-in-one resource gives educators a broad look at the history of collaboration, ways to structure and implement collaborative teams, important processes and practices that ensure effective co-educator partnerships, and the external support that makes collaborative school consultation successful. Collaborating, Consulting and Working in Teams for Students with Special Needs shows what it means to blend the professional perspectives and personal preferences of co-educators using real-life applications, and numerous examples of school-based situations in vignettes and case studies. Filled with new chapter-opening classroom scenarios and updated activities, the Eighth Edition prepares educators, school personnel, families, and community leaders with a strong knowledge base that celebrates the strengths in personal differences. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded videos. Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is: Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience.* Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad® and Android® tablet.** Affordable. Experience the advantages of the Enhanced Pearson eText along with all the benefits of print for 40% to 50% less than a print bound book. * The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads. *The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7” or 10” tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later.

Consultation, Collaboration, and Teamwork for Students with Special Needs

Consultation, Collaboration, and Teamwork for Students with Special Needs
Author: Peggy Dettmer
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This book is a comprehensive, practical guide for preparing educators to consult, collaborate, and work as teams for the education of students with special learning and behavioral needs. This book is designed to help administrators, personnel, general classroom teachers, special education supporters, families, and students themselves to be 1.) clear and focused in regard to their roles and opportunities, 2.) prepared for fulfilling those roles and maximizing the service opportunities, 3.) organized and efficient for successful consultation and collaboration, and 4.) reflective in assessing and improving collaborative school consultation.

Collaboration

Collaboration
Author: Cynthia G. Simpson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2021-09-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000491137

This practical resource for teachers, professionals, and parents addresses collaboration, effective communication, and how to work with families. Information also is included on the many different professionals involved in the education of students with disabilities, such as occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, school psychologists, intervention specialists, and more. Each chapter is written by actual professionals in that area and addresses roles and responsibilities of the authors' job, how they communicate with teachers and parents, and the direct services they provide to students and teachers. With a focus on how everyone must work together to meet student needs, this is an essential text for special education professionals.

Interactive Teaming

Interactive Teaming
Author: Carol Chase Thomas
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 442
Release: 1995
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Collaboration for Inclusive Education

Collaboration for Inclusive Education
Author: Chriss Walther-Thomas
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This book is designed to teach preservice and advanced education professionals how to work with others to develop successful inclusive education programs for students with unique learning needs. The content, examples, and related skill-building activities enable readers to develop the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to serve as leaders in this effort. In addition to successful collaboration, careful consideration has been given to other important issues related to program development such as staffing, instructional planning, ongoing classroom support, and IEP development. Issues addressed at the district, school, and classroom levels. KEY FEATURES: An emphasis on essential program features required for lasting success in inclusive education. Careful consideration of the change process as schools attempt to modify their traditional support service delivery options. Strategies to facilitate school-home teamwork in the development student IEPs based on collaborative service delivery structures. This book is appropriate for educators with a wide variety of professional roles and leadership responsibilities including general educators, special educators, education specialists, administrators, and related services providers such as school psychologists, counselors, speech and language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, and English-as-Second-Language (ESL), reading, and gifted education specialists. In addition, it is designed for use in staff development efforts and as a personal reference for practicing professionals.

The Special Educator′s Guide to Collaboration

The Special Educator′s Guide to Collaboration
Author: Sharon F. Cramer
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2006-04-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 150631838X

"The valuable information and numerous strategies and resources make this a must have book for all teachers striving for effective collaborative relationships." -Spencer J. Salend, Professor SUNY, The College at New Paltz At last, a practical game plan for productive and personally rewarding collaborative relationships! General and special education teachers working side by side on a daily basis must move beyond basic communication to improve collaborative relationships inside and outside the classroom. Author Sharon F. Cramer delves into the art of the collaborative process through a series of practical exercises coupled with relevant research, and outlines a plan to make collaboration a life-long part of teaching. Preservice teachers, inservice teachers, and staff developers alike can use the activities in the book as is or adapt them to fit their own unique circumstances. Whether used for personal improvement or by a group for professional development purposes, these invaluable set of relationship-building tools will empower teachers and give them the motivation, understanding, and skills to transform unsatisfactory co-teaching relationships into productive, truly collaborative relationships. Special features include: Case stories and data from among 1,000 collaboration projects supervised by the author Up-to-date research, including an overview of current literature on collaboration "Idea try-outs"-step-by-step reflection activities for promoting independent, innovative thinking "Project try-outs"-structured research and interview activities that provide readers with focused ways to test their collaboration skills When teachers become curious, motivated learners, not only will they discover the many benefits of collaborative relationships with their peers, but they will also enrich the learning environment for their students!