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Informationen zum Autor Bob Algozzine is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina and project codirector of the U.S. Department of Education-supported Behavior and Reading Improvement Center. With 25 years of research experience and extensive firsthand knowledge of teaching students classified as seriously emotionally disturbed, Algozzine is a uniquely qualified staff developer, conference speaker, and teacher of behavior management and effective teaching courses. He is active in special education practice as a partner and collaborator with professionals in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in North Carolina and as an editor of several journals focused on special education. Algozzine has written more than 250 manuscripts on special education topics, including many books and textbooks on how to manage emotional and social behavior problems. Klappentext Learn what effective teachers do to support students with mental retardation in and out of the inclusive classroom! Providing special and general educators with highly effective strategies for enhancing the academic and social skills of students with mental retardation, and offering a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this exceptional resource also discusses: Common causes of mental retardation Diagnosing mental retardation Cognitive, academic, physical, behavioral, and communicational characteristics Methods for improving students' functional academic, social, self-care, and work skills Instructional approaches for students with severe disabilities Issues such as prevention of mental retardation and transitioning from school to workThis reference discusses common causes of mental retardation; methods for improving students' functional academic, social, self-care, and work skills; and instructional approaches for students with severe disabilities. Inhaltsverzeichnis About A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher Acknowledgements About the Authors Self-Assessment I Introduction to Teaching Students With Mental Retardation 1.What is Mental Retardation? Definition Prevalence 2.What Causes Mental Retardation? Genetic Conditions Problems During Pregnancy & Birth Health Problems 3.How is Mental Retardation Diagnosed? Significance of Adaptive Behavior in Diagnosis 4.What Characteristics Are Associated With Mental Retardation? Cognitive Academic Physical Behavioral Communication 5.How Should Teachers Teach Students With Mental Retardation? Improving Functional Academic Skills Improving School Adaptive Behavior Improving Work Skills Improving Leisure Skills 6.What Should Every Teacher Know About Teaching Students With Severe Disabilities? Definition Prevalence Curriculum Considerations Instructional Approaches 7.What Trends and Issues Influence How We Teach Students With Mental Retardation? Prevention of Mental Retardation Transitioning From School to Work 8.Mental Retardation in Perspective Recent Advances The Importance of Environments Inclusion 9. What Have We Learned? Key Points Key Vocabulary Self-Assessment II Answer Key for Self-Assessments On Your Own Resources Books Journals & Articles Organizations References Index ...
