The Special Educator's Guide to Distance Education

Adapting Your Instruction for the Virtual Classroom
Addresses the issues special education teachers are most likely to encounter when engaging in distance education. The topics covered include foundations for distance education including how to prepare for distance learning, engaging students, tracking progress, selecting assistive technology, and successfully implementing behaviour supports.

Distance education services are an effective way to meet the needs of students with disabilities, but few special educators get the preparation they need to conduct high-quality instruction remotely. All the fundamentals are in this one-of-a-kind guide, the first dedicated book on distance learning for special educators.

With contributions from more than 35 experienced educators, this guide covers all types of distance learning from Grades PreK through 12—both real-time and asynchronous, from higher-tech online teaching to instruction with prepared materials. Special educators will get foundational knowledge on the principles and recommended practices of virtual learning, and then discover specific strategies for delivering behavioral, academic, and social supports at a distance. Up-to-date research blends seamlessly with practical action steps, giving educators a reliable and immediately useful guide to the most successful virtual learning practices.  

Required reading for both pre- and in-service special education teachers, this timely book clarifies what effective and engaging distance education looks like from preschool through high school—and how to maximize its benefits for students with a wide range of disabilities.

 LEARN HOW TO:

• adapt your curriculum and instruction for virtual learning
• select and use technology to support learners and families
• make skillful adaptations for students with physical, sensory, and communication challenges
• teach both reading and STEM skills at a distance
• respond to challenging behavior and mental health needs in a virtual environment
• collect student data and monitor IEP objectives
• meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students
• plan smooth student transitions at a distance

SPECIAL FEATURES: Reinforce and enhance your learning with chapter objectives, case studies, reflection questions, and lists of helpful tools, apps, and resources to explore.

Contributor: Wen-hsuan Chang (Contributions by), Valerie L. Mazzotti (Contributions by), Brandy Brewer (Contributions by), Amy Spriggs (Contributions by), Fred Spooner (Contributions by), Bree A. Jimenez (Contributions by), Erin K. Washburn (Contributions by), Sarah Hawkins (Contributions by), Robert C. Pennington (Contributions by), Sejal Parikh Foxx (Contributions by), Catherine H. Fowler (Contributions by), Ya-Yu Lo (Contributions by), Samantha Walter (Contributions by), Jared Stewart-Ginsburg (Contributions by), Melissa C. Tapp (Contributions by), Lefki Kourea (Contributions by), Ginevra Courtade (Contributions by), Margaret E. Bausch (Contributions by), Barbara J. Fiechtl (Contributions by), Stephen Kwiatek (Contributions by), Kaitlin O'Neill (Contributions by), Ann C. Jolly (Contributions by), Lusa Lo (Contributions by), LuAnn Jordan (Contributions by), Karen Hager (Contributions by), Leah Wood (Contributions by), Jennifer Grisham (Contributions by), Donald M. Stenhoff (Contributions by), Melinda Jones Ault (Contributions by), Ronda Menlove (Contributions by), Cindy M. Gilson (Contributions by), Donna Brostek Lee (Contributions by), Kelly M. Anderson (Contributions by), Kristen D. Beach (Contributions by), Jenny Root (Contributions by), Ross Menlove (Contributions by)

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