| Description |
xi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- I. Philosophical, Legal, and Programmatic Foundations. 2. Foundations of Collaborative Teamwork. 3. Parents as Team Members: Inclusive Teams, Collaborative Outcomes / Christine Salisbury -- II. Designing Individualized Education Programs. 4. An Ecological Model of Curriculum: A Natural Context for Therapy. 5. Collaborative Assessment / Beverly Rainforth, Cathy Macdonald, Jennifer York and Winnie Dunn. 6. Collaborative Individualized Education Programs. 7. Collaborative Instructional Design -- III. Implementation Strategies and Issues. 8. Organizational Strategies for Collaborative Teamwork. 9. Moving Forward with Collaborative Teamwork -- Appendix: Blank Forms |
| Summary |
This resource is essential for educators, therapists, and other human services professionals who want to break away from traditional models of service provision to an effective team approach |
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How can educators, parents, and therapists work together successfully to ensure a quality education for a student with severe disabilities? Collaborative Teams for Students with Severe Disabilities: Integrating Therapy and Educational Services describes step by step how parents and professionals can interact with one another to create exciting learning opportunities for students. Replete with sample documents and suggested intervention methods, this guidebook discusses the stages of transition, detailing how to choose team members, define responsibilities, and implement team strategies. Collaborative team members will learn important skills such as developing an ecological curriculum, conducting collaborative assessment, designing a collaborative IEP, scheduling the logistics of integrated therapy and education, and developing action plans for change |
| Analysis |
Special educational needs students |
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Special educational needs students |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Children with disabilities -- Education -- United States.
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Children with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
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Teaching teams -- United States.
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| Author |
Macdonald, Cathy.
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York-Barr, Jennifer, 1958-
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| LC no. |
91045963 |
| ISBN |
1557660883 |
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