Teaching Students with Disabilities: Best Practices for Student Success

· Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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This book focuses on fundamental pedagogies implemented with students with disabilities resulting in positive outcomes and addresses the most current viewpoints and perspectives on best practices when teaching students with disabilities. It is written by leaders in the field with particular expertise in these areas. Chapters discuss best practices of special education, but also new and innovative practices to consider. The layout of this book allows readers to follow teaching students with disabilities in a very logical and thoughtful process from students with high incidence disabilities to those with low incidence disabilities as well as chapters that focus on specific academic content and other professionals that work with students with disabilities. This book is an excellent resource for special educators, administrators, mental health clinicians, school counsellors, and psychologists; and it addresses best practices and how special education is deeply rooted in the education of students with disabilities.

About the author

Jeffrey P. Bakken, is Professor of Special Education at Bradley University, Illinois, USA. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA and graduate degrees in the area of Special Education-Learning Disabilities from Purdue University, Indiana, USA. Dr Bakken has received the College of Education and the University Research Initiative Awards, the College of Education Outstanding College Researcher Award, the College of Education Outstanding College Teacher Award, and the Outstanding University Teacher Award from Illinois State University, Illinois, USA. He also received the College of Education and Health Sciences Faculty Achievement Award for Research at Bradley University. He has published over 215 works that include books, chapters, journal articles, proceedings at international conferences, encyclopedia articles, and newsletter articles. He has also made over 275 presentations at International/National and Regional/State conferences. Lastly, he has authored or co-authored numerous grants totalling over $1 million.

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