The General Educator's Guide to Special Education [Paperback]

Jody L. Maanum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2003 | ISBN-10: 1890455350 | ISBN-13: 978-1890455354 | Edition: 2nd

Formerly published by Peytral Publications

This resource covers disability categories, the process from prereferral to placement, appropriate teaching strategies, easy-to-implement curriculum and behavioral adaptations, and Web sites about disabilities.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a great resource for general and special education teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals looking for answers when working with students with special needs. What a wonderful guide for supporting our day-to-day work." (Heidi Rinke, Special Education Teacher )

"This book is an extremely valuable resource containing practical and realistic information that can be applied continuously to the challenges in the classroom. It is a refreshing perspective that sheds new light on meeting special needs." (Colleen Deal, Third-Grade Teacher )

"What a great resource! This is a quick and handy tool of communication between special education and the general education arena." (Kim Erdahl, K-6 Teacher )

"A well-organized and user-friendly text offering essential information and instructional strategies to educators working with children with special needs.” (Susan B. Neuman, Professor, and Christine Meyer, Doctoral Student ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Jody L. Maanum has taught in both the general and special education settings for 13 years, working diligently to implement best practice techniques and differentiated strategies to meet the individual needs of all students. Maanum is currently the literacy coach and Response to Intervention training specialist for the Midwest Special Education Cooperative in West Central Minnesota. She has been instrumental in promoting early literacy achievement in all children and fully implementing the RTI model in the nine school districts within the cooperative in which she works. She received her bachelor of arts degree in elementary education from Concordia College and obtained a master of science degree in special education from the University of Minnesota, Moorhead.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Peytral Publications, Inc; 2nd edition (November 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890455350
• ISBN-13: 978-1890455354
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,092,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars helpful for praxis, August 5, 2008

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Mindy Walman Hathaway "grizzdais" (Winston-Salem, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The General Educator's Guide to Special Education (Paperback)

I used this as a suplementary tool to study for the special education praxis. It was helpful in that it gave me some definitions and background information.