Literacy Skill Development for Students with Special Learning Needs: A Strengths-based ApproachThis valuable resource provides a methodology that focuses on visual learning, and is especially significant for those students having difficulty learning to read through a traditional auditory, sound based approach; includes explicit direction for the instructional steps to be taken and the kinds of visual materials that can be created and used to build skills; is packed with strength-based strategies and reinforcement activities for the development/acquisition of literacy skills; is designed for students with special learning needs, including ASD and Down Syndrome; and embraces the basic tenets of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). |
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Page 171 - Rief, SF & Heimburge, JA (1996). How to reach & teach all students in the inclusive classroom: Ready-to-use strategies, lessons, and activities for teaching students with learning needs. West Nyack, NY: Center for Applied Research in Education.
Page 171 - Shinn, M. (1989). Curriculum-based measurement: Assessing special children. New York: Guilford Press.