ERIC Number: ED388000
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 447
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ISBN: ISBN-1-55766-144-8
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Welcoming Students Who Are Deaf-Blind into Typical Classrooms: Facilitating School Participation, Learning, and Friendships.
Haring, Norris G., Ed.; Romer, Lyle T., Ed.
This collection of 18 papers focuses on the inclusion of students who are deaf-blind in regular classrooms. Papers include: (1) "Inclusion of Students Who Are Deaf-Blind: What Does the Future Hold?" (Lori Goetz); (2) "A History of Federal Support for Students with Deaf-Blindness" (R. Paul Thompson and Charles W. Freeman); (3) "Perceptions of Inclusion by Parents of Children Who Are Deaf-Blind" (Joyce Ford and Bud Fredericks); (4) "Establishing Inclusive School Communities" (Kathleen Liberty and Norris G. Haring); (5) "Teacher Preparation" (Barbara A. B. McLetchie); (6) "Developing Educational Plans To Support Valued Lifestyles" (Lyle T. Romer and Mary A. Romer); (7) "Using Social-Validity Assessments To Identify Meaningful Outcomes for Students with Deaf-Blindness" (Ilene S. Schwartz); (8) "Collaborative Teaming To Support Participation in Inclusive Education Settings" (Lyle T. Romer and Andrew R. Byrne); (9) "Adapting Environments To Support the Inclusion of Students Who Are Deaf-Blind" (Jeanne Glidden Prickett and Therese Rafalowski Welch); (10) "Functional Communication in Inclusive Settings for Students Who Are Deaf-Blind" (Kathleen Stremel and Richard Schutz); (11) "Social Relationships Among Students with Deaf-Blindness and Their Peers in Inclusive Settings" (Thomas Haring and others); (12) "Behavioral Support in Inclusive School Settings" (Felix F. Billingsley and others); (13) "Supporting the Medical and Physical Needs of Students in Inclusive Settings" (Philippa H. Campbell); (14) "Teaching Orientation and Mobility: Access, Information, and Travel" (Kathleen Gee and others); (15) "Instructional Strategies in Early Intervention Programs for Children with Deaf-Blindness" (Ilene S. Schwartz and Bonnie McBride); (16) "Facilitating Active and Informed Learning and Participation in Inclusive School Settings" (Kathleen Gee); (17) "Joining the Community" (Robert Huven and Shepherd Siegel); and (18) "Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Deaf-Blindness: Rethinking Current Practices" (Lyle T. Romer and Norris G. Haring). Each paper contains a reference list. (MDM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Community Involvement, Deaf Blind, Early Intervention, Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Inclusive Schools, Interpersonal Competence, Mainstreaming, Medical Services, Parent Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Preschool Education, Program Development, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Secondary School Students, Social Integration, Staff Development, Student Educational Objectives, Student Needs, Student Participation, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Teamwork
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., P.O. Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624 ($35).
Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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