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Curriculum and Instruction for All Learners
Blending Systematic and Constructivist Approaches in Inclusive Elementary Schools
Edited by Beverly Rainforth, Ph.D., & Judy W. Kugelmass, Ph.D.
Timely and enlightening, this textbook helps you bridge the gap between two key approaches to classroom teaching: systematic (teacher-directed) instruction, which is found in most special education services; and constructivist (child-centered) instruction, which is often found in progressive general education. You’ll start by exploring the history and characteristics of these two methods and discovering how an integrated approach can support and advance inclusion in elementary schools. Then, through current research and case studies, you’ll learn how to combine the strengths of each approach to address key issues like:
- cultural and linguistic diversity in the classroom
- balanced literacy instruction
- mathematics instruction
- project-based learning
- inclusion of students with challenging behavior and/or severe disabilities
With this innovative book, you’ll learn how you can implement a balanced, integrated instructional approach to meet the educational needs of all students.
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ORDERING INFO
ISBN 1-55766-610-5
Paperback
302 pages
6 x 9
2003 / $35.00
Stock# 6105
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Table of Contents
About the Editors
Contributors
Foreword
Mara Sapon-Shevin
Acknowledgments
I. Designing Elementary Education for All Children
- Searching for a Pedagogy of Success
Judy W. Kugelmass and Beverly Rainforth
- Addressing Issues of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Early Childhood Classroom
Monica Miller Marsh
- Project-Based Instruction
Judy W. Kugelmass
II. Curriculum and Instruciton in Schools for All Children
- Finding the Middle Ground in Literacy Instruction
Karen Bromley
- Beyond Constructivism and Back to Basics: A Cultural Historical Alternative to the Teaching of the Base Ten Positional System
Jean Schmittau
- Social History, Technology, and the Building of Inclusive Classroom Communities
Laura Lamash
- Inclusive Education Through the Arts in a Collaborative Community-Responsive Elementary Team: A Day in the Life
Barbara Regenspan
III. “All” Children Really Means All Children
- Meeting the Needs of Students with Challenging Behavior
Robert Carpenter and Melissa Price
- Using Activity Routines to Design Inclusive Education for Students with Severe Disabilities
Beverly Rainforth
- Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Classroom Communities
Beverly Rainforth and Judy W. Kugelmass
Index
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