Research-based practices in special education / Bryan G. Cook and Melody Tankersley

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Research-based Strategies for Improving Outcomes in Academics -- Section 2. Research-based Strategies for Improving Outcomes in Behavior -- Section 3. Research-based Approaches for Assessment -- Section 4. Research-based Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Targeted Groups of Learners.

This is not a typical introductory textbook in special education that provides brief overviews of a large number of student characteristics and instructional practices. Textbooks with this focus serve important purposes. For example, individuals who are just beginning to explore the field of special education need to understand the breadth of student needs and corresponding instructional techniques that have been and are being used to teach students with disabilities. This text addresses a different need- the need for extensive information on selected, highly effective practices in special education. Stakeholders such as advanced pre-service special educators, practicing special education and inclusive teachers, administrators, parents, and many teacher-educators are more directly involved with the instruction and learning of children and youth with disabilities and as a result need in-depth treatments of the most effective practices that they can use to meaningfully impact and improve the educational experiences of children and youth with and at risk for disabilities.