Best and promising practices in developmental disabilities / edited by Alan Hilton and Ravic Ringlaben.

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Published: Austin, Tex. : PRO-ED, c1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • Definition and placement. Developmental disabilities : definition, description, and directions / Tom E.C. Smith
  • Defining mental retardation : the natural history of a concept / J. David Smith
  • Syndromes on the margins of mental retardation : dual diagnosis and Balkanization / Steven R. Forness and Kenneth A. Kavale
  • Appropriate assessment and curriculum. Assessment : the key to appropriate curriculum and instruction / Christine A. Macfarlane
  • Assessment for instruction of students with developmental disabilities / Andrea Rosenthal-Malek
  • Appropriate curriculum for students with developmental disabilities / Earle Knowlton
  • Meeting the life skill needs of students with developmental disabilities in integrated settings / H. Roberta Weaver ... [et al.]
  • Development of friendships and social competence / Andrea Rosenthal-Malek
  • Specific instructional strategies. Effective instructional interventions for students with developmental disabilities / Deborah Huntington
  • Small-group direct instruction for students with moderate to severe disabilities / Dennis D. Munk ... [et al.]
  • Beyond acquisition : teaching generalization for students with developmental disabilities / Andrea Rosenthal-Malek and Arlene Bloom
  • Behaving independently : considerations in fading instructor assistance / Felix F. Billingsley
  • Individual needs of students. Multicultural practice in mental retardation and developmental disabilities / Scott Sparks
  • Facilitating friendships and social relationships between students with severe disabilities and their peers / MaryAnn Demchak
  • Self-determination for children and youth with developmental disabilities / Michael L. Wehmeyer, James E. Martin, and Deanna J. Sands
  • Assistive technology effective practices for students with mental retardation and developmental disabilities / Howard P. Parette, Jr.
  • Transition practices for students with mental retardation and developmental disabilities / James M. Brown ... [et al.]
  • Systematic and data-based instruction and management. Data-based measurement and evaluation / Christine A. Macarlane
  • Classroom management : promising and effective practices for students with developmental disabilities / Deborah Huntington
  • Reducing challenging behaviors in learners with developmental disabilities through the modification of instructional practices / John J. Wheeler
  • Family involvement and community attitudes. A multidimensional model for understanding and working with parents and families / Alan Hilton
  • Empowering family members to work as partners with professionals / Ann Horwath
  • Attitudes about individuals with developmental disabilities / Ravic Ringlaben and Dale Dahmen-Jones
  • Appropriate services and other practices. The roles and responsibilities of paraeducators who serve students with developmental disabilities / Anna Lou Pickett and Kent Gerlach
  • Creating inclusive schools : changing roles and strategies / Darlene E. Perner and Gordon L. Porter
  • Effective practice for generating outcomes of significance : the complexities of transformational change / Garnett J. Smith, Patricia J. Edelen-Smith and Robert A. Stodden.