More Language Arts, Math, and Science for Students with Severe Disabilities

Diane M. Browder, Ph.D., is Snyder Distinguished Professor and doctoral coordinator of Special Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Browder has more than 2 decades of experience with research and writing on assessment and instruction of students with severe disabilities. Recently, she has focused on alternate assessment and linking assessment and instruction to the general curriculum. She is Principal Investigator for an Institute of Education Sciences - funded centre with a focus on teaching students with moderate and severe disabilities to read. She is a partner in the National Center on Alternate Assessment and Principal Investigator for Office of Special Education Programs - funded projects on access to the general curriculum. Dr. Spooner is Professor of Special Education, Coordinator of the Adapted Curriculum (Severe Disabilities) Program, and Principal Investigator on a personnel preparation project involving distance delivery technologies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Spooner has more than 2 decades of experience with research and writing instructional practices for students with severe disabilities. He is co-editor for Teacher Education and Special Education and serves as an associate editor for Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities. He was a co-editor for TEACHING Exceptional Children and an associate editor for Teacher Education and Special Education. Recently, he has focused on alternate assessment and linking assessment and instruction to the general curriculum and serves as a Senior Research Associate for an Institute of Education Sciences - funded centre with a focus on teaching students with moderate and severe disabilities to read.

• About the Reproducible MaterialsAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsForeword Martin AgranPrefaceAcknowledgmentsI Greater Access to General Curriculum1. More Content, More Learning, More Inclusion, Diane M. Browder and Fred Spooner2. Embedded Instruction in Inclusive Settings, John McDonnell, J. Mathew Jameson, Timothy Riesen, and Shamby Polychronis3. Common Core State Standards Primer for Special Educators, Shawnee Y. Wakeman and Angel LeeII Teaching Common Core Language Arts4. Passage Comprehension and Read-Alouds, Leah Wood, Diane M. Browder, and Maryann Mraz5. Reading for Students Who Are Nonverbal, Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell, Pamela J. Mims, and Jean Vintinner6. Comprehensive Beginning Reading, Jill Allor, Stephanie Al Otaiba, Miriam Ortiz, and Jessica Folsom7. Teaching Written Expression to Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities, Robert Pennington and Monica DelanoIII Teaching Common Core Mathematics and Teaching Science 8. Beginning Numeracy Skills, Alicia F. Saunders, Ya-yu Lo, and Drew Polly9. Teaching Grade-Aligned Math Skills, Julie L. Thompson, Keri S. Bethune, Charles L. Wood, and David K. Pugalee10. Science as Inquiry, Bree A. Jimenez and Heidi B. Carlone11.11 Teaching Science Concepts, Fred Spooner, Bethany R. McKissick, Victoria Knight, and Ryan WalkerIV Alignment of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment12.The Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Pieces of the Student Achievement Puzzle, Rachel Quenemoen, Claudia Flowers, and Ellen Forte13. Promoting Learning in General Education for All Students, Cheryl M. Jorgensen, Jennifer Fischer-Mueller, and Holly Prud'homme14. What We Know and Need to Know About Teaching Academic Skills, Fred Spooner and Diane M. BrowderIndex

“A wonderful roadmap for getting from where we are now to where we want to be: full curriculum access for students with significant cognitive disabilities.” - Martha Thurlow, Director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes