Effective Literacy Instruction for Learners with Complex Support Needs

What are todays best methods for teaching literacy skills to students with complex support needsincluding autism, intellectual disability, and multiple disabilities? This comprehensive guidebook has uptodate, evidencebased answers for pre and inservice educators. Developed by Copeland and Keefe, the experts behind the landmark book Effective Literacy Instruction for Students with Moderate or Severe Disabilities, this thoroughly reimagined followup reflects 10 years of groundbreaking research and advances in the field. Youll discover current recommended practices on critical topics, including how to build vocabulary, increase word recognition, enhance fluency, address cultural and linguistic diversity, and use academic standards when designing instruction. Youll also get the guidance you need to put theory into practice powerful lesson planning strategies, practical examples, and case studies that bring key principles of instruction to life. Whether used as a text for teachers in training or a guide for practicing educators, this book will help teachers of Grades K12 increase access to literacy and prepare all learners for successful communication, employment, and community life.WHATS NEW New section on literacy as a human right for all learners (the why of instruction) Chapters on how to design engaging learning environments Cuttingedge guidance on todays assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication A dedicated chapter on how to use national and state standards in designing instructionRecommendations for adapting books and other materials to increase all learners accessChapters on combining literacy and the arts to enhance student engagement More on literacy beyond high school, including communitybased learning opportunitiesSELECTED TOPICS COVERED language and communication phonics instruction vocabulary fluency writing instruction universal design for learning instruction for English language learners standards-based IEPs differentiated instruction low- and high-tech text adaptations music and drama in literacy learning literacy in postsecondary education literacy in employment settings