Handbook of Research-Based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability

Michael L. Wehmeyer is the Ross and Mariana Beach Distinguished Professor of Special Education and Director and Senior Scientist at the Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas, USA. He is a past president of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and founding co-editor of the AAIDD journal Inclusion.Karrie A. Shogren is Professor of Special Education and Senior Scientist and Director of the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities, University of Kansas, USA. She is founding co-editor of the AAIDD journal, Inclusion, and co-editor of the journal, Remedial and Special Education.

• Section I: Understanding Intellectual DisabilityChapter 1 Historical Understandings of Intellectual Disability and the Emergence of Special EducationMichael L. Wehmeyer, J. David SmithChapter 2 Reframing Educational Supports for Students with Intellectual Disability Through Strengths-Based ApproachesKarrie A. Shogren, Michael L. Wehmeyer, Robert L. Schalock, James R. ThompsonChapter 3 Supports and Support Needs in Strengths-Based Models of Intellectual Disability James R. Thompson, Karrie A. Shogren, Michael L. WehmeyerChapter 4 Implications of Strengths-Based Models of Disability for the Education of Students with Intellectual DisabilityMichael L. Wehmeyer, Karrie A. ShogrenSection II: Eligibility, Assessment, and Educational PlanningChapter 5 Measuring Intellectual Functioning and Adaptive Behavior in Determining Intellectual DisabilityMarc J. Tassé, Margaret H. MehlingChapter 6 Measuring Support Needs and Supports PlanningJames R. Thompson, Carolyn Hughes, Virginia Walker, Stephanie DeSpainChapter 7 Alternate AssessmentMeagan Karvonen, Shawnee Wakeman, Neal KingstonChapter 8 Individualized Education Programs to Promote Access to the General Education Curriculum for Students with Intellectual DisabilityMichael L. Wehmeyer, Suk-Hyang LeeChapter 9 Planning for Other Educational Needs and Community-Based InstructionDavid W. Test, Fred Spooner, Debra Holzberg, Colleen Robertson, Luann Ley DavisChapter 10 Transition PlanningJames E. Martin, Amber E. McConnellChapter 11 Person-Centered and Student-Directed PlanningKarrie A. Shogren, Michael L. Wehmeyer, James R. ThompsonSection III: Schoolwide and Classroomwide Academic and Behavioral SupportsChapter 12 Multi-Tiered Systems of SupportsKarrie A. Shogren, Michael L. Wehmeyer, Kathleen Lynne Lane, Carol QuirkChapter 13 Positive Behavior Supports for Students with Intellectual Disability Glen Dunlap, Donald Jackson, Ashley GreenwaldChapter 14 The Role of Technology in Implementing Universal Design for LearningLoui Lord Nelson, Mindy JohnsonChapter 15 Supporting the Social Lives of Students with Intellectual DisabilityElizabeth E. Biggs, Erik W. CarterChapter 16 Self-Determination and Goal AttainmentKarrie A. Shogren, Michael L. WehmeyerChapter 17 Educating Students in Inclusive ClassroomsJennifer Kurth, Susan Marks, Jody BartzChapter 18 Research-based Practices for Fostering Trusting Partnerships with Families in Educating Students with Intellectual DisabilityKathleen Kyzar, Shana J. Haines, Ann P. Turnbull, Jean Ann Summers Chapter 19 Teaching Reading and Literacy Skills to Students with Intellectual DisabilitySusan R. Copeland, Elizabeth B. KeefeChapter 20 Teaching Mathematics and Science to Students with Intellectual DisabilityAlicia Saunders, Diane Browder, Jenny RootSection IV: Education across the LifespanChapter 21 Early Intervention and Early Childhood EducationMichaelene M. Ostrosky, Rosa Milagros Santos, Hasan Y. ZaghlawanChapter 22 High Quality Educational Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability in Elementary SchoolKendra Williams-Diehm, Susan B. PalmerChapter 23 High Quality Educational Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability in Middle and Junior High SchoolColleen A. Thoma, Kimberly Wolowiec Fisher, Sarah Hall, LaRon A. Scott, Irina Cain, Andrew Wojcik, Brittany SterretChapter 24 High Quality Educational Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability in High SchoolMary E. Morningstar, Jennifer Kurth, Michael L. Wehmeyer, Karrie A. ShogrenChapter 25 Transition to EmploymentPaul Wehman, Lauren Avellone, Valerie Brooke, Pam Hinterlong, Katherine Inge, Stephanie Lau, Jennifer McDonough, Grant Revell, Carol SchallChapter 26 Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual DisabilityMeg Grigal, Maria Paiewonsky, Debra HartAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsIndex