Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write

This guide explains how to teach children with significant disabilities to read and write, focusing on practical aspects and what has worked best in the authors' experience and detailing instructional strategies and resources that can be applied across settings. It emphasizes literacy instruction, rather than technology-supported instruction or accommodations that remove the need to learn to read and write. It outlines a comprehensive approach that covers each of the elements required for learning to read and write, addressing emergent literacy instruction for students developing the skills and understanding they will eventually use to read and write; the components of comprehensive, conventional reading and writing instruction for students who know the letters of the alphabet, understand that print carries meaning, and are interested and engaged when teachers read to them, with discussion of strategies to teach reading comprehension, self-directed reading, writing, and word identification; and planning and implementation aspects, including using assistive technology to support literacy and organizing and delivering instruction. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Literacy improves lives&;and with the right instruction and supports, all students can learn to read and write. That's the core belief behind this teacher-friendly handbook, your practical guide to providing comprehensive, high-quality literacy instruction to students with significant disabilities. Drawing on decades of classroom experience, the authors present their own innovative model for teaching students with a wide range of significant disabilities to read and write print in grades preK&;12 and beyond. Foundational teaching principles blend with concrete strategies, step-by-step guidance, and specific activities, making this book a complete blueprint for helping students acquire critical literacy skills they'll use inside and outside the classroom. An essential resource for educators, speech-language pathologist, and parents&;and an ideal text for courses that cover literacy and significant disabilities&;this book will help you ensure that all students have the reading and writing skills they need to unlock new opportunities and reach their potential.READERS WILL:Discover 10 success factors for helping students with significant disabilities become literateTeach emergent readers and writers skillfully, with evidence-based strategies for shared and independent reading, early writing instruction, and alphabetic and phonological awarenessHelp students acquire conventional literacy skills, with adaptable strategies for teaching reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, decoding, and spellingOrganize and deliver comprehensive literacy instruction in a variety of settings, both inside and outside of school Use assistive technology effectively to support reading, writing, and communicationEngage and motivate students and make literacy instruction meaningful to their everyday livesPRACTICAL MATERIALS: Sample teaching scenarios and dialogues, how-to strategies, and downloadable resources, including sample lessons, a quick-guide to key literacy terms, lesson sequences, and flowcharts to guide instruction.
Grounded in the belief that all students can learn to read and write print, this book is a thorough yet practical guide for teaching students with significant disabilities. It explains how to provide comprehensive literacy instruction addressing these students' needs, whether they are emergent readers and writers or students acquiring conventional literacy skills. General and special educators, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals will find concise research synopses and theoretical frameworks, practical lesson formats, guidance on incorporating assessment and using assistive technology, and more.