Support the academic performance and independence of students with medical and physical disabilities!
If not properly addressed, a medical or physical disability that results in limited strength, mobility, vitality, and/or alertness can have as much of an adverse affect on a student's educational performance as a learning disability.
Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this highly informative guide discusses the issues educators and school nurses need to be aware of in order to effectively support students with medical, physical, and multiple disabilities in the special or general education classroom. Highlights include:
Cognitive, academic, physical, behavioral, and communication characteristics of numerous medical and physical conditions
Helpful ideas for adjusting the classroom and school environments to suit the needs of students with medical and physical disabilities
Strategies for adapting instructional activities and materials for students with physical disabilities
Assistive technologies designed to enhance communication or mobility
Identification issues associated with multiple disabilities
About A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Self-Assessment I
Introduction to Teaching Students With Medical, Physical, and Multiple Disabilities
1.What Are Medical Disabilities?
Identification of Medical Symptoms
Prevalence of Medical Disabilities
"Other" Health Impairments
Special Health Problems
Medically Fragile and Technology Dependent Groups
2.What Are Physical Disabilities?
Orthopedic Impairments
Specific Impairments
Neurological Disorders
Traumatic Brain Injury
Autism
3.What Are Multiple Disabilities?
4.What Characteristics Are Associated With Medical, Physical, and Multiple Disabilities?
Cognitive
Academic
Physical
Behavioral
Communication
5. What Should Every Teacher Know About Teaching Students With Medical, Physical, and Multiple Disabilities?
Identifying Disabilities
Asking Questions
Identifying Key Areas of Assistance
Adapting Instruction
Facilitating Communication
Fostering Independence
6.Medical, Physical, and Multiple Disabilities in Perspective
Selecting Home vs. Institutional Care
Supporting Inclusion
7. What Have We Learned?
Key Points
Key Vocabulary
Self-Assessment II
Answer Key for Self-Assessments
On Your Own
Resources
Books
Journals & Articles
Organizations
Reference
Index
