"A Land We Can Share": Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism (Kluth & Chandler-Olcott)

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"A Land We Can Share"
Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism
By

Paula Kluth, Ph.D., & Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Ed.D.

"... a book that will change the face of inclusion ... The authors give us an insider's view into what successful inclusion looks like, brilliantly showing us that it is a reachable goal." —Autism Asperger's Digest review

"A book we all must share for promoting literacy development of students with ASD. Respectful, insightful, engaging and focused on strengths rather than weaknesses." —Barry Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Adjunct Professor, Center for the Study of Human Development, Brown University

Teachers are going to love this book! Passionate and practical, it moves beyond "sight words" and other functional literacy skills and provides the know-how for bringing quality, meaningful literacy instruction to students with autism. Authored by respected, dynamic scholars in autism and literacy, the book breaks new ground as it focuses specifically on ways in which educators can improve literacy outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorders in Grades K–12 classrooms.

Teachers will learn

research-based practices in reading and writing instruction, including those consistent with the recommendations of Reading First
ideas for planning lessons, differentiating instruction, and designing a classroom environment that promotes literacy learning while addressing the individual needs of learners with autism
techniques for assessing students who do not or cannot show their literacy learning in traditional ways due to communication or learning differences
strategies for including students with autism in a wide range of classroom literacy activities
teaching tips from the words and experiences of people with autism spectrum labels and from the authors' own extensive classroom experience

This guidebook brings cutting-edge literacy concepts to special educators who are already familiar with autism but may not have specific training in teaching reading skills and is an essential "literacy meets autism" primer for general educators and reading specialists. For all readers, the book underscores the ways in which literacy can help every learner achieve a more fulfilling, rich, and inclusive academic life.

ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-55766-855-4
Paperback
248 pages / 7 x 10
2008 / $26.95
Stock# 68554

Table of Contents

About the Authors
Foreword
Douglas Biklen
Foreword
Angela Notari-Syverson
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter 1: What Is Autism?

Chapter 2: What Is Literacy?

Chapter 3: Promoting Literacy Development in Inclusive Classrooms

Chapter 4: Assessing Literacy Learning

Chapter 5: Focus on Reading

Chapter 6: Focus on Writing and Representation

Chapter 7: Literacy Learning for Students with Significant Disabilities: Yes, Those Students, Too

Bibliography

References
Literary and Film References
Recommended Reading
Recommended Web Sites on Literacy, Differentiated Instruction, and Disability

Index