Brookes Publishing

The beyond access model; promoting membership, participation, and learning for students with disabilities in the general education classroom. (CD-ROM included)

This book is the product of a four year demonstration project undertaken by the authors whose goal was to outline policies and test effective practices for the successful inclusion of cognitively disabled students into mainstream classrooms. As the title suggests, the goal was not to simply come up with a model to get those students into general classrooms, but to provide methodologies and guidelines for offering them the full participation and benefits other students experience. The book, including the accompanying CD-ROM of lesson plans, forms and templates, provides specific details and approaches for administrators willing to commit to the rigor required to produce the desired outcomes. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Preschool pathways to science; facilitating scientific ways of thinking, talking, doing, and understanding.

Preschool-aged children are capable of abstract scientific thought which, with the right kind of nurturing, can be enhanced and more-fully developed. Preschool Pathways to Science (PrePS) are methods and activities designed to capture the attention of preschoolers and develop science-based skills that will make learning higher scientific concepts later more likely. While the book is designed for teachers, it would also be useful for parents looking for interesting activities that would help their children have fun while developing usable skills. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Prevent-teach-reinforce; the school-based model of individualized positive behavior support. (CD-ROM included)

The prevent-teach-reinforce (PTR) model, based on the positive behavior support approach, can be used with students with and without disabilities. This book/CD-ROM package guides school-based teams through the PTR process and will help K-8 teachers solve classroom behavior challenges. The book offers a five-step plan for reducing behavior problems and increasing social skills and academic engagement, composed of the steps of team building, goal setting and data collection, assessment, intervention, and evaluation of the PTR intervention. The book supplies numerous surveys, forms, comparison sheets, checklists, and intervention plans, which are also included on the CD-ROM. Dunlap is research professor in the Division of Applied Research and Educational Support at Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)