Teaching Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms, 9th edition

REVEL™ is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, REVEL offers:

• Dynamic content matched to the way today's students read, think, and learn.
  • A Reimagined Way to Learn and Study. Fully digital and highly engaging, REVEL™ gives students everything they need for the course – all in one fluid, integrated learning experience. Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips.
  • Videos and Interactives. Integrated within the narrative, videos and interactives empower students to engage with concepts and take an active role in learning. REVEL's unique presentation of media as an intrinsic part of course content brings the hallmark features of Pearson's bestselling titles to life. REVEL's media interactives have been designed to be completed quickly, and its videos are brief, so students stay focused and on task.
  • Quizzing. Located throughout REVEL, quizzing affords students opportunities to check their understanding at regular intervals before moving on.
  • A Fully Mobile Learning Experience. REVEL enables students to read and interact with course material on the devices they use, anywhere and anytime. Responsive design allows students to access REVEL on their tablet devices and smart phones, with content displayed clearly in both portrait and landscape view.
• Superior assignability and tracking tools that help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts.
  • Assignment Calendar. REVEL allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class. And when students know what is expected of them, they're better motivated to keep up.
  • Performance Dashboard. REVEL lets educators monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement. It offers actionable information that helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task. Of particular note, the trending column reveals whether students' grades are improving or declining – which helps educators identify students who might need help to stay on track.

Additionally, REVEL for Teaching Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms offers:

• Get a realistic view of student scenarios encountered in the classroom, and contextual relevance to the learning material:
  • Links to videos in each chapter reinforce material and serve as prompts for instructors for class discussions of the material.
  • Each chapter profiles individual students

    with a brief introduction and serves as a lead-in to advanced organizers on each chapter’s content.
• Keep up to date on current knowledge, strategies, and instructional approaches–and become familiar with state-of-the-art practices:
  • Completely revised, the book now includes 15 chapters (from 17 in the previous edition), all with updated references and revised and new content.
  • NEW! Response to Intervention (RTI) is covered in an entire chapter (Ch. 8). Pre-service educators are familiarized with the utilization of this hot topic.
  • NEW! Updated information on assistive technology reflects the most current practices and changes in the field.
  • NEW! Information on autism spectrum disorders is incorporated to reflect the new diagnostic criteria recently published in the DSM-5 (Ch. 12).
  • NEW! Information on the limitations of the discrepancy model for determining the presence of a learning disability is discussed and alternative models of assessment are described (Chs. 8 and 9).
  • NEW! Newly developed alternative methods of conducting diagnostic assessments are discussed, taking into account the changes to federal law (Ch. 8).

REVEL™ is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, REVEL offers:

• Dynamic content matched to the way today's students read, think, and learn.
  • A Reimagined Way to Learn and Study. Fully digital and highly engaging, REVEL™ gives students everything they need for the course — all in one fluid, integrated learning experience. Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips.
  • Videos and Interactives. Integrated within the narrative, videos and interactives empower students to engage with concepts and take an active role in learning. REVEL's unique presentation of media as an intrinsic part of course content brings the hallmark features of Pearson's bestselling titles to life. REVEL's media interactives have been designed to be completed quickly, and its videos are brief, so students stay focused and on task.
  • Quizzing. Located throughout REVEL, quizzing affords students opportunities to check their understanding at regular intervals before moving on.
  • A Fully Mobile Learning Experience. REVEL enables students to read and interact with course material on the devices they use, anywhere and anytime. Responsive design allows students to access REVEL on their tablet devices and smart phones, with content displayed clearly in both portrait and landscape view.
• Superior assignability and tracking tools that help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts.
  • Assignment Calendar. REVEL allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class. And when students know what is expected of them, they're better motivated to keep up.
  • Performance Dashboard. REVEL lets educators monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement. It offers actionable information that helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task. Of particular note, the trending column reveals whether students' grades are improving or declining — which helps educators identify students who might need help to stay on track.

Additionally, key content changes for REVEL for Teaching Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms include:

• Completely revised, the book now includes 15 chapters (from 17 in the previous edition), all with updated references and revised and new content.
• Response to Intervention (RTI) is covered in an entire chapter (Ch. 8). Pre-service educators are familiarized with the utilization of this hot topic.
• Updated information on assistive technology reflects the most current practices and changes in the field.
• Information on autism spectrum disorders is incorporated to reflect the new diagnostic criteria recently published in the DSM-5 (Ch. 12).
• Information on the limitations of the discrepancy model for determining the presence of a learning disability is discussed and alternative models of assessment are described (Chs. 8 and 9).
• Newly developed alternative methods of conducting diagnostic assessments are discussed, taking into account the changes to federal law (Ch. 8).