商品簡介
To help preservice and in-service special educators develop the skills they need, Johns, a special educator, instructor at MacMurray College, and learning and behavior consultant, et al. outline the many talents of special educators. These include tolerance, empathy and active listening skills, problem solving, collaboration, and the abilities to build relationships, create individualized educational plans, see progress in small steps, adapt, and focus on individual needs. In addition to dispelling myths, they describe each of these dispositions, and how they are important in working with special needs students and assets in the everyday life of a special educator. There is no index. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Bev Johns has been a special educator for over 35 years, is currently an instructor at MacMurray College, and a learning and behavior consultant. She is the author or co-author of 13 other books. Mary Z. McGrath was a special education teacher for a good share of her 31 years teaching in the Bloomington, MN public schools. Mary is now a professional speaker to teachers, parents and other groups. She is the author/coauthor of 7 other books. Sarup R. Mathur is a Clinical Professor and Cluster Chair of Special Education in the Division of Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. She has 20 years of experience in research and programming for students with emotional and behavioral disorders and has co-authored and co-edited 8 books and has published more than 50 articles and chapters.