Overview

Step outside of the IEPs and behavioral paperwork currently generated in schools, go where disabled people are thriving today, and see the results in learning, growth, and expression. This authoritative book offers readers alternative ways to think about learning and behavior in special education. Through illustrative case studies and a disability studies lens, author Erin McCloskey uses the voices of people with disabilities to show how these students progress creatively outside the classroom and school building—at the dojo, the riding arena, the theater stage, the music studio, and other community-centered spaces where disabled students can make choices about their learning, their bodies, and their goals. Balancing theory and practice, the book describes alternative learning spaces, demonstrates how disabled students learn there, and passes on the important lessons learned in each space. The ideas apply to students of all ages with a wide variety of disabilities. Book Features: Uses the voices of people with disabilities to promote alternative ways to think about learning and behavior in special education. Presents rich case studies and briefer interludes to illustrate how disabled students are learning and thriving in surprising ways outside of school where they have opportunities to explore. Distills important key takeaways from each case study through chapter sections of “lessons learned.” Promotes informed discussion of the concepts in the book with questions at the end of each chapter. Combines theory and practice to help readers put the concepts into action in a variety of settings with a variety of disabled students.

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Author:   Erin McCloskey ,  Alfredo J. Artiles
Publisher:   Teachers' College Press
Imprint:   Teachers' College Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.181kg
ISBN:  

9780807766729

ISBN 10:   0807766720
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   08 April 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface vii Acknowledgments xi 1. A Special Education 1 Decision-Making and Special Education 2 Placement 3 Learning and Special Education 4 Individualized Learning 6 Behavior and Special Education 9 Theory and Method 12 2. The Dojo 17 Warming Up 22 Practice 24 Lessons Learned 31 Reflection Questions 37 Interlude, The Field 38 3. The Arena 40 The Reward of Risk-Taking 41 Gina’s Assistants 42 Mounting—ÒAre You Ready?Ó 43 ÒToday, You Are in ChargeÓ 45 Lessons Learned 52 Reflection Questions 57 Interlude, The Library 58 4. The Theater 60 Title: Affinity Spaces and the Theater 60 Act One 60 Scene One: Warm-Up 60 Act Two 66 Scene One: The Show 66 Title: Inclusivity by Design 67 Act One 67 Scene One: The Tour 67 Scene Two: Xavier 70 Scene Three: Karla 72 Act Two 73 Scene One: Belonging by Design 73 Lessons Learned 75 Reflection Questions 78 Interlude, The CafŽ 79 5. The Studio 81 Rhythm in My Bones 82 Suzy 83 Josh and Allie 85 Jam Session 88 Miriam 91 Lessons Learned 94 Reflection Questions 97 6. The Sinclair School: A Counterstory 98 References 105 Index 109 About the Author 116

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Erin McCloskey tackles a subject that many special educators don't entertain, much less talk about: how students with IEPs participate in afterschool activities, and what those activities look like for them. --Teachers College Record

This volume incorporates a good mix of theory and practice, with reflection questions at the end of each chapter to help students synthesize the material. It would be an excellent resource for teacher preparation programs and disability studies programs designed to shake up conventional methods of treating disabled students. --CHOICE Erin McCloskey tackles a subject that many special educators don't entertain, much less talk about: how students with IEPs participate in afterschool activities, and what those activities look like for them. --Teachers College Record

“Erin McCloskey tackles a subject that many special educators don’t entertain, much less talk about: how students with IEPs participate in afterschool activities, and what those activities look like for them.” —Teachers College Record “This volume incorporates a good mix of theory and practice, with reflection questions at the end of each chapter to help students synthesize the material. It would be an excellent resource for teacher preparation programs and disability studies programs designed to shake up conventional methods of treating disabled students.” —CHOICE

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Erin McCloskey is an associate professor of education at Vassar College.

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