Teaching Mainstreamed Students

As with the widely used first edition, the second edition of this text serves as an introduction to mainstreaming for students preparing to be regular and/or special education teachers. The focus is on students who are likely to be placed in regular classes for all or some of their school days. These are children who have learning and behavioural problems that interfere with their school adjustment. The book provides a historical view of mainstreaming; characteristics of mainstreamed students; the elements that represent mainstreaming; how to assess mainstreamed students for instruction; organising classrooms to meet the adjustment needs of handicapped students; the competencies that teachers need to teach them; how to work with parents, including counselling; some teaching study skills and simulation material. New topics covered in this second edition include counselling parents; teaching study skills; social skills and self esteem; team planning and professional relationships; an expanded definition of mainstreaming; corrective and remedial instruction and media technology.Stephens, T. M. is the author of 'Teaching Mainstreamed Students', published 1988 under ISBN 9780080358352 and ISBN 0080358357.