The US Department of Education notes that, "in 1970, U.S. schools educated only one in five children with disabilities, and many states had laws excluding certain students, including children who were deaf, blind, emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded, from its schools." Now, they estimate that more than 6.5 million children and…

"Meeting the Needs of your Most Able Pupils in Art" provides specific guidance on: (1) Recognising High Ability and Multiple Intelligences Planning, (2) Differentiation and Extension; (3) Enrichment in Art Teacher Questioning Skills; (4) Support for More Able Pupils with Learning Difficulties (dyslexics, ADHD, sensory impairment); (5) Homework…

Description can make a piece of writing come alive. This lesson plan combines art and word play, emphasizing writing for an audience while drawing on multiple intelligences. Peer review and feedback reinforces the revision process as students create trading cards by drawing pictures of monsters and describing and categorizing them in detail.…

Noting that the collective stories of special education have grown out of a tradition that, by its nature tends to perpetuate problems, this book examines such narratives and how they influence thinking and belief about intelligence and learning. It begins by examining how the current story of intelligence developed and illustrates some of the…