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| Recognizing Potential in Students with Disabilities | |
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| The Viewpoint in this Guide | |
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| Creating a Science-Literate Citizenry | |
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| Including Students with Disabilities | |
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| Goals | |
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| Approaches to science Education | |
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| Hands-on learning | |
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| Cooperative learning | |
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| Interdisciplinary learning | |
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| Special Education Cooperation | |
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| Learning about Disabilities | |
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| Functional disability and accommodation | |
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| The relationship between disabilities and barriers | |
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| How to Use this Guide | |
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| Planning Instruction for Students with Disabilities | |
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| Disability-Specific Guidelines | |
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| Guidelines | |
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| ...for students who are blind | |
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| ...for students with low vision | |
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| ...for students who are deaf or hard of hearing | |
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| ...for students with physical disabilities | |
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| ...for students with a learning disability | |
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| ...for students with speech impairments | |
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| ...for students with an emotional disorder | |
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| Collaboration with the Special Education Teacher | |
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| Teaching in the Expanded Classroom | |
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| Special Situations in Cooperative Learning | |
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| Using Adaptive Technology | |
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| Managing Instruction and Learning | |
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| Building Positive Attitudes and Relationships | |
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| ...examine your attitudes about teaching students with disabilities | |
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| ...examine the interpersonal skill and self esteem of the student with a disability | |
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| ...develop the student's self-confidence and willingness to participate | |
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| Helping the Student Deal with Personal Barriers | |
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| Managing Environmental and Instructional Barriers | |
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| ...plan in advance | |
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| ...manage instruction effectively and creatively | |
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| ...focus on applying science processes so that students grasp "good science" | |
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| ...assess student growth and development with flexibility and fairness | |
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| A Reminder | |
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| Reducing Barriers with Alternative Strategies | |
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| Teacher-Centered instruction | |
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| Assuring Access | |
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| Utilizing Support Staff and Students | |
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| Structuring Lessons and Activities | |
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| Providing Science Information | |
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| Using Multiple Modalities | |
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| Gaining the Student's Attention | |
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| Giving Directions | |
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| Making Assignments | |
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| Evaluating Student Accomplishments | |
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| Student-Centered Activity | |
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| Communicating Needs | |
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| Gathering Information | |
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| Obtaining and Using Materials, Equipment, and Specimens | |
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| Using Computers | |
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| Responding to Others and Reporting Findings | |
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| Partners and Team Cooperation | |
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| Organizing Partners and Teams | |
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| Sharing Technology | |
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| Carrying Out Assignments | |
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| Routine Activities | |
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| Attending Regularly | |
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| Following a Schedule | |
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| Accepting Responsibilities | |
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| A Review of Key Points | |
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| Annotated List of Resources | |
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| Appendix: A Tool for Assessing Needs and Identifying Appropriate Advisors in Functional Areas | |