2nd Edition
Reaching and Teaching Students with Special Needs Through Art
Part I: Overview 1. Students with Special Needs in the Art Room: A Journey 2. Art Teachers and Special Education Law 3. Troubleshooting the Art Lesson Part II: Reaching and Teaching Students with Special Needs 4. Students with Emotional and/or Behavior Disorders 5. Students with Learning Disabilities 6. Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder 7. Students with Intellectual Disabilities 8. Students with Physical Disabilities 9. Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired 10. Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 11. Early Childhood: Art Education and Special Education 12. Impact of Trauma and Abuse on Students Part III: Collaborating with Others 13. Building Collaborative Partnerships 14. Clarifying Roles for Paraeducators in the Art Room 15. Art Education and Special Education: Our Journey Together
Biography
Beverly Levett Gerber is Professor Emeritus of Special Education at Southern Connecticut State University, USA. She has been an advocate of the arts for students with special needs for over 50 years, and is a founding member and Past-President of both CEC's Division of Visual and Performing Arts Education (DARTS) and NAEA's Interest Group for Students with Special Needs.
Doris M. Guay is Professor Emeritus of Art Education at Kent State University, USA. She previously served as a teacher in Columbus Ohio’s Arts Impact program and as a Consultant in the Arts for the Handicapped at the Ohio Department of Education.
Jane Burnette has been an analyst, writer, and editor in special education for more than 30 years. She was publications manager for the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education and the ERIC/OSEP Special Project at the Council for Exceptional Children.
