Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities

Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities, 2nd Edition, is a special education textbook designed for K–12 special education teachers and educators of students with moderate and severe disabilities. The text provides step-by-step procedures to create standards-based individualized education plans, helping practitioners align academic expectations with specific student needs.

Methods and materials for subject-area instruction are described in depth throughout the volume. The authors outline structured approaches for science instruction and social studies instruction, alongside validated strategies to build functional daily living skills in classroom settings.

To support ongoing progress evaluation and classroom implementation, the textbook includes reproducible tools for planning and assessment downloadable in an 8.5 x 11 inch format. These resources assist teachers in applying evidence-based practice when supporting learners across K–12 special education programs.