"I was rejuvenated by the potential opportunities for exciting and meaningful instruction. My creative thoughts ran rampant with how I could use these ideas with my novice teachers as well as within my classroom."

Jayne Englert-Burns, Consulting Teacher, Special Education, Montgomery County Public Schools, Germantown, MD

"Provides everything needed to start an appropriate curriculum that is motivating and challenging for students with moderate to severe disabilities. This book is a winner!"

Karen Kozy-Landress, Speech/Language Pathologist

"We’ve tried for the last few years to adapt the grade level material to help our students feel like part of the general education setting, while still meeting their IEP goals. It’s been a real challenge, but this book helps bring the concept to more of a reality."

Michelle Strom, Language Arts Teacher, Carson Middle School, Fort Carson, CO

"Each chapter is chock full of excellent ideas that have stood the test of time. The conversational tone of the authors conveys their enthusiasm for the work they share and the students they teach."

Iris Goldberg, Director of Early Childhood Education, Westchester Graduate Campus, Long Island University

"Presents a wealth of information for using a thematic approach for teaching literacy skills to students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities. The teaching approach is comprehensive, with procedures built in to facilitate team teaching, parent involvement, use of assistive technology, and inclusive practices. The authors have done a particularly nice job of describing how to make teaching student-centered by focusing on individual student interests and learning styles and by making classroom instruction exciting and fun for students."

Dennis H. Reid, Director, Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center