Strength-Based Pedagogy for Smart Students with Disabilities: Using Interest-based Strategies for Academic and Personal Success

By Joseph Madaus, Sally Reis, Nicholas Gelbar

Using the approach to teaching and developing strengths and talents known as the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) this book provides a blueprint on how to expand your repertoire of evidence-based practices and pedagogical strategies to better challenge and engage twice exceptional students.

Covering topics such as how to provide various types of enrichment for the classroom, how to assess individual interests, how to use strength-based learning to promote socioemotional wellbeing, post-secondary transition, and more, this book offers practical advice, easily implemented strategies and real-life examples from evidence-based research to support educators in helping their students achieve both academic and personal success.

Featuring various methods for providing various types of enrichment in the classroom as well as reproducible materials for immediate implementation, Strength-Based Pedagogy for Smart Students with Disabilities offers comprehensive assistance and support to educators and parents in their efforts to guide students and children toward academic and personal success.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032842431
• ISBN13: 9781032842431
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages