TY - BOOK AU - Valle, Jan W. AU - Connor, David J. TI - Rethinking disability : : a disability studies approach to inclusive practices T2 - The Practical guide series SN - 978-0-07-352604-1 AV - 371.9046 V24r PY - 2011/// CY - New York, NY PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Disability studies KW - Inclusive education KW - Special education KW - Students with disabilities KW - Education N1 - Includes bibliographic references and index; Making sense of public school culture and context -- Contemplating the (in)visibility of disability -- Examining beliefs and expanding notions of normalcy -- Practicing educational equity in a democracy -- Selecting approaches and tools of inclusive teaching -- Creating a dynamic classroom culture -- Assessing student knowledge and skills in the inclusive classroom -- Drawing upon the power of two -- Actively challenging normalcy -- Promoting inclusive beliefs and practices -- A final note -- Appendix A: Disability studies in education -- Appendix B: Suggested further reading N2 - In response to concerns about teacher retention, especially among teachers in their first to fourth year in the classroom, this title offers the teachers a series of brief guides with practical advice that they can refer to in both their student teaching and in their first years on the job ER -