Engaging Students With Disabilities in Remote Learning Environments

For students with disabilities, the road to engagement in remote learning environments often requires the teacher and learning environment to accommodate their disability as well as build the skills necessary for success in remote learning activities. It is imperative that all teachers, not only special education teachers, be prepared to teach and engage students with disabilities in remote learning platforms. Engaging Students With Disabilities in Remote Learning Environments focuses on research-based practices as well as case studies relating to ensuring equitable access to remote learning environments for students with disabilities. The book also discusses new applications that can benefit students with disabilities, strategies for promoting collaboration to increase virtual engagement, and a dissemination of best-practices and standards that support effectively engaging and promoting student learning for students with disabilities in remote environments. Covering topics such as assessment, virtual classrooms, and teacher development, this reference work is ideal for administrators, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, educators, and students.

Kelly McNeal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education and Counseling at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. She currently is the Chair of the Department of Special Education and Counseling. Dr. McNeal has a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Learning from Fordham University.