With collaboration so vital to today s educational arena this thorough well-organized highly readable text concentrates on the general process of teaching the basic how to do it to help prospective teachers of children with mild disabilities in grades K 12 learn to work effectively with students other teachers and families. Basing coverage on their extensive experience the authors present practical research-based teaching strategies that relate to everyday occurrences in schools; provide motivating experience-based activities; and offer numerous detailed lesson plans. Their personal conversational writing style makes even complex concepts accessible while their extensive coverage gives readers a solid understanding of what works and what doesn t in both special education classrooms and inclusive settings. For future teachers of elementary school students with mild disabilities and learning problems.