Resources
ASE Recommended Books
The Intersection of Arts Education and Special Education: Exemplary Programs and Approaches
Includes chapters written by our very own Juli Dorff, Sue Loesl, Beverly Levett Gerber and Lynne Horoschak.
Included in this book are successful models of art education for diverse populations, with specific attention to youth who face emotional, mental, behavioral, and physical challenges, as well a framework for meaningful visual arts education for at-risk/in-crisis populations.
This book explores how to design lessons and instruction in the visual arts using the inclusive principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
This book offers therapeutic art strategies to support art teaching practice, while gaining a better understanding of therapeutic art and how to support students in thoughtful and informed ways.
This book provides a look at anxiety in all forms, how anxiety effects student’s academic and social skills, and how teachers can create a positive climate within their classroom.
Contemporary Art and Disability Studies. Alice Wexler, John Derby.
A variety of tools and strategies to support art educators in creating adaptations for students with disabilities, while focusing on student abilities.
Strategies for the inclusion of individuals who experience moderate to severe disabilities into the art class community in a fully participatory way.
Differentiated instruction is important in classrooms across the country. This resource organizes leading theories, ideas, and best practices specifically for art educators.