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What criteria would you use for selecting and adopting science and social studies textbooks for your school or district, keeping in mind the needs of the special learner?

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Elements for selecting science and social studies textbooks are briefly discussed.

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I advise certain criteria for selecting and adopting science and social studies textbooks for your school or district, keeping in mind the needs of the special learner. For example, I really like the use of word banks. Since vocabulary across the ...

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