Inclusion Strategies That Work! : Research-Based Methods for the Classroom

by Toby J. Karten

• ISBN13: 9781412979375
• ISBN10: 1412979374
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-16
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Whether you are a general or a special, priamry or secondary, education teacher, this second edition of the best-selling guide helps you understand and implement hands-on strategies for successful classroom inclusion of students with disabilities. Students identified for special education services pose a variety of challenges, but this practical resource gives you research-based tools that make differentiating instruction for all students much easier.Designed to be taken off your shelf again and again, Inclusion Strategies That Work! includes an array of lists, charts, curriculum suggestions, tips for working with parents, strategies for preparing Individual Educational Plans (IEPs)-including a mock IEP-reproducible activities and applications, and sample inclusion dilemmas. This book also offers information on disability characteristics and complementary instructional plans.This revised edition has current information on ADA, IDEA, writing IEPs, transitional services, classifications, RTI and the severe discrepancy model. In addition, this revision is infused with the latest research studies that support specific inclusive strategies. All URLs Web sites have been updated along with the names and addresses of the organizations.

Table of Contents

List of Inclusive Activities and Worksheets for Teachers and Students

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Examining the Research Base and legal Considerations in Special Education Along with the Reasons for Inclusion

Disability Legislation

Introduction: Why Do Inclusion

Establishing Legislative Knowledge

Disability Categories Under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

History of the Americans with Disabiltiies Act (ADA)

Civil Rights for Students with Disabilities Under Section 504

Past, Present, and Future Concerns

Cooperative Legislative Review

Implications of Elementary and Secondary Education Act: ESEA

Translating Research to Learning Strategies That Work

Inclusion and the Student with Disabilities

Understanding the Often Complicated Special Education Terminology Beyond the Words

Disability Introspection

Being Treated Differently

Merits of Individuality

Disability Awareness Classroom Suggestions

Different Choices

Preparation for Successful Inclusion

Focusing on Abilities

Establishing Successful Inclusive Classrooms

Strategies That Work With All Learners

Effective Ingredients

Applying Diverse Strategies

Strategic Curriculum Applications

Establishing Prior Knowledge

Scoring With Metacognition (Knowing What You Know)

The Goal of Special Education

Motivating and Personalizing Learning Choices

Multiple Intelligences of Students

Learning Analysis

Concretizing Learning

UbD: Understanding by Design

UDL: Universal Design for Learning

Learning Designs

Kinesthetic Connections

Sensory Approaches and Learning Modalities

Next, Writing and Applying the IEP (Individualized Education Program)

Practical Guidelines for Using and Writing the IEP

Appropriate Goals and Skills to Consider When Writing an IEP

How to Track and Document IEPs

Mock IEPs (It's Educationally Prudent!)

Introducing Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Issues Into the Curriculum

Connecting Cognitive and Affective Skills

Addressing Emotional Intelligences

Behavioral Approaches for Educators

Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

Transitional Services

Ways to Teach Social Skills

Classroom Climate

Reaching and Co-teaching Your Students

Building Productive Relationships

Collaborating as a Team

Classroom Dynamics

Inclusion Dilemmas

More Lesson Concerns

Teen Culture

Using the Three R's to Guide Instruction and Assessment

1st R: Reading

2nd R: ' Riting

3rd R: 'Rithmetic

Completing the Basics

Artful Education

Science by Doing, Thinking, and Connecting to the World

Valuing Phsical Education

Interdisciplinary Approach: Educational Salads

Emphasizing Comprehension and Study Skills

Learning More About Learning

Developing Better Practices

Teaching for More Understanding

Organized Environments

Assessing, Testing, and Grading Your Students

Purposeful Assessments

User-Friendly Testing Formats

Assessment Trends

Teacher Tips

Testing Changes

Working With Parents and Families of Students With Disabilities

Valuing Parents and Families

Parents, Families, and Teachers as Allies

Considering Technology in the Inclusive Classroom

Benefits and Promising Futures

Classroom/Community Implications and Resourcse

Reflecting as Classroom Practice Reviewing and Maintaining Skills

Preteach, Teach, Reteach

Summing Up the Learning

Combining Elements

Disability Tables

Organization

Bibliography

Alphabetized Acronyms

Index

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