Modifying Schoolwork

by Janney, Rachel; Snell, Martha E.

• ISBN13: 9781557667069
• ISBN10: 1557667063
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: Brookes Pub

Summary

The new edition of one of the most successful titles in the Teachers' Guides to Inclusive Practices series, Modifying Schoolwork, presents straightforward information on how teachers can develop modifications and accommodations to schoolwork so students with disabilities can participate in the inclusive classroom. The book is centered around three types of adaptations - curricular, instructional, and environmental - and two stages of planning adaptations for students with a broad range of learning and developmental disabilities. Features such as Student Snapshots, Voices from the Classroom, and What the Research Says make this book easy to read for the busy educator.

Author Biography

Rachel Janney, Ph.D., is Co-Director, Training and Technical Assistance Center, Radford University, Virginia Martha E. Snell, Ph.D., is Professor, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Table of Contents

About the Authors	vii
Acknowledgments	viii
Inclusive Programming: The Big Picture	1	(22)
Six Key Elements of Inclusive Education
Improving Your School's Inclusive Practices
Summary
Accommodating Curricular and Instructional Practices in the Classroom	23	(14)
Meaningful, Integrated Curriculum
Appropriate Instructional Goals
Active Learning
Multiple Modalities
Cooperative Learning
Systematic Lesson Structure
Summary
A Model for Making Adaptations	37	(20)
What Is a Model, and Why Is It Necessary?
Prerequisites for the Model
Criteria for Making Individualized Adaptations
The Model: Three Types of Adaptations
Stages of Creating Adaptations
Evaluating the ``Specialness'' of Adaptations
Summary
Steps for Making Individualized Adaptations	57	(32)
Gather and Share Information About the Student and the Classroom
Determine When Adaptations Are Needed
Strategies for Planning Adaptations: A Plan to Plan
Plan and Implement Adaptations: First General, Then Specific
Plan and Implement Alternate Adaptations
Monitor and Evaluate
Putting the Steps Together
Adapting Instructional Activities in Basic Skills and Content Areas	89	(26)
Two Reminders: Start with Accommodating
Teaching and the Student's Goals in Mind
Reading and Writing
Math
Content Areas
Tests and Testing Procedures
Summary
References	115	(6)
Appendix A Blank Forms	121	(20)
Team Roles and Responsibilities Checklist
Team Survey of Inclusive Practices
Issue-Action Plan
Steps and Tools for Planning Individualized Adaptations
Student Information Form (Confidential)
Program-at-a-Glance
General Assessment of Classroom Activities
Ecological Assessment of Classroom Activities
Program Planning Matrix
Guide to Adaptation Planning Strategies (Individual)
Guide to Adaptation Planning Strategies (Classroom)
Individualized Adaptations Plan
Classroom Participation Plan with General Adaptations
Weekly Plan for Specific Adaptations (Elementary)
Weekly Plan for Specific Adaptations (Secondary)
Checklist of General Adaptations
Team Meeting Agenda and Minutes
Team Evaluation of Student Adaptations
Appendix B Resources on Designing Schoolwork for Inclusive Classrooms	141	(4)
Index	145