Quick Guides to Inclusion 3 : Ideas for Educating Students with Disabilities

by Giangreco, Michael F.

• ISBN13: 9781557665829
• ISBN10: 1557665826
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co

Summary

Featuring the same easy-to-use format and friendly tone as the first two Quick-Guides, this third volume in the series gives readers fast, reliable information on five more inclusion topics! Literacy Self-Determination Friendship Differentiated Instruction High School Inclusion Each topic includes an introductory letter and 10 guidelines, each with easy-to-follow examples, ideas, and tips for making inclusion work in the classroom. Plus there's a "Quick-Guide Extra" that shows readers ways to assist students using wheelchairs. Equally effective as an entry-level guidebook for those with little or no background in inclusion or as a concise summary of practices for seasoned professionals, Quick-Guides to Inclusion 3 is the user-friendly tool for every educational team member - from teachers and administrators to related services personnel and parents.

Table of Contents

About the Editor	vii
Contributors	ix
What Are Quick-Guides and How Are They Used?	xi
Reaching and Teaching Diverse Learners Through Differentiated Instruction	1	(28)
Robi M. Kronberg
Know Your Students	6	(2)
Develop a Classroom Community Respectful of Diversity	8	(2)
Create a ``Working-With'' Learning Environment	10	(2)
Clarify Your Instructional Focus	12	(2)
Ensure that All Students Have Access to the Curriculum	14	(2)
Expand Your Instructional Repertoire	16	(2)
Design Ways for Students to Demonstrate What They Know	18	(2)
Assess Throughout Your Instruction	20	(2)
Teach Students How to Be Effective Learners	22	(2)
Develop a Workable System of Organization and Management	24	(5)
Supporting Literacy Learning in All Children	29	(28)
David A. Koppenhaver
Karen A. Erickson
Focus Literacy Activities on Communication	34	(2)
Use Word-Based Lessons	36	(2)
Balance Your Instruction	38	(2)
Make Materials Accessible for Every Student	40	(2)
Provide Diverse Materials and Models	42	(2)
Assess Word Identification, Reading Comprehension and Listening Comprehension	44	(2)
Teach Three-Part Reading Comprehension Lessons	46	(2)
Use a Word Wall	48	(2)
Teach the Writing Process	50	(2)
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect	52	(5)
Supporting Friendships For All Students	57	(28)
Carol Tashie
Zach Rossetti
Everyone Can and Should Have Friends	62	(2)
Model the Highest Expectations for All Students	64	(2)
Make Sure All Students Share Time, Space, and Activities	66	(2)
Not Being Able to Speak Is Not the Same as Having Nothing to Say	68	(2)
Create a Class that Truly Celebrates, Not Simply Tolerates, Diversity	70	(2)
Don't Get in the Way-Respect the Space that Friendships Require	72	(2)
Recognize the Single Most Underutilized Resource in Schools: Students	74	(2)
You Can't Do it Alone-Families Are Essential	76	(2)
Pay Attention to What Friendship is and isn't	78	(2)
Provide Intentional Facilitation	80	(5)
self-Determination	85	(28)
Michael L. Wehmeyer
It Starts with Your Example: Model Problem Solving	90	(2)
Tell Students You Believe They Are Capable	92	(2)
Emphasize Student Strengths and Uniqueness	94	(2)
Create a Learning Community that Promotes Risk Taking	96	(2)
Structure Your Classroom to Promote Choice Making	98	(2)
Empower Students to Make Decisions and Set Goals	100	(2)
Teach Students Self-Determination Skills	102	(2)
Encourage Student-Directed Learning	104	(2)
Use Peers to Provide Supports	106	(2)
Advocate for Your Own Self-Determination	108	(5)
Taking Inclusion to the Next Level: Creating Inclusive High School Classrooms	113	(28)
Cheryl M. Jorgensen
Douglas Fisher
Carol Tashie
Teach All High School Students life's Most Important Lessons	118	(2)
Teach Students to Care about Learning by Caring About Them	120	(2)
Figure Out How Every Student Is ``Smart''	122	(2)
Make Learning Relevant through the Study of ``Essential Questions''	124	(2)
Make Learning Cooperative	126	(2)
Allow Students a Variety of Ways to ``Show What They Know''	128	(2)
When Students Need Intensive Supports, Provide Them as Naturally as Possible	130	(2)
Embed Social Justice Values in the Curriculum and Your Classroom	132	(2)
Become a Reflective Practitioner with Other Teachers in Your School	134	(2)
Advocate for Untracking and the Inclusion of All Students	136	(5)
Quick-Guide Extra: Assisting Students Who Use Wheelchairs: Guidelines for School Personnel	141
Michael F. Giangreco
Irene McEwen
Timothy Fox
Deborah Lisi-Baker