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Inclusive Education: The Big Picture

What are the defining characteristics of inclusive education? How can educators improve their school’s systems for supporting all students, including those with disabilities? Find out in this excerpt from the best-selling Modifying Schoolwork. Read More

Inclusive Schooling Requires Leadership

This preface to The Principal’s Handbook for Leading Inclusive Schools explains the inspiration and motivation behind the writing of this book, how the book is organized, and who will most benefit from the book. Read More

Is Your School Inclusive? Checklist

Is your school taking all the appropriate measures to make sure every student is effectively included? See how your school measures up with this inclusion checklist. Find out what you're doing well and what areas still need improving. Read More

Differentiate Instruction with First/Then Boards

A First/Then Board is a mini-schedule that is portable and can be used to provide more choices to a student or to reinforce simple instructions. Check out this excerpt from Paula Kluth and Sheila Danaher’s From Tutor Scripts to Talking Sticks to find out how to create your own! Read More

Differentiate Instruction with Purposeful Puzzles

This chapter explains how to implement purposeful puzzles, a helpful Differentiated Instruction support for students who might fidget a lot during class or need to be “doing something” when they are listening or participating in a classroom discussion. Read More

Expanding our thinking about high schools

Read the excerpt and learn how high schools can better prepare students with disabilities for college and careers. This excerpt also contains a unified framework for secondary transition services. Read More

Five ways to naturally support students

Read the excerpt to learn five ways to naturally support students as a paraprofessional. Also included are descriptions and examples of seven differing types of support. Read More

Four key steps to including adapted sports in general physical education

Find out what modifications you as a phys ed teacher can implement today in your lessons to make sure students of all abilities can actively participate in every game and sporting activity. Read More

From Special Education Teacher to Inclusion Facilitator: Role Revelations and Revolutions

In this chapter excerpt, Dr. Jorgensen and Dr. Schuh discuss the evolving role of the special educator as the position has grown to require new knowledge and responsibilities including collaboration and administration skills. Read More

Assisting students who use wheelchairs: guidelines for school personnel

Read the excerpt and discover the steps required to transfer a student to and from a wheelchair, facts regarding wheelchair mobility, and six additional wheelchair mobility tips. Read More