## Strategy 12: Create a classroom community

Creating a classroom community goes beyond giving DLLs the support they need to feel like part of the classroom. [Read More](/content/resource-library/create-classroom-community/index.html)

## 10 ways to improve the quality of a learning environment

The key to helping children with ASD succeed in inclusive settings is to ensure that the environment is designed to facilitate their success. [Read More](/content/resource-library/10-ways-improve-quality-learning-environment/index.html)

## The role of the paraprofessional in the inclusive class

The role of a paraprofessional in an inclusive classroom can be challenging. [Read More](/content/resource-library/role-paraprofessional-inclusive-class/index.html)

## Assessing your early childhood program’s literacy practices with ELLCO

For early childhood programs and schools serving students in Grades K–3, learn how to use the best-selling ELLCO to assess literacy practices and supports and improve the quality of your program. [Read More](/content/resource-library/assessing-early-childhood-programs-literacy-practices-ellco/index.html)

## Behavior teaching plans

Learn different Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) strategies for teaching your students with behavior issues to protest appropriately in this sample teaching plan. ABA is a highly effective, rigorously researched intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders. [Read More](/content/resource-library/behavior-teaching-plans/index.html)

## Grouping students using partner puzzles

Partner Puzzles are a fun, creative method for grouping students for small-group activities. Learn how they work in this quick classroom tip designed to decrease behavior issues and increase student motivation! [Read More](/content/resource-library/grouping-students-using-partner-puzzles/index.html)

## Sample Hyperstudio lesson

The 5-step model for successful cooperative learning is illustrated in this sample lesson. The lesson involves students in teams using the software program Hyperstudio to plan a vacation. [Read More](/content/resource-library/sample-hyperstudio-lesson/index.html)

## OMAC Personal Classroom Assessment

Find out where your classroom stands with this personal assessment that uses the Organization and Management of a Classroom framework developed by Dr. Cindy Golden. [Read More](/content/resource-library/omac-personal-classroom-assessment/index.html)

## Student survey of classroom environment

This 10-question survey can be used to gain student perceptions about the designs and workings of the classroom environment. These perceptions can be helpful in ensuring that classrooms are well-designed and engaging for all students. [Read More](/content/resource-library/student-survey-of-classroom-environment/index.html)

## What is Teacher-Student Mediation?

In this excerpt from Restore the Respect: How to Mediate School Conflicts & Keep Students Learning, author and school psychologist Ondine Gross explains mediation and how it is beneficial to both educators and students alike. [Read More](/content/resource-library/what-is-teacher-student-mediation/index.html)