Teachers’ Guides to Inclusive Practices

Modifying Schoolwork

Third Edition

by
Rachel Janney, Ph.D.

Contents

• About the Authors
• About the Forms
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Inclusive Education: The Big Picture
  • Defining Characteristics of Inclusive Education
  • An Organizing Framework for Schoolwide Systems of Student Support
  • Improving Your Schools Inclusive Practices
• 2 Curricular and Instructional Practices that Promote the Inclusion and Success of All Students
  • Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction
  • Active Learning and Brain-Compatible Learning
  • Peer-Mediated Learning Structures
  • Learning Strategies
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Strategies to Increase Active Responding During Whole-Class Lessons
  • Collaborative Planning for Diverse Groups of Students
• 3 A Model for Creating Individualized Adaptations and Supports
  • What Is a Model, and Why Is It Necessary?
  • Creating Individualized Adaptations and Supports
• 4 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Individualized Adaptations and Supports for Students with Extensive Needs
  • Step 1: Gather and Share Information About the Student and the Classroom
  • Step 2: Schedule Instruction and Supports Across the Day
  • Step 3: Plan and Implement Instruction, with Needed Adaptations and Supports
  • Step 4: Plan and Implement More Specialized Teaching Strategies
  • Step 5: Monitor and Evaluate
• 5 Including All Students in Instruction in Core Curriculum Areas
  • Two Reminders: Start with Effective Teaching and Keep All Students Goals in Mind
  • Reading and Written Language
  • Mathematics and Numeracy
  • Content Areas and Natural and Social Sciences
  • Tests and Testing Procedures
  • A Final Note: Do Not Reinvent the Wheel
• References
• Appendix A: Blank Forms
• Appendix B: Resources on Creating Effective Inclusive Schools and Designing Schoolwork for Inclusive Classrooms
• Index

About the Authors

Rachel Janney, Ph.D.
Martha E. Snell, Ph.D.

FOCUSING QUESTIONS

Inclusive Education

• What are the defining characteristics of inclusive education?
• What philosophical, organizational, and instructional practices provide the foundation for inclusive education?

Inclusive Education

The Big Picture
This book is designed to be a practical resource for use by teams of general and special educators, support staff, and parents who share the goal of successfully educating students with a range of strengths and needs. This book focuses on classroom strategies rather than on the process of making school systems more inclusive.

DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Inclusion is about school renewal and change to improve the education system for all students. Effective inclusion practices require a comprehensive plan for changes in curriculum, teaching, learning, and interactions between students and teachers.

FOCUSING QUESTIONS

What the Research Says

Key findings include:

• Given the right supports, students with disabilities can demonstrate high levels of social interaction in inclusive settings.
• Students with disabilities experience enhanced acquisition of social and academic skills in inclusive contexts.
• Achievement of students without disabilities is not compromised by the inclusion of students with disabilities.

Conclusion

This book addresses strategies for accommodating students with various needs while emphasizing the importance of collaborative problem-solving among educators to ensure effective teaching and learning environments for all.