When an entire school is affected
Read this chapter to learn about handling situations where death affects an entire school community. School crisis plans are discussed. Read More
Why is collaboration so important in schools today?
Read the excerpt and discover why collaboration is essential for inclusive education as well as schoolwide systems for student support. This chapter also lists best practices for schoolwide systems of support. Read More
Teach self-determination across the age range
Read the excerpt and discover tips and activities for teaching self-determination skills to students of all ages and ability levels. Self-determination is the key building block for students to meaningfully identify their desired personalized educational outcomes. Read More
Use of technology in teaching
This chapter discusses the use of technology in teaching students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, OWL LD, and dyscalculia. The use of computers in content area instruction, as well as the use of computers for accommodation and explicit instruction, is covered. Read More
Technology
Read the excerpt and discover the benefits of using technology in daily lessons to address learner needs. This excerpt includes how to use webcasts as an instructional tool, how to support literacy instruction through technology, and what technology looks like in the co-taught classroom. Read More
Using effective practices to teach students with moderate and severe disabilities
Read the excerpt to learn basic components of systematic instruction; how to task analyze a chained task; and describe how it can be taught across three instructional formats: forward chaining, backward chaining, and total task presentation. Upon completion of this excerpt, readers will be able to provide examples of general and specific attentional cues and responses, and describe the rationale for delivering one over the other. Read More
The Co-Design Model for Collaborative Instruction
This chapter explains everything you need to know about the co-design model, including the four research-based pathways to adopt the system in your classroom. Use the co-design model to promote successful learning for all students in the inclusive classroom setting. Read More
The Color Poem
Often, teaching poetry in the classroom is achieved successfully through imagery. This introductory lesson from The Word in Play provides students with insight into their own creative depths, helping to establish their “eye for resemblances.” Read More
The goal and the lesson
Read the excerpt and discover the role of lesson goals in UDL, how to design goals using the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as an example, and how goals promote student ownership of learning. Read More
The Magnocellular Theory of Dyslexia
This excerpt examines the research supporting the belief that fundamental phonological reading problems in people with dyslexia may be due to mild, but pervasive, impaired development of magnocellular systems throughout the brain. Read More
