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

Giving support to students

Teachers can make a meaningful difference in times of grief by establishing a supportive connection with students. Learn several steps that teachers can take when a school is reacting to a death in the community. Read More

Language-focused learning activities

Read the excerpt from Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students and view a sample language-focused learning activity. This activity explains and utilizes the Frayer Model to assist students in learning the spelling, grammatical, and morphological features of academic words in addition to their meanings. Read More

How children understand death

This chapter explains four basic concepts of death that are necessary for a child or adult to fully grieve and come to terms with death. Teachers can talk with students to discover whether they need help understanding these four concepts. Read More

Leading inclusive school reform

This chapter describes a seven-step process for providing inclusive services to meet the needs of students with disabilities and eliminating pull-out services. The authors recommend that a leadership team of general educators, special educators, school administrators, and other staff implement the steps. Read More

Implementing Peer Supports in the Classroom

This brief chapter excerpt from Peer Support Strategies for Improving All Students' Social Lives and Learning focuses on supporting students with and without disabilities as they work together within the context of peer support arrangements. Read More

Literacy for students with significant disabilities

In this chapter excerpt, get answers to common questions about literacy instruction for students with severe disabilities, like "My student's congition is so low--where do I begin?" and "How can I teach my student to read when he can't even hold a pencil?" Read More

Including all students in instruction in core curriculum areas

Read the excerpt to learn considerations relevant to teaching core subject areas (reading and writing, mathematics, social and natural sciences) to all students. The strategies described for each subject area are organized according to the hierarchy of least-to-most intrusive supports, interventions, and adaptations. Read More

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