Inclusion in Action
Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Special Education, Administration
| Author: | Ms. Nicole Eredics, B.Ed. | ISBN: | 9781681252865 |
| Publisher: | Brookes Publishing | Publication: | May 23, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Brookes Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ms. Nicole Eredics, B.Ed. |
| ISBN: | 9781681252865 |
| Publisher: | Brookes Publishing |
| Publication: | May 23, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Brookes Publishing |
| Language: | English |
How can K–12 educators break down the barriers to full inclusion and teach all learners effectively? Curriculum modifications are the key—and Nicole Eredics is the expert!
A seasoned educator and creator of popular blog The Inclusive Class, Eredics introduces you to the what and how of inclusion in this motivating, reader-friendly guidebook. You'll start with a big-picture guide to creating an inclusive culture in your classroom and school, with invaluable guidance on key topics like team collaboration, universal design for learning, co-teaching, social-emotional supports, and accommodations. Then you'll get 40 specific, teacher-tested strategies to modify your curriculum for students who work below grade level. Ready to use in your classroom right away, each strategy comes with student goals, simple step-by-step directions and implementation tips, suggested interventions and extensions, and samples of authentic student work that illustrate the strategy in action.
Equally useful as a beginner's guide to inclusion and a goldmine of practical ideas for experienced teachers, this must-have book will help make your curriculum “possible and achievable” for every learner, with and without disabilities.
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: More than a dozen reproducible forms for use with specific modifications; lists of helpful inclusion-themed websites, blogs, books, and videos.
40 modifications that help students:
- Learn new vocabulary words
- Understand story structure
- Sequence materials, concepts, and numbers
- Develop recall ability
- Demonstrate relationships among ideas
- Organize information
- Make a representation of a concept
- Identify similarities and differences
- Make decisions based on evidence
- Learn to recognize and correct errors
- and more!
How can K–12 educators break down the barriers to full inclusion and teach all learners effectively? Curriculum modifications are the key—and Nicole Eredics is the expert!
A seasoned educator and creator of popular blog The Inclusive Class, Eredics introduces you to the what and how of inclusion in this motivating, reader-friendly guidebook. You'll start with a big-picture guide to creating an inclusive culture in your classroom and school, with invaluable guidance on key topics like team collaboration, universal design for learning, co-teaching, social-emotional supports, and accommodations. Then you'll get 40 specific, teacher-tested strategies to modify your curriculum for students who work below grade level. Ready to use in your classroom right away, each strategy comes with student goals, simple step-by-step directions and implementation tips, suggested interventions and extensions, and samples of authentic student work that illustrate the strategy in action.
Equally useful as a beginner's guide to inclusion and a goldmine of practical ideas for experienced teachers, this must-have book will help make your curriculum “possible and achievable” for every learner, with and without disabilities.
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: More than a dozen reproducible forms for use with specific modifications; lists of helpful inclusion-themed websites, blogs, books, and videos.
40 modifications that help students:
- Learn new vocabulary words
- Understand story structure
- Sequence materials, concepts, and numbers
- Develop recall ability
- Demonstrate relationships among ideas
- Organize information
- Make a representation of a concept
- Identify similarities and differences
- Make decisions based on evidence
- Learn to recognize and correct errors
- and more!
