Practical Strategies For Struggling Learners In Today S Inclusive Classroom

Practical Strategies for Struggling Learners in Today's Inclusive Classroom gives readers an overview of appropriate academic interventions for struggling learners. Featuring strategies and intervention models whose benefits are supported by research, the book enables educators to develop action plans to help students succeed. The text addresses the impact of inclusive education, identification and assessment of student learning needs, multi-tiered systems of support, and ways to meet the needs of all students through differentiated learning. In addition, readers learn about co-teaching, planning for instruction, and working with students who have significant disabilities. The book features clearly stated objectives to help readers focus their learning, key terms, engaging discussion questions, and application activities. Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses for pre-service and in-service K-12 teachers, Practical Strategies for Struggling Learners in Today's Inclusive Classroom gives educators the necessary skills and knowledge to assist all of their students in meeting grade-level standards.

Practical Strategies for Struggling Learners in Today's Inclusive Classroom gives readers an overview of appropriate academic interventions for struggling learners. Featuring strategies and intervention models whose benefits are supported by research, the book enables educators to develop action plans to help students succeed. The text addresses the impact of inclusive education, identification and assessment of student learning needs, multi-tiered systems of support, and ways to meet the needs of all students through differentiated learning. In addition, readers learn about co-teaching, planning for instruction, and working with students who have significant disabilities. The book features clearly stated objectives to help readers focus their learning, key terms, engaging discussion questions, and application activities. Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses for pre-service and in-service K-12 teachers, Practical Strategies for Struggling Learners in Today's Inclusive Classroom gives educators the necessary skills and knowledge to assist all of their students in meeting grade-level standards.

Written by a special educator experienced in inclusion and in mentoring teachers, Inclusive Classroom offers proven strategies and practical guidance for building a successful inclusive program that welcomes and supports all students' learning needs.

To create truly inclusive school and classroom environments, educators must be prepared to include all students--including students with intellectual disabilities, who are not always given the opportunity to be full participants in the classroom. This book provides an overview of the history of inclusion, the philosophy underlying inclusion, and the role that curriculum accommodations and modifications play in making inclusion possible. The author discusses four ways to modify curriculum for students working well below grade level: altering content, conceptual difficulty, educational goals, or instructional methods. She then provides 40 curriculum modification strategies, based on Robert Marzano's New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, with directions for implementation and samples of student work.

The author provides educators with sixty-six keys to help middle and secondary school students with disabilities succeed.

"This updated text provides a wide range of instructional tools that are cleverly introduced, well-referenced, and clearly presented. The book gives preservice teachers an informative and practical introduction as they prepare to work with older students. As an excellent refresher for practicing teachers, it offers new approaches that can be incorporated into everyday inclusive classrooms. This resource will become bookmarked and dog-eared from both initial use and subsequent reference by serious educators." —Jean Lokerson, Faculty Emerita, School of Education Commonwealth University Keys for unlocking the doors to learning for ALL students! This updated edition of the best-selling book Successful Inclusion Strategies for Secondary and Middle School Teachers identifies "locks" to learning and provides targeted strategies, or "keys," that unlock learning barriers for adolescents with disabilities and other learning challenges. Based on empirical research, this basic guide is packed with field-tested, teacher-friendly approaches that support struggling students at various stages of academic development. Inclusion Strategies for Secondary Classrooms examines input locks (attention, perception, discrimination, and sequencing), processing/retention locks (confusion, organization, reasoning, memory), affective locks (frustration and motivation), and output locks (persistence and production), and explains why the key strategies work. This updated edition also discusses: What current research reveals about the unique teaching environment of secondary school classrooms The reauthorization of IDEA 2004 The impact of NCLB on special education How the key strategies can work at all levels of a Response to Intervention program Expanded applications for Universal Design for Learning Discover solutions that will help every student overcome obstacles to learning and develop the skills for academic success!

"The Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Effective Instruction," Third Edition By Margo A. Mastropieri and Thomas E. Scruggs Recent Praise for "The Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Effective Instruction" ""Quite detailed. Quite practical. Everything is well linked to both research and standards."" "-Joseph E. ""Nolan"," ""Indiana ""University"" of ""Pennsylvania" ""This text is exceptional. The authors have provided numerous practical examples throughout the book that are easy for inexperienced teachers to implement. I believe even teachers with extensive experience would find new ideas in this textbook."" "-Karen B. Clark, ""Indiana ""University"," ""South Bend" As you can see, the real strength of "The Inclusive Classroom" is its emphasis on practical, research-based teaching and learning strategies in an inclusive environment. The third edition focuses on the basic tools general educators need and directly relates content to the academic and professional demands of teachers in inclusive settings. Practical and Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies "In the Classroom" features offer tips, strategies, and resources that address very specific need areas, and can be practically applied to inclusive classroom situations. "Classroom Scenarios" provide context for the specific teaching strategies featured in the text. "Strategy and Lesson Plan Database CD-ROM "packaged with the text provides users with a searchable database of the strategies featured in the text as well as additional lesson plans for the inclusive classroom. The database software also allows users to modify and adapt current strategies and lesson plans or to create new ones. Research and Resources that Support Practice and Professionalism "Research Highlights" explain the research behind certain teaching strategies developed for use with students with special needs, provide resources for further information and explanation, and tie chapter content to the research with reflection questions. "Diversity in the Classroom" features address the fact that classrooms are more diverse not only in respect to students with disabilities, but also with respect to race, religion, and ethnicity. "Professional Standards" (including CEC, INTASC, and PRAXIS) are listed at the end of each chapter where relevant. A complete listing of standards can be found on the Companion Website.