How to Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom

This second edition of a top-selling resource provides all classroom teachers, special educators, administrators, and parents with ready-to-use strategies, lessons, and activities for helping students with diverse learning styles, ability levels, skills, and behaviors in today's inclusive classroom.

Focusing on the "whole child" and offering a team approach that enables teachers to guide a varied group of students toward academic as well as social and emotional success, this new edition includes:

• An in-depth look at establishing an effective literacy program, with a section on understanding the challenges of struggling readers and writers
• What brain-based and brain compatible teaching strategies look like
• How brain-based (neurobiological) disorders such as ADHD, LD, and Autism Spectrum Disorders affect teaching and learning

Table of Contents

Foreword (Robert Brooks).

Introduction.

Part 1: RECOGNIZING STUDENT DIFFERENCES.

1 Reaching All Students Through Differentiated Instruction.

• Definitions, Descriptions, and Key Components.
• How, What, and Through Which Means Do We Differentiate?
• The Challenge of Differentiating Instruction.
• Multisensory Instruction.
• The Advantages of Cooperative Learning.
• Brain-Compatible Research and Strategies.
• Helpful Web Sites.
• References.

2 Reaching Students Through Their Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences.

• Learning Styles.
• Multiple Intelligences.
• Learning Style Elements.
• References.
• Reproducibles.
• Activity 2.1 The 100 Percent Smart Activity.
• Activity 2.2 Job Application.

3 Understanding and Reaching Special Populations of Students.

• Learning Disabilities.
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
• Other Mental Health Disorders in Children.
• Asperger’s Syndrome.
• English Language Learners.
• Gifted and Talented Students.
• Dual or Multiple Exceptionalities.
• Tips for Parents of Children in Special Populations.
• Helpful Web Sites.
• References.

4 Understanding Reading and Writing Difficulties in Students.

• Prevalence of Reading Problems and Research Results.
• The Gender Gap in Reading.
• Reading Disorders.
• Struggles with Writing.
• Research-Based Literacy Intervention Programs.
• Other Important Resources.
• References.

Part 2: REACHING STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND AT HOME.

5 Using Accommodations, Modifications, and Supports.

• Student Support Team Process.
• Accommodations, Modifications, and Supports Checklists.
• School Support Staff and Expertise.
• References.

6 Managing Behavior Through Support and Interventions.

• Understanding Student Behavior.
• Supporting Proactive Classroom Management.
• Preventing Student Misbehavior in the Classroom.
• Implementing Behavior Management Systems.
• Addressing Student Misbehavior.
• Research-Based Model of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.
• Tips for Dealing with Challenging or Difficult Kids.
• References.
• Reproducibles.
• Form 6.1 Behavioral Improvement Report.
• Form 6.2 Elementary School Daily Report.
• Form 6.3 Middle School Daily Report.
• Form 6.4 Self-Monitoring Behavior Log.
• Form 6.5 Student-Generated Progress Report.

7 Questioning and Engaging Students.

• Getting and Focusing Students’ Attention.
• Maintaining Students’ Attention Through Active Participation.
• Questioning Techniques to Increase Student Participation.
• Other Inclusive Questioning Strategies.
• Socratic Seminar.
• Reciprocal Teaching.
• Asking the Right Questions.
• Questioning Games and Other Ideas.
• Questioning Tips for Parents.
• References.

8 Fostering Students’ Self-Esteem and Resilience.

• Student Needs for School Success.
• Classroom Strategies and Programs to Promote Self-Esteem.
• Schoolwide Strategies and Programs to Build Resilience and Self-Esteem.
• Community Mentorship Programs.
• Community Service.
• Interventions and Supports.
• Principals’ Efforts.
• References.
• Reproducibles.
• Form 8.1 Student Standout for the Week.
• Form 8.2 Buddy Assistance Folder.

9 Increasing Home-School Collaboration and Parent Involvement.

• Strategies for Increasing Parent Participation in School Activities and Functions.
• Partnering with Parents of Special Population Students.
• Communication Tips for Teachers.
• Communication Tips for Parents.
• Home Extension Activities.
• References.
• Reproducibles.
• Form 9.1 Parent Interest Form.
• Form 9.2 Parent Report.
• Form 9.3 Home Extension Activities.

10 Working to Improve Organization, Time Management, and Homework Success.

• What Teachers Can Do to Help Build Organizational Skills.
• What Teachers Can Do to Help with Time Management.
• What Teachers Can Do to Support the Homework Process.
• References.
• Reproducibles.
• Form 10.1 Notebook Check.
• Form 10.2 Substitute Plan.
• Form 10.3 Daily Monitoring.
• Form 10.4 Weekly Progress Report.
• Form 10.5 Homework Tips for Parents.

Part 3: DESIGNING CURRICULUM TO HOOK IN STUDENTS.

11 Hooking in Reluctant Readers and Writers.

• What Is Balanced Literacy?
• Motivating Struggling Readers and Writers.
• Books That Appeal to Reluctant Readers.
• Activities to Keep Reluctant Readers Reading.
• Resources.
• Reproducibles.
• Activity 11.1 Using Shel Silverstein’s “Messy Room”.
• Activity 11.2 Poetry Log.
• Activity 11.3 Comic Strip Recording Sheet.
• Activity 11.4 Wrapper/Label Information Sheet.
• Activity 11.5 Idiom Activity Form.
• Activity 11.6 Let’s Read a Menu.
• Activity 11.7 Almanac Research Sheet.
• Activity 11.8 Create Your Own Almanac Questions.
• Activity 11.9 Let’s Read a Television Guide.
• Activity 11.10 Television Watching Observation and Evaluation Sheet.
• Activity 11.11 Caldecott Books Recording and Information Sheet.
• Activity 11.12 Let’s Read a Recipe.
• Activity 11.13 Book Report Monthly Schedule.
• Activity 11.14 Bookmark.
• Activity 11.15 Let’s Create a Report Card.
• Activity 11.16 Create Your Own Test.
• Activity 11.17 Literature/Geography Study Guide.

12 Making Oral Language Come Alive in Your Classroom.

• Making Talk Important in the Upper-Grade Classroom.
• Getting Students to Use Oral Language.
• Assessing Oral Language.
• References.
• Teacher Resources.
• Reproducibles.
• Activity 12.1 Speech Plan Sheet.
• Activity 12.2 Oral Language Monthly Presentations.
• Activity 12.3 An Oral Language Presentation: A How-to-Do Speech.
• Activity 12.4 Interview Planning Sheet.
• Activity 12.5 Game Day Activity.
• Activity 12.6 Science Experiment Planning Sheet: Oral Presentation.
• Activity 12.7 Oral Language Teacher Evaluation.
• Activity 12.8 Oral Language Peer Evaluation.

13 Revvin’ Up the Content Areas.

• Nonfiction: We’re All in This Together.
• Social Studies and Other Textbooks: A Deeper Look.
• Discovery Through Nonfiction: Research in the Classroom.
• The Science Connection.
• References.
• Teacher Resources.
• Reproducibles.
• Activity 13.1 A Biographical Journey.
• Activity 13.2 Native American Poster Board Project.
• Activity 13.3 Native American Poster Project Rubric.
• Activity 13.4 Explorer Notebook Student Packet.
• Activity 13.5 Explorer Notebook (Group) Student Check-Off List.
• Activity 13.6 Sample Starters for the Diary Entry for The Great Kapok Tree.
• Activity 13.7 Rubric for The Great Kapok Tree: Point of View Response to Literature.
• Activity 13.8 Research Note-Taking Sheet.
• Activity 13.9 Information About Bibliographies.
• Activity 13.10 Mystery Place or Mystery Creature Research Report Rubric.
• Activity 13.11 What Your Mystery Research Report Should Include.
• Activity 13.12 Mystery Research Project Rubric (Individual).
• Activity 13.13 Mystery Powder Observation Sheet.
• Activity 13.14 Research Topic Suggestions.
• Activity 13.15 Discovery Fair Due Date Schedule.
• Activity 13.16 Discovery Fair Essentials.
• Activity 13.17 Student/Teacher Evaluation Form.
• Activity 13.18 Research: Add Some of Those “Extras”.
• Activity 13.19 Research Daily Log.
• Activity 13.20 Student Interest Survey Form for Observational Investigation.
• Activity 13.21 Observation Study.
• Activity 13.22 Observation Project Information Sheet.
• Activity 13.23 Becoming a Pumpkinologist: An Observation and Hands-On Investigation.
• Activity 13.24 Pumpkin Investigation Letter to Parents.
• Activity 13.25 Plant Observation Team Sheet.
• Activity 13.26 Science Project Student Evaluation.

14 Motivating Students to Be Successful Mathematicians.

• Recent Reform in Math Instruction.
• Setting Up the Classroom.
• Supporting Classroom Learning.
• Instructional Practices.
• Assessing Student Work.
• Using Resources.
• Addressing the Needs of Special Populations.
• Making Math Relevant Through Real-Life Experiences.
• Other Tips for Teachers.
• References.
• Teacher Resources.
• Reproducibles.
• Activity 14.1 Math Assignment Sheet.
• Activity 14.2 Geometry Design Project.
• Activity 14.3 Pig Score Sheet.
• Activity 14.4 End-of-Year Math Evaluation.
• Activity 14.5 Math Is Everywhere You Look Assignment Sheet.
• Activity 14.6 Math Is Everywhere You Look Evaluation Form.
• Activity 14.7 Graphing Can Be Fun: A Math Project.
• Activity 14.8 Question Possibilities for Graphing Projects.
• Activity 14.9 Graphing Project Design Form.
• Activity 14.10 Parent Letter for the Shopping Adventure.
• Activity 14.11 Shopping Adventure Recording Sheet.
• Activity 14.12 Super Bowl Math Activity Packet.
• Activity 14.13 Survival Math Parent Letter.
• Activity 14.14 Survival Math Packet (Experiencing Math in Your Everyday Life).
• Activity 14.15 Survival Math Rubric—Teacher Evaluation.
• Activity 14.16 Survival Math Record Sheet.
• Activity 14.17 Survival Math Checklist Activity.
• Activity 14.18 Survival Math Peer Evaluation Form.
• Activity 14.19 Math in the Real World.
• Activity 14.20 Using a Menu to Solve Math Problems.
• Activity 14.21 Thanksgiving Math Project—Simulation.
• Activity 14.22 Gift Giving Math Project for December.

15 Making the Most of Music and Art in the Classroom.

• Providing Balance Between Work and Relaxation.
• Music Implementation.
• Art Implementation.
• Books for Music and Art Centers.
• References.
• Teacher Resources.
• Reproducible.
• Activity 15.1 Photography Project.

Index.