Modifying Schoolwork

Need quick, practical, ready-to-use guidance on teaching all students—and making appropriate modifications for kids who need extra support? Get a clear and concrete plan for K-12 inclusion in this 3rd edition of the bestselling book in the Teachers' Guides to Inclusive Practices series. Packed with field-tested strategies, case studies, and planning tools, this hands-on guide will help teachers deliver effective universal instruction in core content areas and create customised adaptations and flexible supports for students with diverse needs and abilities. Teachers will learn what really works in inclusion, and they'll discover how to seamlessly weave in modifications while encouraging each student's sense of belonging.

New to this edition:

• Practical guidance on implementing Universal Design for Learning
• Content aligns clearly with an RTI framework, with strategies spanning from whole-class instruction to highly individualised adaptations
• More on working with students with significant disabilities and complex learning needs—one of the biggest challenges of inclusion
• Easy-to-print forms that help teachers plan individualised supports and adaptations
• Helpful "focusing questions" at the start of each chapter—perfect for pre service study and teacher book club discussions
• New stories from teachers and parents that spotlight real-world challenges and successes

With printable planning tools!

• Team Roles and Responsibilities Checklist
• Program-at-a-Glance
• Student Profile
• General Assessment of Classroom Activities
• Program Planning Matrix
• Individualised Adaptations and Support Plan
• and more

Table of Contents

About the Authors

About the Forms

Acknowledgments

1. Inclusive Education: The Big Picture
• Defining Characteristics of Inclusive Education
• An Organizing Framework for Schoolwide Systems of Student Support
• Improving Your School's Inclusive Practices
2. Curricular and Instructional Practices that Promote the Inclusion and Success of All Students
• Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction
• Active Learning and Brain-Compatible Learning
• Peer-Mediated Learning Structures
• Learning Strategies
• Graphic Organizers
• Strategies to Increase Active Responding During Whole-Class Lessons
• Collaborative Planning for Diverse Groups of Students
3. A Model for Creating Individualized Adaptations and Supports
• What Is a Model, and Why Is It Necessary?
• Creating Individualized Adaptations and Supports
4. Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Individualized Adaptations and Supports for Students with Extensive Needs
• Step 1: Gather and Share Information About the Student and the Classroom
• Step 2: Schedule Instruction and Supports Across the Day
• Step 3: Plan and Implement Instruction, with Needed Adaptations and Supports
• Step 4: Plan and Implement More Specialized Teaching Strategies
• Step 5: Monitor and Evaluate
5. Including All Students in Instruction in Core Curriculum Areas
• Two Reminders: Start with Effective Teaching and Keep All Students' Goals in Mind
• Reading and Written Language
• Mathematics and Numeracy
• Content Areas and Natural and Social Sciences
• Tests and Testing Procedures
• A Final Note: Do Not Reinvent the Wheel

References

Appendix A: Blank Forms

Appendix B: Resources on Creating Effective Inclusive Schools and Designing Schoolwork for Inclusive Classrooms

Index