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Inclusion Strategies That Work!

Research-Based Methods for the Classroom

Third Edition
By: Toby J. Karten

This new edition of the classic book on including students with diverse needs in educational success is strategically updated with the latest research-based practices and inclusion policy developments.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781483319902
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2015
Page Count: 448
Publication date: January 14, 2015

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The go-to resource for ensuring the success of ALL learners!

Teaching students with diverse needs require educators to tap deep reserves of instructional know-how, empathy, responsiveness, and patience. And the mark of a great educator is ensuring that ALL learners reach their full potential - academically and emotionally.

For years, Inclusion Strategies that Work! has been an indispensable resource for K-12 teachers as they confidently assess, instruct, and differentiate inclusive lesson plans and strategies for inclusion. In this new edition, Toby J. Karten’s data-driven methods are updated with the latest research, connections to the Common Core, and legislative developments.

Beginning with a thoughtful look at why inclusion is so essential, Karten provides valuable advice on co-planning structured lessons, ways to leverage technology, and much more, including:

Updated information on ADA, IDEA, writing IEPs, transitional services, classifications, RTI, metacognitive strategies, and links to the Common Core
Tips for collaboratively working with families and making them an integral part of the inclusive team

Interactive strategies and techniques that make concepts real in the classroom by honoring each individual student, and by not permitting a label to define a student or lower academic, behavioral, social, and emotional expectations

An overview of special education legislative terminology

Information on how to use emotional intelligence and brain-friendly learning to improve student outcomes

Interactive online forms for planning, documentation, and collaboration

With this comprehensive resource, you will be equipped with the tools to transform your classroom into a more inclusive environment to ensure that each learner achieves success!

“Inclusion Strategies That Work! Third Edition is a must for administrators, general and special educators, related staff, and families who are looking for the one reference book on inclusion. Not only does it provide a wealth of information, it directs the reader to a host of other valuable resources and covers important basics which other professional books fail to address. Toby Karten’s sensitivity to respecting and meeting the diverse needs for students underscores the book. She embraces differences and provides a roadmap to inclusion. “
- Tobie Franklin, Director of Learning Support
The IDEAL School of Manhattan

"Ms. Karten brings a lifetime of experience and a common sense approach to teaching and working with students with disabilities in inclusive environments. This book places comprehensive strategies, resources and suggestions that are critical for success into the hands of all educators."

-Kathy Graham, Special Education Specialist

Region 3 Education Service Center, Victoria, TX

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The challenges of an inclusive classroom can often be overwhelming. Don't miss the most comprehensive guide to show you how to make inclusion work!

Topics include:

Understanding special education legislative terminology
Strategies for establishing successful inclusive classrooms
Introducing social skills into the curriculum, including addressing emotional intelligences
Technology-driven classroom activities and resources to maximize student performance
Collaborative planning and documentation for educators, parents, and students with defined goals and outcomes
Study skills and assessment techniques that emphasize mastery and retention

Author(s)

Toby J. Karten

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Toby J. Karten is an experienced educator who has been immersed in the field of special education for her entire career. As an accomplished author and researcher, she has presented successful staff development to local, national, and international audiences. Toby is affiliated with Drew and Monmouth University and is an adjunct professor and graduate instructor at the Regional Training Center, which is affiliated with Gratz College and The College of New Jersey. Being involved in the field of special education for the past three decades has afforded Ms. Karten an opportunity to help many children and adults from elementary through graduate levels around the world. She has been a resource teacher, staff developer, adult educator, and inclusion coach and consultant in New York and New Jersey schools and in many districts nationally and globally. In addition to her roles as an inclusion coach, student and family advocate, professional developer, mentor and resource teacher, Toby designed graduate courses titled From Challenge to Success; LD, ADHD, and the Spectrum and Skills and Strategies for Inclusion and disABILITY Awareness. She has trained instructors in three states to teach her courses. In addition, she has designed online courses for NaMaYa titled Collaborative Practices for Inclusive Classrooms and Interventions for Students with Dyslexia and Other Reading Differences. She has been recognized by both the Council for Exceptional Children and the New Jersey Department of Education as an exemplary educator, receiving two Teacher of the Year awards. She earned an undergraduate degree in special education from Brooklyn College, a master of science in special education from the College of Staten Island, a supervisory degree from Georgian Court University, and an honorary doctorate from Gratz College. Toby has authored several books and resources about inclusion practices and the CCSS, which are currently used for instruction on many college and university campuses and schools throughout the world.

Ms. Karten is married, has a son, and a few dogs. She enjoys teaching, reading, writing, artwork, and most of all, learning. Toby believes that inclusion does not begin and end in the classroom, but is a philosophy that continues throughout life. Hence, inclusion is not only research-based, but life-based as well!

Table of Contents

List of Inclusive Activities and Worksheets for Teachers and Students

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

1. Examining the Research Base and Legal Considerations in Special Education, CCSS Connections, and the Reasons for Inclusion

Disability Legislation

Introduction: Why Do Inclusion?

Establishing Legislative Knowledge

Disability Categories Under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

History of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Civil Rights for Students with Disabilities Under Section 504

Past, Present, and Future Concerns

Common Core State Standards

Cooperative Legislative Review

Implications of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Translating Research Into Learning Strategies That Work

Inclusion and the Student With Disabilities

2. Understanding Complicated Special Education Terminology and the Effects of Labels

Disability Introspection

Being Treated Differently

Merits of Individuality

Disability Awareness Classroom Suggestions

Viewing Differences in Books and Movies

Different Choices

Preparation for Successful Inclusion

Focusing on Abilities

3. Establishing Successful Inclusive Classrooms

Strategies That Work With All Learners

Effective Ingredients

Applying Diverse Strategies

Strategic CCSS Applications

Establishing Prior Knowledge

The Goal of Special Education

Motivating and Personalizing Learning Choices

Multiple Intelligences of Students

Learning Analysis

Concretizing Learning

Learning Designs

Problem- and Project-Based Learning Connections

Kinesthetic Connections

Sensory Approaches and Learning Modalities

4. Next, Writing and Applying the Individualized Education Program

What Exactly Is an IEP?

Practical Guidelines for Using and Writing the IEP

Appropriate Goals and Skills to Consider When Writing an IEP

How to Track and Document IEPs

IEP Challenges

Implementing Adaptations by Charting Lessons

5. Introducing Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Issues Into the Curriculum

Connecting Cognitive and Affective Skills

Addressing Emotional Intelligences

Behavioral Approaches for Educators

Functional Behavioral Assessment

Transitional Services

Ways to Teach Social Skills

Classroom Climate

6. Reaching and Co-Teaching Your Students

Educational Collaboration

Building Productive Relationships

Collaborating as a Team

Classroom Dynamics

More Lesson Concerns

Teen Culture

7. The Common Core State Standards and Using the Three Rs to Guide Instruction and Assessment

First R: Reading

Second R: ’Riting

Third R: ’Rithmetic

Complementing the Basics

Artful Education

Science by Observing, Doing, and Thinking

Social Studies: Connecting Students to Their World

Valuing Physical Education

Interdisciplinary Approach: Educational Salads

8. Emphasizing Comprehension and Study Skills

Learning More About Learning

Developing Better Practices

Teaching for More Understanding

Organized Environments

9. Assessing, Testing, and Grading Your Students

Purposeful Assessment Representations

Classroom Scenarios

User-Friendly Testing Formats

Assessment Trends

CCSS and Assessments

Rubrics

10. Working With Parents and Families of Students With Disabilities

Valuing Parents and Families

Parents, Families, and Teachers as Allies

Resources and Organizations for Parents, Guardians, and Families

11. Infusing Technology Into the Inclusive Classroom

Benefits and Promising Futures

Classroom and Community Implications and Resources

Sample High School In-Class Lesson—Combining Literature and Technology

Educational Ideas, Websites, and Resources

Sites to Investigate for Students and Staff Across the Curriculum

12. Reflecting as Classroom Practice

Reviewing and Maintaining Skills

Preteach, Teach, Reteach

Summing Up the Learning

Combining Elements

Resources

Resource A. Disability Tables

Resource B. Organizations

Resource C. Alphabetized Acronyms

References and Further Readings

Index

Reviews

“Inclusion Strategies That Work! Third Edition is a must for educators and parents who are looking for the one reference book on inclusion. Not only does it provide a wealth of information, it directs the reader to a host of other valuable resources and covers important basics which other professional books fail to address, such as 'Cultural Concerns for Special Learners' and 'Teen Culture.'”

“Toby Karten’s sensitivity to respecting and meeting the diverse needs for students underscores the book. She embraces differences and provides a roadmap to inclusion. “

Tobie Franklin, Director of Learning Support
The IDEAL School of Manhattan

"Ms. Karten brings a lifetime of experience and a common sense approach to teaching and working with students with disabilities in inclusive environments. Her book, Inclusion Strategies That Work!, places comprehensive strategies, resources and suggestions that are critical for success into the hands of all educators."

Kathy Graham, Special Education Specialist
Region 3 Education Service Center, Victoria, TX

"Through her expertise in professional development, Toby Karten has inspired tens of thousands of teachers around the world through her work. That inspiration is captured in this book! Meeting the needs of all students is crucial in every classroom and this book provides a framework for broadening the knowledge of all teachers to make that happen!"

Mike Kuczala, Director of Instruction
Regional Training Center, Randolph, NJ

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