A user-friendly guide to instructional strategies that create an inclusive classroom for diverse learners In a world filled with diverse students, inclusive education is more important than ever. Rely on the second edition of this user-friendly guide to help you provide a strong learning path for all students in your classroom, with a focus on special needs. The resource includes powerful new strategies, updated best practices, and the latest research to propel your efforts in cultivating inclusive classrooms. • Recognize the necessity of inclusion in learning environments and the legal aspects of inclusion in education. • Gain a foundational understanding of the varied students and diverse learners who inhabit today’s classrooms. • Learn how to strengthen your inclusive, diverse classroom by building collaborative partnerships with co-teachers, special educators, inclusion coaches, and administrators. • Explore methods of inclusion across a spectrum of subjects and teaching strategies, as well as how to involve parents and students in the collaborative learning process. • Deepen your understanding of the impact social-emotional learning (SEL) has on academic performance. • Understand how to organize a multitiered system of support (MTSS) in inclusive classrooms. About the Author: Toby J. Karten is an experienced educator who has worked in the field of special education since 1976. She has been a resource teacher, staff developer, adult educator, and inclusion consultant in New York, New Jersey, and Texas schools and in many other districts nationally and globally for students and educators in grades preK–12 and beyond. |