The latest book in the unofficial series by Julie Causton, this book is a quick how-to guide for general and special educators that provides practical strategies and planning tools for the inclusive classroom.

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Sometimes, the hardest part of starting an inclusive education program is finding out what the research says. This convenient guide brings together all of the essential data on inclusion for you. Three easy-to-read sections provide you with a comprehensive, balanced overview of inclusive education: the movement toward inclusion, instructional practices, and the process of implementation and outcomes. From research to policy to practice, you'll get a summary of the literature base on the best approaches to supporting students with disabilities in inclusive settings. You'll discover the available research supporting or critiquing known theories, strategies, structures, approaches, and models of inclusive education. Tables quickly review key points, and extensive appendices summarize key district and federal court cases about inclusion, documented outcomes for students with and without disabilities in inclusive settings, documented outcomes for parents and teachers, and more! This concise resource will be invaluable to you as you work to adopt and implement successful inclusion in your school.

In this comprehensive resource on inclusive schooling, administrators, general and special educators, and parents explore how inclusive education can support a diverse student body at all grade levels. They show how schools can meet standards and provide a "least restrictive environment" for students with disabilities by using cooperative learning, teaming, multi-age grouping, multicultural education, social skills training, and educational technology applications. And they explain how to facilitate change by using universal design principles and other curricular, instructional, assessment, and organizational practices. The authors examine the prevailing myths and the most frequently asked questions about inclusive education, and they provide an extensive list of resources. Woven through the book are the personal stories of people with disabilities and the educators and parents who work with them. As their voices make clear, inclusion is more than an educational buzzword; inclusion is a way of life, based on the belief that each individual is valued and belongs. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.

"Discover everything a great paraprofessional needs to know and do in the second edition of this bestselling guidebook! Acclaimed inclusion expert Julie Causton and new co-author Kate MacLeod bring you a supremely practical guide to every facet of your complex role: partnering with teachers, selecting accommodations and modifications, facilitating peer connections, fading your support, and much more. WHAT'S NEW: New chapter on Respectful Support for Developing Student Independence, More on key topics such as collaboration, presuming competence, and supporting social and academic success for students with diverse abilities, New and updated research, practices, resources, examples, quiz questions, and reflection activities throughout the book, Package of online materials, including printable activities, forms, and worksheets"--