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.

Use this resource to create more inclusive classrooms that help students thrive to the point of exceeding expectations:

• 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.

Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: Promoting Learning in the Inclusive Classroom
Chapter 1: Understanding the Inclusive Classroom
Chapter 2: Organizing for Instruction
Chapter 3: Addressing Students' Needs
Chapter 4: Using Embedded Assessments, Accommodations, and Individualized Data
Part 2: Strategies for Effective Curriculum Practice
Chapter 5: Implementing Inclusion Strategies for Literacy and Communication
Chapter 6: Implementing Inclusion Strategies for Mathematics
Chapter 7: Implementing Inclusion Strategies for Social Studies and Science
Chapter 8: Implementing Inclusion Strategies for Art, Music, Theater, and Movement
Chapter 9: Using an Interdisciplinary Thematic Approach
Chapter 10: Developing Transitional Plans
Part 3: Maintaining the Inclusive Classroom
Chapter 11: Practicing Professional Collaboration
Chapter 12: Honoring Inclusion
Appendix A: Abbreviations for the Inclusive Classroom
Appendix B: Legal Aspects of Inclusion
Index