List of Inclusive Activities and           vii
        Worksheets for Teachers and Students
Preface                                            ix
Acknowledgments                                    xi
About the Author                                   xii
    Examining the Research Base and Legal          1  (34)
    Considerations in Special Education, and
    the Reasons for Inclusion
      Disability Legislation                       1  (1)
      Introduction: Why Do Inclusion?              1  (1)
      Establishing Legislative Knowledge           2  (10)
      Disability Categories Under Individuals      12 (4)
      with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
      History of the Americans with                16 (2)
      Disabilities Act (ADA)
      Civil Rights for Students With               18 (2)
      Disabilities Under Section 504
      Past, Present, and Future Concerns           20 (3)
      Cooperative Legislative Review               23 (2)
      Implications of the Elementary and           25 (3)
      Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
      Translating Research Into Learning           28 (3)
      Strategies that Work
      Inclusion and the Student With               31 (4)
      Disabilities
    Understanding Complicated Special Education    35 (28)
    Terminology
      Disability Introspection                     35 (1)
      Being Treated Differently                    36 (3)
      Merits of Individuality                      39 (2)
      Disability Awareness Classroom Suggestions   41 (11)
      Different Choices                            52 (3)
      Preparation for Successful Inclusion         55 (2)
      Focusing on Abilities                        57 (2)
      Seasaw Activity of People With               59 (1)
      Disabilities
      Famous People With Disabilities (A Mere      60 (3)
      Partial Listing)
    Establishing Successful Inclusive Classrooms   63 (44)
      Strategies That Work With All Learners       63 (1)
      Effective Ingredients                        64 (2)
      Applying Diverse Strategies                  66 (2)
      Strategic Curriculum Applications            68 (2)
      Establishing Prior Knowledge                 70 (5)
      Scoring With Metacognition (Knowing What     75 (1)
      You Know)
      The Goal of Special Education                76 (2)
      Motivating and Personalizing Learning        78 (3)
      Choices
      Multiple Intelligences of Students           81 (3)
      Multiple Intelligences Survey                84 (1)
      Learning Analysis                            85 (5)
      Concretizing Learning                        90 (2)
      Learning Designs                             92 (3)
      Kinesthetic Connections                      95 (7)
      Sensory Approaches and Learning Modalities   102(5)
    Next, Writing and Applying the IEP             107(14)
    (Individualized Education Program)
      Practical Guidelines for Using and           108(4)
      Writing the IEP
      Appropriate Goals and Skills to Consider     112(2)
      When Writing an IEP
      How to Track and Document IEPs               114(4)
      Mock IEP (It's Educationally Prudent!)       118(3)
    Introducing Social, Emotional, and             121(19)
    Behavioral Issues Into the Curriculum
      Connecting Cognitive and Affective Skills    121(2)
      Addressing Emotional Intelligences           123(1)
      Behavioral Approaches for Educators          124(3)
      Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)       127(4)
      Transitional Services                        131(2)
      Ways to Teach Social Skills                  133(5)
      Classroom Climate                            138(2)
    Reaching and Coteaching Your Students          140(26)
      Educational Collaboration                    140(1)
      Building Productive Relationships            141(6)
      Collaborating as a Team                      147(2)
      Classroom Dynamics                           149(8)
      Inclusion Dilemmas                           157(3)
      More Lesson Concerns                         160(4)
      Teen Culture                                 164(2)
    Using the Three R's to Guide Instruction       166(101)
    and Assessment
      First R: Reading                             166(40)
      Second R: 'Riting                            206(19)
      Third R: 'Rithmetic                          225(20)
      Complementing the Basics                     245(4)
      Artful Education                             249(5)
      Science by Observing, Doing, and Thinking    254(3)
      Social Studies: Connecting Students to       257(4)
      Their World
      Valuing Physical Education                   261(2)
      Interdisciplinary Approach: Educational      263(4)
      Salads
    Emphasizing Comprehension and Study Skills     267(27)
      Learning More About Learning                 267(6)
      Developing Better Practices                  273(6)
      Teaching for More Understanding              279(12)
      Organized Environments                       291(3)
    Assessing, Testing, and Grading Your           294(13)
    Students
      Purposeful Assessments                       294(4)
      Classroom Scenarios                          298(2)
      User-Friendly Testing Formats                300(3)
      Assessment Trends                            303(1)
      Teacher Tips                                 303(2)
      Testing Changes                              305(2)
    Working With Parents and Families of           307(6)
    Students With Disabilities
      Valuing Parents and Families                 307(1)
      Parents, Families, and Teachers as Allies    308(5)
    Considering Technology in the Inclusive        313(13)
    Classroom
      Benefits and Promising Futures               313(2)
      Classroom/Community Implications and         315(3)
      Resources
      Sample High School In-Class                  318(8)
      Lesson-Combining Literature and Technology
    Reflecting as Classroom Practice               326(14)
      Reviewing and Maintaining Skills             326(1)
      Preteach, Teach, Reteach                     327(10)
      Summing Up the Learning                      337(1)
      Combining Elements                           338(2)
Resource A: Disability Tables                      340(29)
Resource B: Organizations                          369(4)
Resource C: Bibliography                           373(7)
Resource D: Alphabetized Acronyms                  380(3)
Index                                              383