Successful Inclusion
Practical Strategies for a Shared Responsibility
2nd Edition
Published on 22. March 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-0-13-921172-0 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Inclusion/Mainstreaming.
Written in a user-friendly tone, this book's powerful combination of versatility, practicality, and a positive message offers solid help as well as useful perspectives for those challenged to provide educational opportunities in inclusive settings. Based on the philosophy that inclusion is good for all children, this text is unique in the sense that it places the primary responsibility for successful inclusion on general education teachers and administrators, not special education teachers. It provides numerous practical tools that help students examine their own attitudes and beliefs about inclusion, and provides tools they can use in teaching to apply inclusion principles as well as strategies to overcome the barriers to inclusion.
Written in a user-friendly tone, this book's powerful combination of versatility, practicality, and a positive message offers solid help as well as useful perspectives for those challenged to provide educational opportunities in inclusive settings. Based on the philosophy that inclusion is good for all children, this text is unique in the sense that it places the primary responsibility for successful inclusion on general education teachers and administrators, not special education teachers. It provides numerous practical tools that help students examine their own attitudes and beliefs about inclusion, and provides tools they can use in teaching to apply inclusion principles as well as strategies to overcome the barriers to inclusion.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
609 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-921172-0 (9780139211720)
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Content
I. THE CHALLENGE OF INCLUSION.
1. Why Inclusion?
2. What Is Inclusion?
3. What Are the Legal Roots of Inclusion?
4. What Social Forces Led to the Recent Inclusion?
5. What Is the Shared Responsibility for Inclusion?
6. What Are the Major Controversies Surrounding Inclusion?
7. What Is the Conclusion About Inclusion?
8. With All the Controversy, How Do We Develop a Rational Approach to Inclusion?
9. What Are the Benefits and Outcomes of Inclusion?
10. How Does Inclusion Relate to National Education Reform?
11. What Is the Philosophical Basis for Inclusion?
12. What Public Policies Promote Inclusion?
13. Where Are We Headed with inclusion in the 21st Century? A Revolution of Expectations.
II. STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING INCLUSION.
14. What Are the Major Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion?
15. What Is the Continuum of Placement Options, and Why Is It Important?
16. How Are Student Needs for Instruction and Support Evaluated, and How is Their Progress Assessed?
17. What Does Inclusion Mean for Teaching and Learning?
18. What Curriculum Modifications and Instructional Strategies Are Considered Best Practices for Inclusion Classrooms?
19. What Support Services Are Needed for Inclusive Classrooms?
20. What Is the Role of Interdisciplinary Team and the Student in the IEP and Inclusive Placement?
21. What Is the Appropriate Class Size for Inclusion and Classroom Management?
22. What Are Important Considerations Related to the Use of Technology?
23. How Do School-To-Career Transition Services Support the Inclusion of Students in the Community After High School?
24. How Can a School's Readiness for Inclusion Be Assessed?
25. What Factors Should Be Considered When Planning for Inclusion?
26. Ten Steps in Developing and Implementing Inclusive Practices.
27. What Should Be Included in Professional Development Plan?
28. How Can Parent Participation in Inclusion Be Promoted?
1. Why Inclusion?
2. What Is Inclusion?
3. What Are the Legal Roots of Inclusion?
4. What Social Forces Led to the Recent Inclusion?
5. What Is the Shared Responsibility for Inclusion?
6. What Are the Major Controversies Surrounding Inclusion?
7. What Is the Conclusion About Inclusion?
8. With All the Controversy, How Do We Develop a Rational Approach to Inclusion?
9. What Are the Benefits and Outcomes of Inclusion?
10. How Does Inclusion Relate to National Education Reform?
11. What Is the Philosophical Basis for Inclusion?
12. What Public Policies Promote Inclusion?
13. Where Are We Headed with inclusion in the 21st Century? A Revolution of Expectations.
II. STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING INCLUSION.
14. What Are the Major Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion?
15. What Is the Continuum of Placement Options, and Why Is It Important?
16. How Are Student Needs for Instruction and Support Evaluated, and How is Their Progress Assessed?
17. What Does Inclusion Mean for Teaching and Learning?
18. What Curriculum Modifications and Instructional Strategies Are Considered Best Practices for Inclusion Classrooms?
19. What Support Services Are Needed for Inclusive Classrooms?
20. What Is the Role of Interdisciplinary Team and the Student in the IEP and Inclusive Placement?
21. What Is the Appropriate Class Size for Inclusion and Classroom Management?
22. What Are Important Considerations Related to the Use of Technology?
23. How Do School-To-Career Transition Services Support the Inclusion of Students in the Community After High School?
24. How Can a School's Readiness for Inclusion Be Assessed?
25. What Factors Should Be Considered When Planning for Inclusion?
26. Ten Steps in Developing and Implementing Inclusive Practices.
27. What Should Be Included in Professional Development Plan?
28. How Can Parent Participation in Inclusion Be Promoted?