Quick-Guides to Inclusion: Ideas for Educating Students with Disabilities, Second Edition (Giangreco & Doyle)

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Quick-Guides to Inclusion
Ideas for Educating Students with Disabilities, Second Edition
Edited by

Michael F. Giangreco, Ph.D., & Mary Beth Doyle, Ph.D.

Now for the first time ever, the bestselling, teacher-trusted Quick-Guides to Inclusion are available in a single updated and revised volume—complete with 7 all-new Quick-Guides on today’s hottest inclusion topics. A must for busy K–12 teachers who need fast, friendly, and practical guidance on including students with disabilities in general education classrooms, this photocopiable sourcebook gives educators

Fully revised, updated contents of all 3 popular Quick-Guide volumes. Past contributors—every one a respected inclusion expert—returned to refresh these Quick-Guides with their latest knowledge and experience. Teachers will have up-to-date snapshots of a wide array of essential inclusion topics, such as literacy, partnerships with parents, positive behavior support, and curriculum adaptations. Each of the 23 Quick-Guides includes easy-to-follow ideas, examples, and tips teachers can put to use immediately in any classroom and on any budget.
Seven brand-new Quick-Guides on critical topics. Educators will get more than 80 pages of brand-new content on
- teaching writing
- teaching math
- addressing cross-cultural issues
- using universal design for learning
- listening to students’ perspectives
- conducting community-based instruction
- using simple technology to encourage participation

With this convenient, user-friendly guidebook, educators will have a single resource they can turn to again and again for quick, real-world advice on all the key inclusion topics. Every teacher in an inclusive classroom should have a copy on the bookshelf!

ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-55766-897-4
Layflat paperback
344 pages
8.5 x 11
2007
$39.95
Stock# 68974

Table of Contents

About the Editors
Contributors
What Are Quick-Guides and How Are They Used?
What's New in This Edition?

Section I: Foundational Ideas

QG 1: Including Students with Disabilities in the Classroom
Michael F. Giangreco

QG 2 Building Partnerships with Parents and Caregivers
Linda A. Davern

QG 3: Considerations about the Cultural Nature of Inclusion, Teaching, and Learning
Beth Harry & Alfredo J. Artilles

Section II: Relationships and Self-Determination

QG 4: Supporting Friendships for All Students
Carol Tashie & Zach Rossetti

QG 5: Self-Determination
Michael L. Wehmeyer

QG 6: Listen to Me: What Students Want Teachers to Know
Mary Schuh, Frank Sgambati, & Carol Tashie

Section III: Communication & Behavior

QG 7: Communication Systems in the Classroom
Janet M. Duncan & Patricia A. Prelock

QG 8: Creating Positive Behavior Supports
Deborah L. Hedeen & Barbara J. Ayres

Section IV: Curriculum & Instruction

QG 9: Universal Design for Learning
Bridget Dalton & David Gordon

QG 10: Reaching and Teaching Diverse Learners through Differentiated Instruction
Robi M. Kronberg

QG 11: Co-Designing Responsive Curriculum
Alice Udvari-Solner

QG 12: Instructional Strategies
Michael F. Giangreco & Lia Cravedi

Section V: Literacy & Numeracy

QG 13: Supporting Literacy Learning in All Children
David A. Koppenhaver & Karen Erickson

QG 14: Writing Matters
Patricia McGonegal & Nancy Talbott

QG 15: Making Math Meaningful for Students with Special Needs
Timothy J. Whiteford

Section VI: High School & Transition

QG 16: Taking Inclusion to the Next Level: Creating Inclusive High School Classrooms
Cheryl M. Jorgensen, Douglas Fisher, & Carol Tashie

QG 17: Transition from School to Adult Life
Katharine Shepherd & George B. Salembier

Section VII: Personnel & Administration

QG 18: Getting the Most Out of Support Services
Susan W. Edelman, Michael F. Giangreco, Ruth E. Dennis, Patricia A. Prelock, Marie MacLeod, & Marie-Christine Potvin

QG 19: Creating Partnerships with Paraprofessionals
Mary Beth Doyle & Patricia A. Lee

QG 20: Administration in Inclusive Schools
Richard Schattman, Ruth E. Dennis & Donarae Cook

Quick-Guide Extras

QGE 1: Assisting Students Who Use Wheelchairs: Guidelines for School Personnel
Michael F. Giangreco, Irene McEwen, Timothy Fox, & Deborah Lisi-Baker

QGE 2: Community-Based Instruction
John McDonnell & Jayne McGuire

QGE 3: Simple Technology to Encourage Participation
June E. Downing