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Book SynopsisConcise and accessible, Gargiulo/Metcalf's TEACHING IN TODAY'S INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS: A UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING APPROACH, 4th edition, equips you with a practical, flexible framework for effective instruction, classroom management, assessment and collaboration in today's diverse classrooms. It is the first inclusion textbook with a consistent, integrated emphasis on UDL -- a key educational philosophy focused on using strategies and tools to help ALL students by accommodating their differences. Aligned with InTASC and CEC standards, this hands-on text delivers foundational information about children with disabilities included in today's classrooms as well as the most effective strategies for teaching them alongside their typically developing peers. Extensive coverage of Common Core State Standards is coupled with insightful case studies and sound research-based teaching and learning strategies.
Table of ContentsPart I: FOUNDATIONS FOR EDUCATING ALL LEARNERS. 1. Teaching in Today's Inclusive Classrooms: Your Journey Begins. 2. Introducing Universal Design for Learning. 3. Policies, Practices, and Processes for Special Education and Inclusive Education. 4. Diversity in the Classroom: Learners with High-Incidence Disabilities. 5. Diversity in the Classroom: Learners with Low-Incidence Disabilities. 6. Learners with Gifts and Talents, Learners Who Are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, and Other Learners at Risk. Part II: PLANNING INSTRUCTION FOR ALL LEARNERS. 7. Collaboration and Cooperative Teaching: Tools for Teaching All Learners. 8. Designing Learning That Works for All Students. 9. Assessing and Evaluating Learner Progress. 10. Selecting Instructional Strategies for Teaching All Learners. 11. Selecting Behavioral Supports for All Learners. Part III: IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES FOR ALL LEARNERS. 12. Assistive Technologies and Innovative Learning Tools. 13. Creating Literacy-Rich Environments for All Learners. 14. Developing an Understanding of Mathematics in All Learners. 15. Teaching Critical Content in Science and Social Studies to All Learners. Appendix A: InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards. Appendix B: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Initial Level Special Educator Preparation Standards.
