Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom

Strategies to Maximize Students’ Assets
Toby J. Karten - Inclusion Workshops
Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom
March 2008 | 296 pages | Corwin
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"The practical aspects of the book provide a wealth of ideas about how educators can make modifications and accommodations for individuals in their classrooms while fostering a positive and inclusive atmosphere."
—Anne Beveridge, Coordinator of Primary Years Program
Branksome Hall, Toronto, Canada

"Provides background historical information, current trends, suggestions for novice teachers, and new ideas for experienced teachers."
—Leslie Hitchens, Special Education Teacher
Crossroads Elementary, St. Paul, MN

Foster positive experiences by differentiating not only instruction but attitudes too!

How we treat others often influences how individuals feel about themselves. This book illustrates how educators can effectively promote sensitive, inclusive classroom practices that maximize success for students with disabilities.

Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom provides content-rich interdisciplinary lessons accompanied by behavioral, academic, and social interventions that capitalize on student strengths. Inclusion expert Toby J. Karten demonstrates the impact of literature, self-advocacy, role playing, and strategic interventions on students' growth and achievement. The numerous lessons, tables, rubrics, instructional guidelines, and charts help readers:

  • Determine effective strategies for differentiating instruction for specific disabilities
  • Modify lessons and curriculum appropriately in the content areas
  • Encourage students to become active participants in learning
  • Increase disability awareness and foster inclusive mind-sets in students, colleagues, and families

This practical resource provides special education and general education teachers, principals, and teacher leaders with both effective instructional strategies for curriculum delivery and responsive approaches to promoting positive attitudes toward disabilities. Given appropriate support and an accepting environment, all students are able to achieve, thrive, and succeed in school and in life!

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Part I. Introducing Disabilities

  • 1. Historical Background of Disabilities
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Then to Now
  • Out and About
  • Beyond Terminology
  • Legislation Says...and the Classroom Does
  • 2. How Others Interact and Acknowledge Disabilities and Differences
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Dislabeling Activities

Part II. Classroom Implications

  • 3. Entering the Inclusion Classroom
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Assessing, Modifying, & Adapting the Curriculum
  • Capitalize on Strengths: What to Minimize & Maximize
  • 4. Mastering the Curriculum
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Presenting Curriculum
  • 5. Content-Related Strategies and Lessons
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Their Strategies, Not Ours!
  • Put Me in Coach!
  • It’s All in the Presentation!
  • Reading Curriculum Concerns
  • Appropriate Reading & Language Arts Accommodations, Adaptations, and Strategies for Lessons
  • Writing Curriculum Concerns: Write On!
  • Mathematics Curriculum Concerns: Math Matters, Too!
  • Other Curriculum Lessons
  • 6. Instructional Differentiation and Sensitivities That Respond to Students’ Behavioral, Social, Emotional, and Perceptual Needs
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes

Part III. Schools, Families, and the Future

  • 7. Increasing Disability Awareness and Better Attitudes for Families and All Communities
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • 8. Future Horizons for Disabilities
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Commitments to Students’ Achievements

Appendix A: Differentiating and Assessing Attitudes With Ability Awareness Rubrics

Appendix A: Differentiating and Assessing Attitudes With Ability Awareness Rubrics

Appendix B: Enabling vs. Challenging Your Students

Appendix B: Enabling vs. Challenging Your Students

Appendix C: Student Data Documentation

Appendix C: Student Data Documentation

Appendix D: Increasing Communications and Collaboration

Appendix D: Increasing Communications and Collaboration

References

References

Index

Index

Description

"The practical aspects of the book provide a wealth of ideas about how educators can make modifications and accommodations for individuals in their classrooms while fostering a positive and inclusive atmosphere."
—Anne Beveridge, Coordinator of Primary Years Program
Branksome Hall, Toronto, Canada

"Provides background historical information, current trends, suggestions for novice teachers, and new ideas for experienced teachers."
—Leslie Hitchens, Special Education Teacher
Crossroads Elementary, St. Paul, MN

Foster positive experiences by differentiating not only instruction but attitudes too!

How we treat others often influences how individuals feel about themselves. This book illustrates how educators can effectively promote sensitive, inclusive classroom practices that maximize success for students with disabilities.

Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom provides content-rich interdisciplinary lessons accompanied by behavioral, academic, and social interventions that capitalize on student strengths. Inclusion expert Toby J. Karten demonstrates the impact of literature, self-advocacy, role playing, and strategic interventions on students' growth and achievement. The numerous lessons, tables, rubrics, instructional guidelines, and charts help readers:

  • Determine effective strategies for differentiating instruction for specific disabilities
  • Modify lessons and curriculum appropriately in the content areas
  • Encourage students to become active participants in learning
  • Increase disability awareness and foster inclusive mind-sets in students, colleagues, and families

This practical resource provides special education and general education teachers, principals, and teacher leaders with both effective instructional strategies for curriculum delivery and responsive approaches to promoting positive attitudes toward disabilities. Given appropriate support and an accepting environment, all students are able to achieve, thrive, and succeed in school and in life!

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Part I. Introducing Disabilities

  • 1. Historical Background of Disabilities
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Then to Now
  • Out and About
  • Beyond Terminology
  • Legislation Says...and the Classroom Does
  • 2. How Others Interact and Acknowledge Disabilities and Differences
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Dislabeling Activities

Part II. Classroom Implications

  • 3. Entering the Inclusion Classroom
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Assessing, Modifying, & Adapting the Curriculum
  • Capitalize on Strengths: What to Minimize & Maximize
  • 4. Mastering the Curriculum
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Presenting Curriculum
  • 5. Content-Related Strategies and Lessons
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Their Strategies, Not Ours!
  • Put Me in Coach!
  • It’s All in the Presentation!
  • Reading Curriculum Concerns
  • Appropriate Reading & Language Arts Accommodations, Adaptations, and Strategies for Lessons
  • Writing Curriculum Concerns: Write On!
  • Mathematics Curriculum Concerns: Math Matters, Too!
  • Other Curriculum Lessons
  • 6. Instructional Differentiation and Sensitivities That Respond to Students’ Behavioral, Social, Emotional, and Perceptual Needs
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes

Part III. Schools, Families, and the Future

  • 7. Increasing Disability Awareness and Better Attitudes for Families and All Communities
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • 8. Future Horizons for Disabilities
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Commitments to Students’ Achievements

Appendix A: Differentiating and Assessing Attitudes With Ability Awareness Rubrics

Appendix A: Differentiating and Assessing Attitudes With Ability Awareness Rubrics

Appendix B: Enabling vs. Challenging Your Students

Appendix B: Enabling vs. Challenging Your Students

Appendix C: Student Data Documentation

Appendix C: Student Data Documentation

Appendix D: Increasing Communications and Collaboration

Appendix D: Increasing Communications and Collaboration

References

References

Index

Index

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Strategies to Maximize Students’ Assets

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"The practical aspects of the book provide a wealth of ideas about how educators can make modifications and accommodations for individuals in their classrooms while fostering a positive and inclusive atmosphere."
—Anne Beveridge, Coordinator of Primary Years Program
Branksome Hall, Toronto, Canada

"Provides background historical information, current trends, suggestions for novice teachers, and new ideas for experienced teachers."
—Leslie Hitchens, Special Education Teacher
Crossroads Elementary, St. Paul, MN

Foster positive experiences by differentiating not only instruction but attitudes too!

How we treat others often influences how individuals feel about themselves. This book illustrates how educators can effectively promote sensitive, inclusive classroom practices that maximize success for students with disabilities.

Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom provides content-rich interdisciplinary lessons accompanied by behavioral, academic, and social interventions that capitalize on student strengths. Inclusion expert Toby J. Karten demonstrates the impact of literature, self-advocacy, role playing, and strategic interventions on students' growth and achievement. The numerous lessons, tables, rubrics, instructional guidelines, and charts help readers:

  • Determine effective strategies for differentiating instruction for specific disabilities
  • Modify lessons and curriculum appropriately in the content areas
  • Encourage students to become active participants in learning
  • Increase disability awareness and foster inclusive mind-sets in students, colleagues, and families

This practical resource provides special education and general education teachers, principals, and teacher leaders with both effective instructional strategies for curriculum delivery and responsive approaches to promoting positive attitudes toward disabilities. Given appropriate support and an accepting environment, all students are able to achieve, thrive, and succeed in school and in life!


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Part I. Introducing Disabilities
  • 1. Historical Background of Disabilities
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Then to Now
  • Out and About
  • Beyond Terminology
  • Legislation Says...and the Classroom Does
  • 2. How Others Interact and Acknowledge Disabilities and Differences
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Dislabeling Activities
  • Part II. Classroom Implications
  • 3. Entering the Inclusion Classroom
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Assessing, Modifying, & Adapting the Curriculum
  • Capitalize on Strengths: What to Minimize & Maximize
  • 4. Mastering the Curriculum
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Presenting Curriculum
  • 5. Content-Related Strategies and Lessons
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Their Strategies, Not Ours!
  • Put Me in Coach!
  • It’s All in the Presentation!
  • Reading Curriculum Concerns
  • Appropriate Reading & Language Arts Accommodations, Adaptations, and Strategies for Lessons
  • Writing Curriculum Concerns: Write On!
  • Mathematics Curriculum Concerns: Math Matters, Too!
  • Other Curriculum Lessons
  • 6. Instructional Differentiation and Sensitivities That Respond to Students’ Behavioral, Social, Emotional, and Perceptual Needs
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Part III. Schools, Families, and the Future
  • 7. Increasing Disability Awareness and Better Attitudes for Families and All Communities
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • 8. Future Horizons for Disabilities
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Classroom Connections
  • Ways to Differentiate Attitudes
  • Commitments to Students’ Achievements
  • Appendix A: Differentiating and Assessing Attitudes With Ability Awareness Rubrics
  • Appendix B: Enabling vs. Challenging Your Students
  • Appendix C: Student Data Documentation
  • Appendix D: Increasing Communications and Collaboration
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

“A must-have resource for all educators, this book is filled with creative, hands-on strategies for children of all ages and grade levels K-12 in all content areas. Both general and special educators will find a variety of practical, valuable strategies that they can use immediately in the classroom. Karten has written another winner!”
Lynn DeCapua, Assistant Professor of Education, Georgian Court University
"An obvious wealth of information, Karten continues to offer the latest strategies to maximize student success in the special education setting! An exceptional resource for those looking for an understanding of not only the history and legislation, but also the content lessons that work!"
Fatima Ramirez, Special Education Teacher, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ
"As a beginning teacher, I have used Karten's previous books for great ideas for starting my teaching career. This book provides the same great examples and strategies not only for special education teachers, but for ALL teachers!"
Kristi Tinnes, Special Education Teacher, Somerset Hills Learning Institute, Highbridge, NJ
"Karten has put together an excellent resource that should be a must-have for all professionals in special education. She provides not only an excellent background of special education in the classroom, but also a comprehensive source to aid in quick and easy activity plans. The book helps both the novice and the expert special educator identify functional and meaningful strategies that work in the school setting."
Michele Kaplan, Speech Language Pathologist, Manalapan Englishtown Regional School District, NJ
"Karten clearly outlines a practical path to meeting the needs of all learners."
Gregory Duffy, Principal, Lafayette Mills School, Englishtown, NJ

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