Every Child Deserves a Special Education
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Description
Lay the foundation for inclusive, impactful classrooms where every student thrives
Every student deserves an education that is meaningful, memorable, and built for them. When we design learning with intentional, universal support, the impact extends beyond individual students—it transforms entire classrooms.
In Every Child Deserves a Special Education, the authors introduce five powerful mindframes that reshape the way we think about teaching, learning, and inclusion. These mindframes spark a cycle of reflection and growth, shifting not just what we do, but how we see our students, our classrooms, and our role as educators. Inside, you’ll find:
- Five essential educator mindframes—helping you plan for both diverse learners and the diversity within each learner
- Stories and examples that bring these mindframes to life through real classroom experiences
- Reflection tools to help you examine and refine your own beliefs and practices
True inclusion starts with how we think, not just what we do. Every Child Deserves a Special Education will help you build the mindset every classroom needs for all students to thrive.
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Mindframe One: Every Child Is Special
- Necessary for Some, Good for ALL
- Thinking Strategically
Mindframe Two: All Students Can Achieve at High Levels
- Labels as Opportunity Thieves
- Expecting Successful Inclusion
- An Infused Skills Grid
Mindframe Three: Differentiation Provides Multiple Pathways to Succeed
- What is differentiation?
- Differentiation is NOT a Set of Activities
- Differentiation Focuses on Time and Pathways
- Differentiation is NOT Tracking
- Personalization and Individualization are Not the Essence of Differentiation
Mindframe Four: Instruction Can Prevent Gaps and Intervention Can Close Them
- A Decision-Making Model
- Data Meetings
Mindframe Five: Assessment Has the Power to Promote Growth
- Misunderstandings of Formative and Summative
- Multiple Means of Representation
- Mastery Rubrics
- Assess WITH Students
- Feedback
- Self Assessment
- Connecting Self-Assessment and Feedback
Conclusion
Conclusion
Additional materials
Description
Lay the foundation for inclusive, impactful classrooms where every student thrives
Every student deserves an education that is meaningful, memorable, and built for them. When we design learning with intentional, universal support, the impact extends beyond individual students—it transforms entire classrooms.
In Every Child Deserves a Special Education, the authors introduce five powerful mindframes that reshape the way we think about teaching, learning, and inclusion. These mindframes spark a cycle of reflection and growth, shifting not just what we do, but how we see our students, our classrooms, and our role as educators. Inside, you’ll find:
- Five essential educator mindframes—helping you plan for both diverse learners and the diversity within each learner
- Stories and examples that bring these mindframes to life through real classroom experiences
- Reflection tools to help you examine and refine your own beliefs and practices
True inclusion starts with how we think, not just what we do. Every Child Deserves a Special Education will help you build the mindset every classroom needs for all students to thrive.
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Mindframe One: Every Child Is Special
- Necessary for Some, Good for ALL
- Thinking Strategically
Mindframe Two: All Students Can Achieve at High Levels
- Labels as Opportunity Thieves
- Expecting Successful Inclusion
- An Infused Skills Grid
Mindframe Three: Differentiation Provides Multiple Pathways to Succeed
- What is differentiation?
- Differentiation is NOT a Set of Activities
- Differentiation Focuses on Time and Pathways
- Differentiation is NOT Tracking
- Personalization and Individualization are Not the Essence of Differentiation
Mindframe Four: Instruction Can Prevent Gaps and Intervention Can Close Them
- A Decision-Making Model
- Data Meetings
Mindframe Five: Assessment Has the Power to Promote Growth
- Misunderstandings of Formative and Summative
- Multiple Means of Representation
- Mastery Rubrics
- Assess WITH Students
- Feedback
- Self Assessment
- Connecting Self-Assessment and Feedback
Conclusion
Conclusion
Additional materials
Every Child Deserves a Special Education
Five Mindframes That Ensure All Students Learn
May 2025 | 136 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781071955260 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781071955284 | $35.00 |
Lay the foundation for inclusive, impactful classrooms where every student thrives
Every student deserves an education that is meaningful, memorable, and built for them. When we design learning with intentional, universal support, the impact extends beyond individual students—it transforms entire classrooms.
In Every Child Deserves a Special Education, the authors introduce five powerful mindframes that reshape the way we think about teaching, learning, and inclusion. These mindframes spark a cycle of reflection and growth, shifting not just what we do, but how we see our students, our classrooms, and our role as educators. Inside, you’ll find:
- Five essential educator mindframes—helping you plan for both diverse learners and the diversity within each learner
- Stories and examples that bring these mindframes to life through real classroom experiences
- Reflection tools to help you examine and refine your own beliefs and practices
True inclusion starts with how we think, not just what we do. Every Child Deserves a Special Education will help you build the mindset every classroom needs for all students to thrive.
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction
- Mindframe One: Every Child Is Special
- Necessary for Some, Good for ALL
- Thinking Strategically
- Mindframe Two: All Students Can Achieve at High Levels
- Labels as Opportunity Thieves
- Expecting Successful Inclusion
- An Infused Skills Grid
- Mindframe Three: Differentiation Provides Multiple Pathways to Succeed
- What is differentiation?
- Differentiation is NOT a Set of Activities
- Differentiation Focuses on Time and Pathways
- Differentiation is NOT Tracking
- Personalization and Individualization are Not the Essence of Differentiation
- Mindframe Four: Instruction Can Prevent Gaps and Intervention Can Close Them
- A Decision-Making Model
- Data Meetings
- Mindframe Five: Assessment Has the Power to Promote Growth
- Misunderstandings of Formative and Summative
- Multiple Means of Representation
- Mastery Rubrics
- Assess WITH Students
- Feedback
- Self Assessment
- Connecting Self-Assessment and Feedback
- Conclusion