Welcome to Teaching Students With Disabilities!
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Build the knowledge and confidence needed to create classrooms where all students belong
Students with disabilities are an essential part of our school communities, and you likely already teach students with disabilities. Nearly 15% of public school students receive special education services, and most spend the majority of their day in general education settings alongside their peers. Yet many general education teachers receive little formal preparation in disability or inclusive education. Welcome to Teaching Students With Disabilities! An Illustrated Guide for Classroom Teachers gives educators practical, research-based guidance for creating classrooms where students with disabilities are meaningfully included, supported, and learning alongside their peers. From inclusive planning and instruction to behavior support, co-teaching, and assessment, the book helps classroom teachers turn the commitment to inclusion and equity into everyday practice, because supporting students with disabilities is part of good teaching, not a separate specialty.
Written by nationally recognized authors, researchers and leaders in teaching, disability and inclusion Nancy Frey, Julie Causton, Douglas Fisher, and Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, and with illustrations by Taryl Hansen, this guide helps you confidently support every learner. This resource includes:
- Did You Know? features in each section, highlighting current research and emerging trends in inclusive education
- Ask a Chatbot prompts, showing how AI tools can spark ideas and resources for supporting diverse learners
- POV sections where Otto Lana, a self-advocate and college student, brings lived experience and firsthand knowledge of disability and inclusion.
- Elevate Your Practice sections offering actionable strategies, grade-band adaptations, and collaboration checklists for working with special education partners
Whether you're new to the profession or a seasoned educator, this guide equips you to build classrooms where students with disabilities are fully included, supported with meaningful access, participation, challenge, and belonging.
Contents
Introduction: Welcome to the Illustrated Guide to Teaching Students with Disabilities
Introduction: Welcome to the Illustrated Guide to Teaching Students with Disabilities
Section 1: Why This Work Matters (and Why You’ll Love it)
Section 1: Why This Work Matters (and Why You’ll Love it)
Section 2: All the Important Disability Stuff You Need to Know (Explained)
Section 2: All the Important Disability Stuff You Need to Know (Explained)
Section 3: Planning with Access in Mind (Because “Later” is Too Late)
Section 3: Planning with Access in Mind (Because “Later” is Too Late)
Section 4: Teaching Moves That Make a Difference (Instruction by Design)
Section 4: Teaching Moves That Make a Difference (Instruction by Design)
Section 5: Behavior Isn’t Random (It’s Telling You Something)
Section 5: Behavior Isn’t Random (It’s Telling You Something)
Section 6: Teaching Is a Team Sport (Co-Teaching in Real Life)
Section 6: Teaching Is a Team Sport (Co-Teaching in Real Life)
Section 7: Assessing Learning (To Support, Not Sort)
Section 7: Assessing Learning (To Support, Not Sort)
Conclusion: You Belong Here (And This Work Is Worth It!)
Conclusion: You Belong Here (And This Work Is Worth It!)
Resources
Companion Website
https://companion.corwin.com/courses/WTTDisDescription
Build the knowledge and confidence needed to create classrooms where all students belong
Students with disabilities are an essential part of our school communities, and you likely already teach students with disabilities. Nearly 15% of public school students receive special education services, and most spend the majority of their day in general education settings alongside their peers. Yet many general education teachers receive little formal preparation in disability or inclusive education. Welcome to Teaching Students With Disabilities! An Illustrated Guide for Classroom Teachers gives educators practical, research-based guidance for creating classrooms where students with disabilities are meaningfully included, supported, and learning alongside their peers. From inclusive planning and instruction to behavior support, co-teaching, and assessment, the book helps classroom teachers turn the commitment to inclusion and equity into everyday practice, because supporting students with disabilities is part of good teaching, not a separate specialty.
Written by nationally recognized authors, researchers and leaders in teaching, disability and inclusion Nancy Frey, Julie Causton, Douglas Fisher, and Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, and with illustrations by Taryl Hansen, this guide helps you confidently support every learner. This resource includes:
- Did You Know? features in each section, highlighting current research and emerging trends in inclusive education
- Ask a Chatbot prompts, showing how AI tools can spark ideas and resources for supporting diverse learners
- POV sections where Otto Lana, a self-advocate and college student, brings lived experience and firsthand knowledge of disability and inclusion.
- Elevate Your Practice sections offering actionable strategies, grade-band adaptations, and collaboration checklists for working with special education partners
Whether you're new to the profession or a seasoned educator, this guide equips you to build classrooms where students with disabilities are fully included, supported with meaningful access, participation, challenge, and belonging.
Contents
Introduction: Welcome to the Illustrated Guide to Teaching Students with Disabilities
Introduction: Welcome to the Illustrated Guide to Teaching Students with Disabilities
Section 1: Why This Work Matters (and Why You’ll Love it)
Section 1: Why This Work Matters (and Why You’ll Love it)
Section 2: All the Important Disability Stuff You Need to Know (Explained)
Section 2: All the Important Disability Stuff You Need to Know (Explained)
Section 3: Planning with Access in Mind (Because “Later” is Too Late)
Section 3: Planning with Access in Mind (Because “Later” is Too Late)
Section 4: Teaching Moves That Make a Difference (Instruction by Design)
Section 4: Teaching Moves That Make a Difference (Instruction by Design)
Section 5: Behavior Isn’t Random (It’s Telling You Something)
Section 5: Behavior Isn’t Random (It’s Telling You Something)
Section 6: Teaching Is a Team Sport (Co-Teaching in Real Life)
Section 6: Teaching Is a Team Sport (Co-Teaching in Real Life)
Section 7: Assessing Learning (To Support, Not Sort)
Section 7: Assessing Learning (To Support, Not Sort)
Conclusion: You Belong Here (And This Work Is Worth It!)
Conclusion: You Belong Here (And This Work Is Worth It!)
Resources
Companion Website
https://companion.corwin.com/courses/WTTDis
Welcome to Teaching Students With Disabilities!
An Illustrated Guide for Classroom Teachers
February 2027 | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 02/07/2026 | 9798348867010 | $44.95 |
Build the knowledge and confidence needed to create classrooms where all students belong
Students with disabilities are an essential part of our school communities, and you likely already teach students with disabilities. Nearly 15% of public school students receive special education services, and most spend the majority of their day in general education settings alongside their peers. Yet many general education teachers receive little formal preparation in disability or inclusive education. Welcome to Teaching Students With Disabilities! An Illustrated Guide for Classroom Teachers gives educators practical, research-based guidance for creating classrooms where students with disabilities are meaningfully included, supported, and learning alongside their peers. From inclusive planning and instruction to behavior support, co-teaching, and assessment, the book helps classroom teachers turn the commitment to inclusion and equity into everyday practice, because supporting students with disabilities is part of good teaching, not a separate specialty.
Written by nationally recognized authors, researchers and leaders in teaching, disability and inclusion Nancy Frey, Julie Causton, Douglas Fisher, and Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, and with illustrations by Taryl Hansen, this guide helps you confidently support every learner. This resource includes:
- Did You Know? features in each section, highlighting current research and emerging trends in inclusive education
- Ask a Chatbot prompts, showing how AI tools can spark ideas and resources for supporting diverse learners
- POV sections where Otto Lana, a self-advocate and college student, brings lived experience and firsthand knowledge of disability and inclusion.
- Elevate Your Practice sections offering actionable strategies, grade-band adaptations, and collaboration checklists for working with special education partners
Whether you're new to the profession or a seasoned educator, this guide equips you to build classrooms where students with disabilities are fully included, supported with meaningful access, participation, challenge, and belonging.
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction: Welcome to the Illustrated Guide to Teaching Students with Disabilities
- Section 1: Why This Work Matters (and Why You’ll Love it)
- Section 2: All the Important Disability Stuff You Need to Know (Explained)
- Section 3: Planning with Access in Mind (Because “Later” is Too Late)
- Section 4: Teaching Moves That Make a Difference (Instruction by Design)
- Section 5: Behavior Isn’t Random (It’s Telling You Something)
- Section 6: Teaching Is a Team Sport (Co-Teaching in Real Life)
- Section 7: Assessing Learning (To Support, Not Sort)
- Conclusion: You Belong Here (And This Work Is Worth It!)