Inclusive Classroom, The: Strategies for Effective Differentiated Instruction, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (March 8, 2018) © 2018

  • Margo A. Mastropieri
  • Thomas E. Scruggs

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  • Offers a non-categorical approach that focuses on the best teaching practices for inclusive settings using a unique three part-format. Three balanced parts explain the fundamentals of inclusive teaching, the most effective general teaching practices, and ways to differentiate instruction for specific content areas.
  • UPDATED: Addresses important legislation and professional standards. To keep learners up to date with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), additional information is included throughout the book on how the CCSS apply to teaching students with disabilities across curriculum areas and grade levels.
  • Features the most effective teaching strategies known to improve students' memory, attention, motivation, social behavior, and study skills. Throughout the book, highlighted Teaching Strategies allow readers to easily identify problems, locate solutions, and plan interventions.
  • Includes targeted strategies for adapting instruction in specific content areas. Part III presents inclusive instruction and strategies for teaching in the content areas: language and literacy (including reading, reading comprehension, spelling, and written expression); all areas of mathematics from early numeracy through problem solving; and science, social studies, and transition.
  • Offers valuable resources, tips, and classroom-ready pedagogy proven to make a difference for all students.
    • In the Classroom features provide practical tips, resources, and strategies for the classroom.
    • End-of-chapter Inclusion Checklists provide at-a-glance guides that address common issues that occur in inclusive settings.
    • Classroom Scenarios illustrate how the concepts covered in the text are applied in the classroom.
    • UPDATED: Research Highlights (including resources and questions for reflection) spotlight individual research studies that provide best practices for inclusive teaching.
    • UPDATED: Diversity in the Classroom features provide information on supporting the range of cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity in today’s classrooms.
    • UPDATED: Technology Apps features offer state-of-the-art information on educational apps and technological advances to facilitate teaching and learning in inclusive classrooms.
    • UPDATED: Throughout the text, additional examples detail how students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are included in inclusive classes and how educators can adapt their instruction to help students with ASD succeed in school.
  • NEW: Optimizes learning with straightforward advance organizers and summaries. The new organizational framework links chapter objectives with major sub-headings and summaries throughout the text, offering readers a clearer path for learning and reviewing the material.
  • UPDATED: Provides an entire chapter on Response to Intervention (RTI) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) practices and their implementation. New coverage of MTSS and updated coverage of RTI is included in Chapter 7, “Response to Intervention and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.”
  • UPDATED: Increases coverage of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This edition incorporates more information about how UDL interacts with differentiated instruction.        
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  • UPDATED: Addresses important legislation and professional standards. To keep learners up to date with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), additional information is included throughout the book on how the CCSS apply to teaching students with disabilities across curriculum areas and grade levels.
  • Offers valuable resources, tips, and classroom-ready pedagogy proven to make a difference for all students.
    • In the Classroom features provide practical tips, resources, and strategies for the classroom.
    • End-of-chapter Inclusion Checklists provide at-a-glance guides that address common issues that occur in inclusive settings.
    • Classroom Scenarios illustrate how the concepts covered in the text are applied in the classroom.
    • UPDATED: Research Highlights (including resources and questions for reflection) spotlight individual research studies that provide best practices for inclusive teaching.
    • UPDATED: Diversity in the Classroom features provide information on supporting the range of cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity in today’s classrooms.
    • UPDATED: Technology Apps features offer state-of-the-art information on educational apps and technological advances to facilitate teaching and learning in inclusive classrooms.
    • UPDATED: Throughout the text, additional examples detail how students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are included in inclusive classes and how educators can adapt their instruction to help students with ASD succeed in school.
  • NEW: Optimizes learning with straightforward advance organizers and summaries. The new organizational framework links chapter objectives with major sub-headings and summaries throughout the text, offering readers a clearer path for learning and reviewing the material.
  • UPDATED: Provides an entire chapter on Response to Intervention (RTI) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) practices and their implementation. New coverage of MTSS and updated coverage of RTI is included in Chapter 7, “Response to Intervention and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.”
  • UPDATED: Increases coverage of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This edition incorporates more information about how UDL interacts with differentiated instruction.  
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  • Application Exercises. These scaffolded exercises, tied to learning outcomes, challenge learners to reflect on and to apply what they have learned in the text about working with students with disabilities.  
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Brief Contents

PART 1 THE FUNDAMENTALS

  • Introduction to Inclusive Teaching
  • Collaboration: Partnerships and Procedures
  • Teaching Students with Higher-Incidence Disabilities
  • Teaching Students with Autism and Lower-Incidence Disabilities
  • Teaching Students with Other Special Learning Needs

PART 2 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEACHING SKILLS

  • Effective Differentiated Instruction for All Students
  • Response to Intervention and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
  • Improving Motivation and Social Behavior
  • Promoting Inclusion with Classroom Peers
  • Improving Attention and Memory
  • Teaching Study Skills
  • Assessment

PART 3 TEACHING IN THE CONTENT AREAS

  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Science, Social Studies, and Transitions

PART 1 THE FUNDAMENTALS

  • CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Inclusive Teaching
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • What Are the Educational Rights for Individuals with Disabilities?
    • The Least Restrictive Environment
      • Where Are Students with Disabilities Served?
      • Mainstreaming and Inclusion,
      • Who Is
    • Served Under IDEA?
    • Other Instances of Classroom Diversity,
    • Legal Foundations
      • Legal Proceedings and Legislation,
      • Section 504,
      • Americans with Disabilities Act,
      • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
      • No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015,
    • Models of Service Delivery
      • The Continuum of Services,
      • Where Are Most Students with Disabilities Served?
      • What Are General Education Classroom and Consultation Services?
      • What Are Resource and Self-Contained Services?
      • Special Schools and Special Facilities,
      • What Other Related Services Are Available?
      • Full Inclusion,
      • What Does This Debate Mean for Teachers?
      • Teacher Attitudes,
    • SUMMARY
  • CHAPTER 2: Collaboration: Partnerships and Procedures
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Collaboration to Meet Students’ Needs
      • Shared Goals,
    • Effective Communication
      • Strategies for Communicating Effectively,
    • Collaboration and Communication for Intervention
      • General Education Prereferral Request,
      • The Intervention Process,
    • Collaboration for Referrals and Placements
    • Collaboration as Partnerships
      • Consultation Between Special and General Educators,
      • Co-Teaching,
      • Strategies for Collaborating with Paraprofessionals,
      • Strategies for Collaborating Effectively with Parents and Families,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 3: Teaching Students with Higher-Incidence Disabilities
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Speech or Language Impairments
      • Prevalence, Definitions, and Characteristics of Speech or Language Impairments,
      • Causes of Speech or Language Impairments,
      • Identification and Assessment of Speech or Language Impairments,
      • Strategies for Making Adaptations for Students with Speech or Language Impairments,
    • Learning Disabilities
      • Prevalence and Definitions of Learning Disabilities,
      • Causes of Learning Disabilities,
      • Issues in Identification and Assessment of Learning Disabilities,
      • Characteristics of Learning Disabilities,
      • Strategies for Making Classroom Adaptations for Students with Learning Disabilities,
    • Intellectual Disabilities
      • Prevalence and Definitions of Intellectual Disabilities,
      • Causes of Intellectual Disabilities,
      • Issues in Identification and Assessment of Intellectual Disabilities,
      • Characteristics of Intellectual Disabilities,
      • Strategies for Making Classroom Adaptations for Students with Intellectual Disabilities,
    • Emotional Disturbance
      • Prevalence and Definitions of Emotional Disturbance,
      • Causes of Emotional Disturbance,
      • Issues in Identification and Assessment of Emotional Disturbance,
      • Characteristics of Emotional Disturbance,
      • Strategies for Making Classroom Adaptations for Students with Emotional Disturbance,
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
      • Definitions, Prevalence, and Characteristics of ADHD,
      • Causes of ADHD,
      • Issues in Identification and Assessment of ADHD,
      • Strategies for Making Classroom Adaptations for Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 4: Teaching Students with Autism and Lower-Incidence Disabilities
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Autism
      • Prevalence, Definitions, and Characteristics of Autism,
      • Strategies for Making Classroom Adaptations for Students with Autism,
    • Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments
      • Prevalence, Definitions, and Characteristics of Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments,
      • Physical and Health-Related Disabilities,
      • Strategies for Making Classroom Adaptations for Students with Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments,
    • Severe and Multiple Disabilities
      • Prevalence, Definitions, and Characteristics of Severe and Multiple Disabilities,
      • Strategies for Making Classroom Adaptations for Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities,
    • Visual Impairments
      • Prevalence, Definitions, and Characteristics of Visual Impairments,
      • Strategies for Making Classroom Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments,
    • Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
      • Prevalence, Definitions, and Characteristics of Hearing Impairments,
      • Educational Programming,
      • Strategies for Making Classroom Adaptations for Students with Hearing Impairments,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 5: Teaching Students with Other Special Learning Needs
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Gifted, Creative, and Talented
      • Definitions, Prevalence, and Characteristics of Gifted, Creative, and Talented,
      • Issues in Identification and Assessment of Gifted, Creative, and Talented,
      • Strategies for Making Adaptations for Students Who Are Gifted, Creative, and Talented,
    • Students Who Are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
      • Prevalence, Definitions, and Characteristics of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
    • Students,
    • Issues in Identification and Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students,
    • Strategies for Making Adaptations for Students from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds,
    • Students at Risk
      • Definitions, Prevalence, and Characteristics of Students at Risk,
      • Coordinating Instruction with Compensatory Education Programs,
      • Strategies for Making Adaptations for Students at Risk,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST

PART 2: DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEACHING SKILLS

  • CHAPTER 6: Effective Differentiated Instruction for All Students
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • What Is Differentiated Instruction?
    • Promoting Effective Differentiated Instruction: The PASS Variables
    • P: Prioritize Instruction
      • Strategies for Planning for Content Coverage,
    • A: Adapt Instructional Methods, Instructional Materials, or the Learning Environment
      • Strategies for Making Adaptations,
    • S: Systematically Teach with the SCREAM Variables
      • Strategies for Implementing the SCREAM Variables,
      • Strategies for Maximizing On-Task Behavior,
      • Strategies for Maximizing Time for Learning,
    • S: Systematically Evaluate the Outcomes of Your Instruction
      • Strategies for Promoting Systematic Evaluation of Instruction,
    • Putting the PASS Variables to Work: Including Model Lesson Components in Instruction
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 7: Response to Intervention and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • What Is RTI?
    • Schoolwide Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Data-Based Decision Making
      • Strategies for Administering Schoolwide Screening,
      • Strategies for Progress Monitoring and Data-Based Decision Making,
    • Tier 1: Effective Instruction in General Education
      • Features of Tier 1 Instruction,
      • Strategies for Implementation of Tier 1 Instruction,
    • Tier 2: Intervention to Remediate
      • Features of Tier 2 Instruction,
      • Strategies for Implementation of Tier 2 Instruction,
      • Considerations in Implementation of Tier 2 Instruction,
    • Tier 3: Individualized, Intensive Instruction
      • Strategies for Implementation of Tier 3 Instruction,
    • Fidelity of Implementation
      • Strategies for Determining Fidelity of Implementation,
      • Strategies for Implementing RTI at The Secondary Level,
    • Challenges with Implementing RTI
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 8: Improving Motivation and Social Behavior
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Setting the Stage for Academic Success
      • Strategies for Improving Motivation and Affect,
    • Improving Classroom Behavior and Social Skills
      • Managing Classroom Behavior,
      • Strategies for Observing and Recording Classroom Behavior,
      • Strategies for Using Effective Classroom Management Methods,
      • Strategies for Less-Intensive Classroom Management Methods,
      • Strategies for More Formal Classroom Management Methods,
      • Strategies for Handling Classroom Confrontations,
      • Strategies for Implementing Schoolwide Discipline Systems,
      • Strategies for Confronting Bullying,
    • Teaching Social Skills
      • Strategies for Social Skills Training,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 9: Promoting Inclusion with Classroom Peers
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Peer-Supported Social Acceptance
      • Strategies for Promoting Social Acceptance,
    • Peer Assistance
      • Strategies for Enlisting Peer Assistance,
    • Peer Tutoring
      • Benefits of Peer Tutoring,
      • Strategies for Implementing a Tutoring Program,
      • Strategies for Promoting Learning with Classwide Peer Tutoring,
    • Cooperative Learning
      • Strategies for Implementing Cooperative Learning,
      • Advantages and Challenges of Cooperative Learning,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 10: Improving Attention and Memory
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Attention
      • Attention and Students with Special Needs,
      • Strategies for Improving Attention,
      • Strategies for Addressing Extreme Cases of Attention Deficits,
    • Memory
      • Strategies for Improving Memory,
      • Strategies for Improving Memory with Mnemonic Techniques,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 11: Teaching Study Skills
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Tools for Developing Independent Learners
      • Strategies for Developing Personal Organizational Skills,
      • Strategies for Promoting Listening Skills,
      • Strategies for Teaching Note-Taking Skills,
    • Research and Reference Skills
      • Strategies for Teaching Library Skills,
      • Strategies for Preparing Reports and Projects,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 12: Assessment
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Types of Tests
      • Performance Assessments and Portfolio Assessments,
    • Adapting Tests for Students with Special Needs
      • Strategies for Administering Norm-Referenced Tests,
      • Strategies for Adapting Competency-Based Local and Statewide Assessment,
      • Strategies for Adapting Teacher-Made and Criterion-Referenced Tests,
      • Strategies for Using Curriculum-Based
    • Measurement,
    • Strategies for Using Performance Assessment,
    • Strategies for Using Portfolio Assessment,
    • Teach Test-Taking Skills
      • Strategies for Teaching Test-Taking Skills,
    • Grading
      • Strategies for Adapting Report Card Grading,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST

PART 3: TEACHING IN THE CONTENT AREAS

  • CHAPTER 13: Literacy
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Approaches to Reading
      • Strategies for Implementing Approaches to Reading,
      • Common Core State Standards in Reading
      • Teaching Reading Skills
      • Strategies for Promoting Word Identification,
      • Strategies for Promoting Reading
    • Fluency,
    • Reading Comprehension
      • Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension,
      • Strategies for Implementing Multi-Tiered Reading Instruction with RTI,
    • Written Expression
      • Strategies for Improving Handwriting,
      • Strategies for Teaching Spelling,
      • Strategies for Teaching Written Communication,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 14: Mathematics
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Mathematics Education
    • Mathematics and Students with Disabilities
    • Teaching Math in Inclusive Settings
      • Strategies for Teaching Beginning Math,
      • Strategies for Teaching Addition and Subtraction,
      • Strategies for Teaching Multiplication and Division,
      • Strategies for Teaching Problem Solving,
      • Strategies for Teaching About Money and Time,
      • Strategies for Teaching Fractions and Decimals,
      • Strategies for Teaching Area and Volume Concepts,
      • Strategies for Teaching Algebra,
      • Strategies for Teaching Functional Math,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST
  • CHAPTER 15: Science, Social Studies, and Transitions
    • LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Adapting Textbook-Oriented Approaches in Science and Social Studies
      • Common Core State Standards Relevant to Science and Social Studies,
      • Strategies for Effective Teaching in Science and Social Studies,
      • Strategies for Promoting Independent Learning from Textbooks,
      • Strategies for Adapting Textbook Materials,
    • Adapting Activities-Oriented Approaches in Science and Social Studies
      • Strategies for Adapting Science Activities,
      • Strategies for Adapting Life Science Activities,
      • Strategies for Adapting Earth Science Activities,
      • Strategies for Adapting Physical Science Activities,
      • Strategies for Adapting Social Studies Activities,
    • Inquiry Learning in Science and Social Studies
      • Strategies for Adapting Inquiry Learning Activities,
    • Transitions
      • Planning for Transition,
      • Strategies for Promoting Transitions,
      • Strategies for Transitioning for the Future,
    • SUMMARY
    • INCLUSION CHECKLIST

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Margo Mastropieri, Ph.D., is University Professor Emerita, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University. She has served as a Diagnostic-Remediator for the Learning Center at Mount Holyoke College, and as a classroom teacher for students with special needs, from preschool to secondary levels, in Massachusetts and Arizona. Prior to her present position, she served as University Professor of Special Education at George Mason University. Earlier she was a Professor of Special Education at Purdue University, and as Assistant Professor of Special Education at Utah State University, where she also worked as a researcher at the Early Intervention Research Institute. She earned her Ph.D. from Arizona State University. She has co-directed federally funded research projects in mnemonic strategy instruction, inclusive science and social studies education, and writing instruction at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels, in addition to directing undergraduate and doctoral level personnel preparation grants. From 1991 to 1997 she served as Co-Editor of Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, the journal of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. From 1992 to 2011 she served as Co-Editor of the research annual Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities (Emerald). From 2009 to 2015 she served as Co-Editor of Exceptional Children, the research journal for the Council for Exceptional Children. Among her publications are over 200 journal articles, 67 chapters in books, and 31 co-authored or co-edited books. In 2007, she was awarded the distinguished University Professor title from George Mason University. In 2008 she was the recipient of a Teaching Excellence Award at George Mason University, In 2010, she was the recipient of the Virginia Outstanding faculty Award, which is the Commonwealth’s highest honor for faculty at Virginia’s public and private colleges and universities.

Tom Scruggs is University Professor Emeritus, George Mason University. He served as a classroom teacher for students with special needs, including gifted students, from preschool to secondary levels in Massachusetts and Arizona. Prior to his present position, he served as University Professor of Special Education at George Mason University. Earlier he was a Professor of Special Education at Purdue University, where he also had served as Director of the Purdue Achievement Center; and as a Research Assistant Professor at Utah State University. He earned his Ph.D. from Arizona State University. He has directed or co-directed externally funded research projects in peer tutoring, test-taking skills, mnemonic strategy instruction, and inclusive science and social studies education, at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels. From 1991 to 1997 he served as Co-Editor of Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, the journal of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. From 1992 to 2011 he served as Co-Editor of the research annual Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities (Emerald). Since 2009 to 2015 he served as Co-Editor of Exceptional Children. Among his publications (mostly in collaboration with Margo Mastropieri) are over 200 journal articles, 61 chapters in books, and 32 co-authored or co-edited books. In 2010, he received the Scholarly Achievement Award from the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University.


Both authors are the recipients of the 2006 “CEC Special Education Research Award,” as well as the 2011 “Distinguished Research Award” from the American Educational Research Association: Special Education Special Interest Group for their research efforts in working with and advocating on behalf of individuals with exceptionalities.

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