Full Description
In this bestseller, Shelley Moore explores the changing landscape of inclusive education. Presented through real stories from her own classroom experience, this passionate and creative educator tackles such things as inclusion as a philosophy and practice, the difference between integration and inclusion, and how inclusion can work with a variety of students and abilities. Explorations of differentiation, the role of special education teachers and others, and universal design for learning all illustrate the evolving discussion on special education and teaching to all learners. This book will be of interest to all educators, from special ed teachers, educational assistants and resource teachers, to classroom teachers, administrators, and superintendents.
Contents
Foreword v
Introduction 1
Part 1: What Is Inclusion? Debunking the Myths 7
1 Inclusion Is Not Just About Students with Special Needs 9
2 Inclusion Is Not Integration 12
3 Inclusion Is Not a Place and Time 18
4 Inclusion Is Not a Destination 24
Part 2: What Is Inclusion? Telling the Stories 31
5 Inclusion Is Presuming Competence: Under the Table 33
6 Inclusion Is Putting People First: A Gay Danish?! 35
7 Inclusion Is Diversity: A Composition 42
8 Inclusion Is Critical: The Split 48
9 Inclusion Is Learning from Each Other: The "Other" Kids 53
10 Inclusion Is Collaborative: The Bears 59
11 Inclusion Is Multiple and Diverse Perspectives: My Bully 66
12 Inclusion Is Leaving No One Behind: The Sweeper Van 79
Acknowledgments 86
References 88
