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Inclusive Classrooms: Video Cases on CD-ROM- Activity and Learning Guide

Anne M. Bauer and Steve Kroeger

This CD-ROM offers the experience of actual inclusive classrooms, in 36 video clips demonstrating inclusion strategies in four different grade levels. The clips show children with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, and mild/moderate disabilities being successfully engaged in the classroom community and in learning by expert teachers. Comments by experts reflect on the video clips. The accompanying activity book discusses instructional planning, managing behavior, and collaboration. 2004, 80 pages. ISBN 0131136283.

#S5680 $20.00

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  Including Youth with Disabilities in Outdoor Programs: Best Practices, Outcomes, and Resources

Steve Brannan, Ann Fullerton, Joel Arick, Gary Robb, and Mike Bender

This outcome-based book uses research to support its proposed inclusionary concepts and practices. It explains what you need to do to achieve successful inclusion in outdoor programs, in such areas as philosophy, marketing, instructional accommodations, staff training, facilities, and measuring program impact and effectiveness. A companion CD titled Outdoor Program Evaluation Battery (OPEB) accompanies the book—it includes a comprehensive set of validated assessments with record forms for evaluating youth with and without disabilities in outdoor programs. 2003, 332 pages. ISBN 1571675000.

#S5652 $54.95

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Cover for Differentiating Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities Differentiating Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities: Best Teaching Practices for General and Special Educators

William N. Bender

This must-have resource belongs on the desk of every teacher of students with learning disabilities! Describes, in clear, “how-to” terms, the instructional techniques that are effective with students with LD. Delineates the types of differentiation in instruction required and the teaching methods proven effective by research. Shows, step-by-step, how to implement instructional grouping, self-monitoring, advance organizers, strategy training, learning strategies, class-wide peer tutoring, peer-assisted learning strategies (PALS), performance monitoring, criterion-referenced testing, precision teaching, direct instruction, and targeting students in need. 2002, 194 pages. ISBN 0761945172.

#P5527 $31.50/CEC Members $22.50

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Meeting the Challenge: Special Education Tools that Work for All Kids

Patti Ralabate

General and special educators can find effective strategies to help students struggling to overcome academic or behavior difficulties. Filled with useful ideas and practical, timesaving strategies, as well as sample checklists, rubrics, conference planning sheets and other resources teachers can copy and use. 2002, 160 pages. ISBN 0810620227.

#S5577 $19.95

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  Hear the Experts! - Adapting Curricular Materials for the Inclusive Secondary Classroom
 

On this audiotape of a CEC seminar, accompanied by printed materials, Margo Mastropieri and Tom Scruggs "PASS" variables and ways to adapt materials to increase memory, improve understanding, accomodate reading difficulties, and improve test performance. 2001, 1.5 hours.

#P5398 $50.00/CEC Members $40.00

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  Cover for Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom, Second Edition
 

Susan Winebrenner

This expanded and updated edition contains practical strategies to meet your gifted students’ learning needs without losing control, causing resentment, or spending hours preparing additional material. With user-friendly instructions and over 50 reproducible forms and handouts, this book addresses the needs of twice-exceptional children and gifted underachievers. 2001, 243 pages. ISBN 1575420899.

#S392R $34.95

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  Hear the Experts! - Adapting Curricular Materials for the Inclusive Elementary Classroom
 

This audiotape of a CEC Website seminar presents Jeanne Shay Schumm discussing the "FLEXIBLE" framework for hekping teachers adapt curricular materials, with emphasis on reading instruction. Accompanied by printed materials. 2000, 1.5 hours.

#P5397 $50.00/CEC Members $40.00

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Adapting Curriculum & Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms: A Teacher's Desk Reference
 

By Sandi Cole, Barbara Horvath, Carrie Chapman, Cathy Deschenes, David G. Ebeling, and Jeffrey Sprague

A Teacher's Desk Reference is designed to assist the general education teachers and special education teachers in teaching an increasingly diverse group of learners. The adaptation process and the strategies and examples provided are appropriate for students at all grade levels and may be applied to all subject areas of the curriculum. 2nd edition. 2000, 91pages.

#S5538 $12.00

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Adapting Curriculum & Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms: A Staff Development Kit
 

By Sandi Cole, Barbara Horvath, Carrie Chapman, Cathy Deschenes, David G. Ebeling, and Jeffrey Sprague

A Staff Development Kit covers the adaptation process and strategies for those responsible for planning and implementing staff development programs. A companion to A Teacher's Desk Reference, the kit comes in a binder, with a complete set of materials and directions for staff development training. 2nd edition. 2000.

#S5539 $21.95

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Adapting Curricular Materials
 

This three-book set (also sold seperately, below) provides practical guidance in adapting teaching and learning materials to meet the needs of individual students and is geared for experienced as well as new general and special education teachers.

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#P5304 $39.95/CEC Members $28.95

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Toward Successful Inclusion of Students with Disabilities: The Architecture of Instruction
 

Deborah Simmons and Edward J. Kaméenui

Presents a set of principles for evaluating curriculum and structuring curriculum adaptations. 1999, ISBN 0865863385.

#P5305 $15.95/CEC Members $11.95

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Adapting Reading and Math Materials for the Inclusive Classroom

 

Jeanne Shay Schumm

Presents a set of principles for structuring teaching methods to facilitate adaptations in the elementary classroom. Gives specific examples for making adaptations in math and reading at those levels. 1999, ISBN 0865863393.

#P5306 $15.95/CEC Members $11.95

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Adapting Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science Materials for the Inclusive Classroom
 

Keith Lenz and Jean Schumaker

Presents problems that students with disabilities may encounter in dealing with curricular materials gives short-term design adaptations and long-term instructional goals for each. 1999, ISBN 0865863407.

#P5307 $15.95/CEC Members $11.95

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Hear the Experts! - Adapting Curricular Materials for the Inclusive Classroom

On this audiotape of a CEC seminar, accompanied by print materials, Janis Bulgren analyzes different approaches to adapting curricular materials, and provides examples of each. 1999. 2 hours.

#P5347 $50.00/CEC Members $40.00

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Learning to Read in the Computer Age

Anne Meyer and David H. Rose

This book explains the process of learning to read, and relates computers to that process and to the teaching of reading skills and strategies. It shows how student motivation and engagement can be promoted by the computer. The authors also provide guidelines for evaluating technology products and teaching strategies. Although the authors do not attempt to evaluate specific software, they do provide examples and give a list of educational software companies that provide demonstration versions of their products. 1998, 103 pages. ISBN 1571290702 .

#S5294 $11.95

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Curriculum Adaptations for Students with Learning and Behavior Problems, Principles and Practices, 2nd Edition

John J. Hoover and James R. Patton

This highly practical guide helps in adapting content and strategies for elementary and high school students with mild learning and behavior problems. With easy-to-use guides and checklists, it tells how to determine the kind of adaptations a student needs, adapt content and instructional settings, adapt instructional strategies, adapt learning strategies, and adapt study strategies. 1997, 112 pages. ISBN 0890796866.

#S5228 $28.00

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Kids with Special Needs: Information and Activities to Promote Awareness and Understanding

Veronica Getskow and Dee Konczal

A great sourcebook designed to help children and adults develop an understanding and empathy for individuals with disabilities. Pages of reproducible material provide simulations, games, and activities. Gives background information about communicative, developmental, physical, and learning disabilities. 1996, 200 pages. ISBN 0881602442.

#S5184 $17.99

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Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Challenge and Motivate Struggling Students

Susan Winebrenner

Use this book on the first day of school, and you'll be able to make all students welcome in your class! More than 50 reproducible pages of useful forms will make your job easier. Winebrenner, a skilled classroom teacher, also gives concise explanations of various learning differences you may encounter in your inclusive classroom and presents proven techniques for dealing with diverse learning styles, language, literacy, science, math, social studies, behavior problems, and much more. 1996, 248 pages. ISBN 157542004X.

#S5188 $34.95

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Creating Schools for All Our Students: What 12 Schools Have to Say

Working Forum on Inclusive Schools

This prize-winning resource features 12 concepts that characterize good inclusive schools. The experiences of teachers, principals, parents, and others form the basis of this guide. The project was sponsored by the following national associations: AASA, AFT, CEC, The Council of Great City Schools, NAESP, NASBE, NASDSE, NASSP, NEA, and NSBA. Honorable Mention, 1995 Gold Circle Award. 1994, 80 pages. ISBN 0865862559.

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#P5064 $9.25

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Thinking About Inclusion and Learning Disabilities: A Teacher's Guide

Katherine Garnett

Highlights the most current thinking and research on learning disabilities and inclusion. Explains what a classroom is like to a child with learning disabilities. The guide also shows teachers how their classroom structures and instructional practices affect their students.

#D5140 1-9 copies $3 each
#D5140 10-49 copies $2 each
#D5140 50+ copies $1 each

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Braille Is Beautiful

National Federation of the Blind

This kit is an excellent resource for disability awareness, at both elementary and secondary levels. The package includes two videos, a teacher's guide, a Braille template and stylus, an instructional booklet, and a student workbook. This material offers a unique opportunity for students to learn about Braille and get some experience in reading and writing Braille.

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#S5642 $47.50

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Universal Design for Learning

A Guide for Teachers and Education Professionals
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

This practical guide shows teachers "how to" understand, plan, and implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the classroom as well as in other academic environments. Offering various instructional resources, this brief book explains the general principles of UDL and shows educators how to effectively instruct students utilizing this research-based concept across content areas. Incorporating technology throughout, this guide encourages teachers to integrate assistive technology to provide all students greater access to learning. 2005, 64 pages. ISBN 0-13-170160-6

#P5692 $20.99 / CEC Members $17.99

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Inclusion Strategies That Work!

Research-Based Methods for the Classroom
Toby J. Karten

Whether you are a special or general education teacher, this guide helps you understand and implement hands-on strategies to successfully include students with disabilities. Students identified for special education services pose a variety of challenges, but this practical resource gives you research-based tools that make differentiating instruction for all students much easier. Designed to be taken off your shelf again and again, this book includes an array of lists, charts, curriculum suggestions, tips for working with parents, strategies for preparing Individual Educational Programs (IEPs), including a mock IEP, reproducible activities and applications, and sample inclusion dilemmas. 2004, 400 pages. ISBN 1-4129-0525-7

#S5697 $34.95

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