All Children Are Special : Creating an Inclusive Classroom

Since the passage of Public Law 94-142 in 1975, the area of Special Education has undergone great change, and schools are now beginning to recognize and support children with specific physical and intellectual needs by ensuring they are able to spend a maximum portion of their day in regular classrooms. The movement toward inclusion means that children with special needs are not simply provided for but become part of the teaching and learning community in which everyone—teachers and all students-can benefit by developing a "push-in" rather than a "pull-out" program.

All Children Are Special offers practical information and strategies for creating inclusive classrooms that welcome, value, and nurture all learners. Written for the non-specialist, the book:

• explains what is meant by inclusion;
• outlines the details of planning for special needs learners;
• explains how to use specialist support and other resources in the regular classroom;
• clarifies the play and environmental needs of special needs learners;
• features fourteen pages of photocopiable record and information sheets.

All Children Are Special is an essential book for teachers or administrators who require the basic knowledge to help them create successful inclusive classrooms.