Special Needs in the General Classroom: Strategies That Make It Work

This resource provides a wealth of proven, practical, common-sense strategies for effectively and efficiently differentiating and adapting curriculum to meet the needs of all learners in your classroom including gifted students, students on an I.E.P. or 504 Plan, and students at-risk in grades 1 through 12.

You will find activities, approaches, and techniques that make teaching more effective and learning more meaningful, ways to increase retention and success on tests and quizzes, while motivating and engaging students.

Also, included are subject specific strategies, 100+ Internet websites, key products and resource materials, suggested adaptations and modifications for the inclusive classroom, organization and documentation tools, reproducible student handouts and test and grading adaptations.

Susan, a veteran teacher with over 20 years experience working with public and private schools as a learning disabilities specialist, is in demand nationally as a presenter for school in-service and conference keynotes and breakouts. She specializes in special education inclusion, differentiated instruction, conflict resolution, bullying, and anger management. Susan stays active in the classroom through her work as a consultant and by continuing her direct work with students in various school and after-school settings.

The strategies and techniques Susan presents in her book have their foundation in Susan's professional experience as a co-teacher in inclusive classrooms in the public school setting.