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Learning Together in Inclusive Classrooms: What about the Curriculum?
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Stainback, William; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
This article suggests strategies to make classroom curricula adaptive, flexible, and challenging to all students, including those with disabilities. Descriptions of eight sample learning activities illustrate the multiple adaptations possible. Principles such as the importance of the team approach, peer involvement, development of functional…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Facing High Stakes in High School: 25 Successful Strategies from an Inclusive Social Studies Classroom
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Connor, David J.; Lagares, Christopher – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
Most high school teachers are concerned about the potential risk of student dropout, a phenomenon that has remained steady at approximately 14% since 1987 (National Center for Education Statistics, 2001). However, as Blackorby and Wagner (1996) note, the likelihood of high school dropout is significantly greater if a student is labeled as learning…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropouts, Secondary School Teachers, Individualized Instruction
Is It Acceleration or Simply Appropriate Instruction for Precocious Youth?
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Feldhusen, John F.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
Principles of providing appropriate instruction for precocious youth include diagnostic/prescriptive assessment of students' current levels of achievement and readiness for new material; arrangement of instructional conditions so students are working with appropriate curriculum and materials; and provision of classroom learning experiences at the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Duck, Duck--Colors and Words: Early Childhood Inclusion.
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Hoyson, Marilyn; Jamieson, Bonnie V.; Strain, Phillip S.; Smith, Barbara J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Describes a five-step process by which preschool teachers can meet the individual needs of all children, including those with disabilities, while maintaining a group instructional format. The process links assessment to curriculum, has planned teacher-directed individualized group instruction, implements behavior management techniques, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Data Collection