Finding a place for every student : inclusive practices, social belonging, and differentiated instruction in elementary classrooms / Cheryll Duquette

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duquette, Cheryll.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education.

Individualized education programs.

Children with disabilities--Education.

Children with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Pembroke Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

Based on extensive experience with students and her book Students at Risk, author-educator Cheryll Duquette offers an extensively revised text in Finding a Place for Every Student. With a new focus on social belonging, this comprehensive resource includes tried-and-tested ways to work with students with exceptionalities, including autism, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, mental health issues, learning disabilities, behavior challenges, trauma, intellectual disabilities, visual and hearing impairments, giftedness, and low-incidence disabilities. Case studies illustrate how differentiated instruction can successfully work in real classrooms. Easy-to-implement instructional strategies with accompanying reproducibles make it simpler than ever to find a place for every student.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Developing Student Belonging

A Sense of Belonging

Developing a Relationship with Students

Academic Belonging

Culturally Responsive Teaching

IEPs and Working with Parents

Supporting Social Belonging among Peers

Chapter 2: Differentiated Instruction

Making Learning Accessible to All

How to Use Differentiated Instruction in Your Classroom

The Differentiated Instruction Strategies

Getting Started with Differentiated Instruction

Chapter 3: Observing Students

Know Your Students

Academic Performance in Elementary Students

What to Focus On in Intermediate Grades

Disruptive, Withdrawn, or Unusual Behaviors

Cautionary Notes on Making Observations of Students

Referring Students for Testing

Chapter 4: Formulating Goals, Developing Strategies

The Real Problem Identified

The Reason behind the Behavior

Recognition of Gifts

Translating Goals into Strategies

Introduction of Coping Strategies

Ways to Address Disruptive Behavior

Encouragement for Enrichment

Responding Appropriately to Student Needs

Chapter 5: Implementing and Reviewing the Action Plan

Jointly Making Decisions Based on Plan Outcomes

Steps towards Success

The Value of Positive Reinforcement

Opportunities to Shine

Key Principles Distilled from the Case Studies

Chapter 6: Learning Disabilities

Causes of Learning Disabilities

Types of Learning Disabilities

The Effects of Learning Abilities on General Academic Performance

Characteristics of Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities

Developing Social Connections

Ways to Help Elementary Students with LDs Learn

Ways to Help Intermediate Students with LDs Learn

Create an Enabling Environment

Chapter 7: Behavioral Disorders

Acting-out Behaviors.

Twenty-Five Ways to Minimize Behavior Problems in Your Classroom

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

What to Look For in Students Suspected of Having ADHD

How to Help Students with ADHD

Working with Students Who Have Experienced Trauma

Notice Various Behaviors - and Examine Your Own

Chapter 8: Giftedness

Current Approaches to Determining Giftedness

How to Enrich the Learning of Gifted Students

Encourage All Your Students

Chapter 9: Developmental Disabilities: Intellectual Disability, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and Autism

Intellectual Disability

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Autism

Chapter 10: Mental Health Disorders

Anxiety Disorders and How to Help Students Who Have Them

Depression and How to Help Students Who Have It

Chapter 11: Sensory Impairments

What Visual Impairment Is

Teaching Students with Visual Impairment

What Hearing Impairment Is

How to Work with Students Who Are Hearing Impaired

Final Thoughts on Working with Students Who Have Sensory Impairments

Chapter 12: Other Disabilities

Tourette Syndrome

How to Help Students with Tourette Syndrome

Epilepsy

How to Help Students with Epilepsy

Brain Injury

How to Help Students Who Have a Brain Injury

Physical Disabilities

How to Help Students with Physical Disabilities

Understand Your Students' Disabilities

Chapter 13: Working with Parents

Communicating with Parents of Elementary Students

Communicating with Parents of Intermediate Students

Discussing a Problem with Parents

How Parents Interact with Their Children's School

Chapter 14: Smooth Transition Planning

Transition to Kindergarten

Transition to a New Classroom

Transition to a Middle School or High School

Transition to Postsecondary Education, Employment, or Community Living

An Eye on the Possibilities.

References

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Duquette, Cheryll Finding a Place for Every Student

ISBN:

9781551389592

OCLC:

1321795351