Table of Contents
About This Book vii
About the Authors ix
Acknowledgments xi
Foreword xiii
Part One: Being Successful in the Inclusive Classroom
Chapter 1: Collaborating Effectively 3
Collaborating for Intervention 3
Collaborating with the Child Study Team 4
Collaborating with Parents and Families 13
Tips for Talking with Parents 16
Chapter 2: Preparing for Differentiated Learning 17
Working with Core Curriculum Standards 17
Assessing Learning Styles 18
Multiple Intelligences and Learning Strengths 20
Planning for Students with Special Needs 21
Chapter 3: Effective Teaching Strategies for Differentiating Instruction 25
The Effective Inclusive Classroom 26
Measuring Success 28
Part Two: Language Arts Activities for the Inclusive Middle School Classroom
Chapter 4: Written Language Conventions 33
Activity 1: Identifying Nouns 34
Activity 2: Identifying Action Verbs 39
Activity 3: Auxiliary and Being Verbs 42
Activity 4: Identifying and Using Modifiers 47
Activity 5: Sentence Mechanics 52
Chapter 5: Writing as a Process 57
Activity 1: Steps to Effective Writing 58
Activity 2: Writing a Personal Narrative 63
Activity 3: Writing Clear Instructions 68
Activity 4: Writing an Essay Comparing and Contrasting Events 74
Activity 5: Writing a Descriptive Essay 80
Activity 6: Writing an Argumentative Essay 84
Activity 7: Writing in the First, Second, and Third Person 89
Activity 8: Writing a Research Paper 94
Chapter 6: Reading Skills 101
Activity 1: Vocabulary Building 102
Activity 2: Spelling 106
Activity 3: Oral Reading Fluency 111
Chapter 7: Reading Comprehension 117
Activity 1: Interpreting Textbooks 118
Activity 2: Interpreting Context Clues 123
Activity 3: Sequencing and Finding the Main Idea 128
Activity 4: Comparing and Contrasting 132
Activity 5: Predicting Outcomes 136
Activity 6: Cause-and-Effect Relationships 140
Activity 7: Reading and Writing Poetry 145
Activity 8: Literary Elements 149
Activity 9: Reading for Meaning 155
Chapter 8: Oral Language 161
Activity 1: Listening Skills 162
Activity 2: Oral Presentations 165
How This Book Maps to Education Standards 171
Glossary 177
Bibliography 179
Index 181
