Pathways to Teaching Series: Practical Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom - Softcover

This brief Inclusion text presents highly practical and research-based strategies for promoting learning for all students in the classroom. The book is presented in a two-tier process that includes taking a problem-solving approach to identify problems and a framework for selecting and employing research based strategies or interventions for the identified problem. The text also provides universal interventions that can be used on an on-going basis in the classroom and across all ability and age levels. These strategies require little or no resources. This is the first in a series of eight texts to address teacher shortage and professional development issues. Teachers with degrees are now seeking alternate areas of certification in this age of standards- based educational reform. This text presents practical, research-based interventions to be used to provide access to the curriculum for students with special needs, as they will now also be required to take standardized tests. Each chapter includes a Chapter-at-a-Glance illustration, Learner Objectives, Vignettes, Summary, and Resources and Suggested Readings. Every chapter will also include information on diversity, technology, classroom collaboration, and standards-based education. A matrix for the INTASC standards for Beginning Teachers and how it aligns with the chapters in the book is located on the inside cover.

Focusing on quality classroom instruction, Practical Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom presents pre-service teachers, alternate route candidates, and in-service teachers with highly practical research-based practices to promote inclusion in the classroom. With this first book in the Pathways to Teaching Series you will learn to successfully promote learning for all students through a unique two-tiered research-based process that includes:

• A problem-solving approach to identify if a problem exists or could exist, what hypothesis should be made, and why the problem is occurring.
• A framework for selecting and employing research-based strategies/interventions for the identified problem.

This text also provides universal interventions that can be used on an on-going basis in your classroom and across all ability and grade levels. 

 

 

Features for Your Success

 

• A matrix aligning this text with the Interstate New Teacher Assignment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Standards for Beginning Teachers can be found inside the front cover.
• Each chapter includes:
  • Information on diversity, technology, classroom collaboration and standards-based education.
  • A Chapter-at-a Glance illustration and Learner Objectives that outline and organize the chapter material.
  • An opening vignette and real life examples throughout encourage you to make connections between the chapter and classroom applications.
  • A Summary as well as Resources and Suggested Readings help you reflect on and further explore the chapter content.

 

Pathways to Teaching Series

 

Visit Pearson’s online catalog (www.prenhall.com) for a look at additional books in this series covering:

• Assessment,
• General methods,
• English language learners,
• and Classroom management.