Leading an Inclusive School: Access and Success for ALL Students
Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand provide an in-depth, research-based guide for ensuring that your school provides the federally guaranteed "least restrictive environment" for students no matter the severity of the challenges they face.

Leading an Inclusive School: Access and Success for ALL Students offers administrators, teachers, and other educators working to promote inclusion a wealth of information about

  • the history and research base of inclusive education in the United States, including pivotal amendments to and reauthorizations of the EHCA, landmark court cases, and the philosophical underpinnings of the movement;
  • essential curricular and instructional practices for inclusive schools, such as heterogeneous grouping, creative problem solving, and co-teaching;
  • powerful organizational structures such as Multitiered System of Support and Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports to help optimize the benefits of differentiation for all students; and
  • a conceptual framework for coordinating educational initiatives and best practices for educating all students in general education.

Also included are vivid personal stories of students with disabilities that illustrate how these students flourish when they learn alongside their general education peers.

Educators who are serious about committing to the success of learners at all levels of perceived physical, intellectual, communication, and social/emotional ability will find the examples, advice, and tools in this book indispensable for planning, implementing, and promoting inclusion in their schools.

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Leading an Inclusive School: Access and Success for ALL Students
Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand provide an in-depth, research-based guide for ensuring that your school provides the federally guaranteed "least restrictive environment" for students no matter the severity of the challenges they face.

Leading an Inclusive School: Access and Success for ALL Students offers administrators, teachers, and other educators working to promote inclusion a wealth of information about

  • the history and research base of inclusive education in the United States, including pivotal amendments to and reauthorizations of the EHCA, landmark court cases, and the philosophical underpinnings of the movement;
  • essential curricular and instructional practices for inclusive schools, such as heterogeneous grouping, creative problem solving, and co-teaching;
  • powerful organizational structures such as Multitiered System of Support and Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports to help optimize the benefits of differentiation for all students; and
  • a conceptual framework for coordinating educational initiatives and best practices for educating all students in general education.

Also included are vivid personal stories of students with disabilities that illustrate how these students flourish when they learn alongside their general education peers.

Educators who are serious about committing to the success of learners at all levels of perceived physical, intellectual, communication, and social/emotional ability will find the examples, advice, and tools in this book indispensable for planning, implementing, and promoting inclusion in their schools.

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Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand provide an in-depth, research-based guide for ensuring that your school provides the federally guaranteed "least restrictive environment" for students no matter the severity of the challenges they face.

Leading an Inclusive School: Access and Success for ALL Students offers administrators, teachers, and other educators working to promote inclusion a wealth of information about

  • the history and research base of inclusive education in the United States, including pivotal amendments to and reauthorizations of the EHCA, landmark court cases, and the philosophical underpinnings of the movement;
  • essential curricular and instructional practices for inclusive schools, such as heterogeneous grouping, creative problem solving, and co-teaching;
  • powerful organizational structures such as Multitiered System of Support and Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports to help optimize the benefits of differentiation for all students; and
  • a conceptual framework for coordinating educational initiatives and best practices for educating all students in general education.

Also included are vivid personal stories of students with disabilities that illustrate how these students flourish when they learn alongside their general education peers.

Educators who are serious about committing to the success of learners at all levels of perceived physical, intellectual, communication, and social/emotional ability will find the examples, advice, and tools in this book indispensable for planning, implementing, and promoting inclusion in their schools.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781416622864
Publisher: ASCD
Publication date: 12/06/2016
Pages: 202
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Letter to the Reader
Section I
1. An Inclusive School: Providing Access and Success for AllMary A. Falvey and Christine C. Givner with Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand
2. The Rationales for Creating and Maintaining Inclusive SchoolsRichard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand
Voice of Inclusion: From My Friend, Ro VargoRosalind Vargo with Joe Vargo
3. The Foundation: Administrative Leadership and Support in Managing Complex ChangeRichard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand
4. Collaborative Planning and Problem SolvingJacqueline S. Thousand and Richard A. Villa
5. Maximizing Resources and Designing Interventions Through a Multitiered System of SupportsJacqueline S. Thousand and Richard A. Villa
6. Co-Teaching to Promote Student Access and SuccessRichard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand
7. Differentiated Instruction: Access to the General Education Curriculum for AllJacqueline S. Thousand, Alice Udvari-Solner, and Richard A. Villa
8. Access and Success for All: What Can One Person Do? Jacqueline S. Thousand and Richard A. Villa
Voice of Inclusion: The Principal’s Role in Creating and Sustaining Inclusive EducationYazmin Pineda Zapata
Section III Introduction
9. Questions, Concerns, Beliefs, and Practical Advice About Inclusive EducationRichard A. Villa, Jacqueline S. Thousand, Emma Van der Klift, John Udis, Ann I. Nevin, Norman Kunc, Paula Kluth, and James Chapple
Voice of Inclusion: Everything About Bob Was Cool, Including His Cookies Richard A. Villa
Index
About the Editors and Contributors

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