From Tutor Scripts to Talking Sticks: 100 Ways to Differentiate Instruction in K-12 Classrooms - Softcover

Kluth, Paula; Danaher, Sheila

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598570803 ISBN 13: 9781598570809

Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co., 2010

Synopsis

This is an extremely practical reference that gives teachers 100 quick adaptations to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of their students. Teachers are often reluctant to differentiate instruction or include students with disabilities because they simply do not know how to do so. In many cases, they do not know how to adapt a textbook, create a set of guided notes, or provide seating supports. This book aims to demonstrate how easy it is to create such adaptations and how little time and energy it can take to create opportunities for all learners to have meaningful participation in general education lessons. It is the ultimate guide to 'make and take' adaptations. This book features concrete, tangible teacher-created material supports designed to help students with and without disabilities who may need extra support, scaffolding, reminders, organizational help, or even enrichment. It does not simply suggest lesson format ideas, activities, or teaching strategies; every suggestion featured in this book is illustrated. Many of the supports were originally designed with students with autism in mind, but all of the ideas are appropriate for any learner needing something different including those with Down syndrome, emotional disabilities, cognitive disabilities, and learning disabilities. Teachers working with English-language learners and other students with unique learning profiles may also find the materials useful.

About this title

About the Author

Paula Kluth, Ph.D., is one of today's most popular and respected experts on autism and inclusive education. Through her work as an independent consultant and the high-energy presentations she gives to professionals across the country, Dr. Kluth helps educators and families create responsive, engaging schooling experiences for students with disabilities and their peers, too. An internationally respected scholar and author, Dr. Kluth has written or cowritten several books for Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., including "You're Going to Love This Kid!": Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom, Second Edition (2010); Pedro's Whale (2010); From Tutor Scripts to Talking Sticks: 100 Ways to Differentiate Instruction in K–12 Classrooms (2010); "A Is for All Aboard!" (2010); "A Land We Can Share": Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism (2008); and "Just Give Him the Whale!": 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism (2008).

Sheila Danaher, M.S.Ed., is Assistant Principal and Inclusion Facilitator at John J. Audubon School, Chicago Public Schools, where she has worked for more than 20 years. She has also served as a special education teacher and an inclusion facilitator. Her areas of expertise include inclusive schooling, curricular adaptations, and autism. Since 2003, Sheila has supported students with autism in an inclusive setting with support from The Gust Foundation, a private organization that partners with Chicago Public Schools. Sheila has completed many certification trainings including Relationship Development Intervention, which she has used in her work as a consultant for families and school districts in the Chicago area.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598570803
• ISBN 13: 9781598570809
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296