Inclusive 52 Reading : Weekly Strategies to Improve Literacy for All Learners

Part of a four-book series, Inclusive 52 Reading offers weekly strategies that pair technology with high-quality instruction to hone learner literacy and cultivate a love of reading.

By adapting an inclusive mindset that embraces and respects diverse abilities, backgrounds and preferences, educators can design literacy opportunities that ensure every learner becomes a reader.

Organized around five essential components of reading—fundamentals, phonics and phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension—this book offers 52 strategies to help educators move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to reading instruction and instead give learners choice of reading materials and ways to engage with texts. Educators will also learn how to ensure students have input in the learning environment and the tools used within it.

The book includes:

• Examples of tools and accompanying images demonstrating each strategy.
• Connections to relevant ISTE Standards for Educators and ISTE Standards for Students.
• Practical, ready-to-use resources, including articles, videos and podcasts.
• A companion website with curated digital resources and links to tools.
• An Inclusive Strategies Implementation Journal to promote reflection on the book's ideas.

Inclusive 52 Reading helps you design authentically inclusive learning experiences and guide learners toward discovery, wonder and the joy of reading.

Audience: K–12 educators, special educators, administrators

Christopher Bugaj is a founding member of the Assistive Technology Team for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, and is currently the district’s assistive technology specialist. He co-hosts the podcast "Talking With Tech" and has hosted The A.T.TIPSCAST, a multi‐award-winning podcast featuring strategies to design educational experiences. He's the author of multiple ISTE books, including The New Assistive Tech, and is co-author of the Inclusive 52 series. Bugaj has presented over 750 live or digital sessions (bit.ly/bugajpresentations) at local, regional, state, national and international events, including TEDx.

Karen Janowski is an assistive and educational technology consultant, a former adjunct professor at Simmons College in Boston, and has worked as a school-based occupational therapist. She presents locally and nationally about the importance of using ubiquitous technologies that remove the obstacles to learning for all students, and supports inclusive technology for learners of all ages. Janowski is the president and owner of EdTech Solutions Inc., in Reading, Massachusetts, which provides assistive technology (AT) and augmented or alternative communication (AAC) professional development, coaching, consultations and assessments throughout the Greater Boston area.

Mike Marotta is a Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (RESNA) Certified Assistive Technology Professional and has been providing direct services to individuals with disabilities for over 35 years. He's also an adjunct professor at Ramapo College of New Jersey, where he teaches courses for masters-level educators in assistive technology and universal design for learning. Marotta is the director of the Richard West Assistive Technology Advocacy Center at Disability Rights New Jersey, the statewide Assistive Technology Act program. He runs his own technology consulting firm, Inclusive Technology Solutions LLC, where he works collaboratively with teams in all environments (school, workplace and community) to effectively match each learner's needs to inclusive technology supports.

Beth Poss is a speech/language pathologist and has also served as a technology consultant, curriculum writer and school administrator. She's currently the director of educational programs for LessonPix and has a private educational consulting practice. Having spent over 30 years working for a large public school district, Poss is passionate about designing educational environments that support all students in accessing a rigorous curriculum and meeting educational outcomes. In her ongoing work with school districts, universities and national- and state-level educational organizations, she focuses on how technology is an essential component in designing equitable and inclusive learning environments for learners of all ages.