Brookes Publishing Company Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum

This book is written by an experienced inclusion teacher. It has information about inclusion, tips for facilitating inclusion in schools and classrooms, as well as strategies to modify lessons and include students with intellectual disabilities in the curriculum. It is a useful, practical resource book that all educators can use!

As someone who does write modifications for students with disabilities in the classroom, this book would have been loved dearly when I was starting out. Nicole has taken a complex subject to which there are many paths to getting the right approach for the same student, and managed to produce a resource that anyone who is looking to improve their craft can refer to in hopes of a better academic outcome -- academic material that a student can understand and attempt -- for students with disabilities. More importantly, Nicole looks at Inclusive Schools not just as a means for students with disabilities but their community as well. It isn't just the appearance of inclusion, but providing messages of welcoming to families who may speak another language or the service providers who help students get to school and access school. Making the message of inclusive schools not just end at the school yard, but remembering that the community is where the students will eventually take their place, that the school is only one of the gateways there. By far is the best part of the book with over 40 different examples of how to modify work for students of all abilities. From basic Yes/No questions to looking at more than just "crossing out" work. Nicole's book is great for all teachers--even general education teachers, administrators, and paraeducators. Inclusion, through "Inclusion in Action" is achievable for anyone, and can enrich the community of a campus and the students it serves.

I can't say enough good things about this book. I've been an Inclusion teacher for going into my 3rd year and this is the simplist modifications has ever been explained to me. Also, it does a great job at explaining the roles of teachers, co-teachers, paras and all other educators who have a role. The book also breaks down accommodations as well as how to implement IEP goals into your modified assignments. Great resource to keep for years on!

The binding on the book I purchased was fine. Nevertheless, any reviews should be based on the content of the book not something outside of the author's control. I thought this author did an amazing job at presenting the case and background for inclusion practices in the classroom. Then she follows this narrative with workbook-type examples that make implementation of the theory easy. It's incredibly important and helpful.

I wish the description for this book would have noted it's primarily for teachers supporting students with moderate to severe disabilities. I teach students with mild to moderate learning disabilities and found only one chapter helpful, and even that was pretty basic. I would recommend for beginning teachers of students with moderate to severe disabilities, however.