Inclusion Strategies That Work!

Learn more about Toby Karten′s PD offerings Toby J. Karten is an experienced educator who has been immersed in the field of special education for her entire career. As an accomplished author and researcher, she has presented successful staff development to local, national, and international audiences. Toby is affiliated with Drew and Monmouth University and is an adjunct professor and graduate instructor at the Regional Training Center, which is affiliated with Gratz College and The College of New Jersey. Being involved in the field of special education for the past three decades has afforded Ms. Karten an opportunity to help many children and adults from elementary through graduate levels around the world. She has been a resource teacher, staff developer, adult educator, and inclusion coach and consultant in New York and New Jersey schools and in many districts nationally and globally. In addition to her roles as an inclusion coach, student and family advocate, professional developer, mentor and resource teacher, Toby designed graduate courses titled From Challenge to Success; LD, ADHD, and the Spectrum and Skills and Strategies for Inclusion and disABILITY Awareness.  She has trained instructors in three states to teach her courses. In addition, she has designed online courses for NaMaYa titled Collaborative Practices for Inclusive Classrooms and Interventions for Students with Dyslexia and Other Reading Differences. She has been recognized by both the Council for Exceptional Children and the New Jersey Department of Education as an exemplary educator, receiving two Teacher of the Year awards. She earned an undergraduate degree in special education from Brooklyn College, a master of science in special education from the College of Staten Island, a supervisory degree from Georgian Court University, and an honorary doctorate from Gratz College. Toby has authored several books and resources about inclusion practices and the CCSS, which are currently used for instruction on many college and university campuses and schools throughout the world. Ms. Karten is married, has a son, and a few dogs. She enjoys teaching, reading, writing, artwork, and most of all, learning.  Toby believes that inclusion does not begin and end in the classroom, but is a philosophy that continues throughout life. Hence, inclusion is not only research-based, but life-based as well!  

Preface
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Dedication
1. Examining the Research Base and Legal Considerations in Special Education
Disability Legislation
Translating Research to Learning Strategies That Work
2. Understanding the Often Complicated Special Education Terminology
Disability Introspection
3. Establishing Successful Inclusive Classrooms
Strategies That Work With All Learners
Knowing Students and What to Teach
Breaking it up and Concretizing Learning
4. Next, Writing and Applying the IEP (Individual Educational Plan)
Practical Guidelines for Using and Writing the IEP
5. Introducing Social Issues Into the Curriculum
Connecting Cognitive and Affective Skills
Behavioral Approaches for Educators
6. Reaching and Co-Teaching Your Students
Educational Prenuptials
Teaching for Results
7. Using the Three Rs to Guide Instruction and Assessment
1st R: Reading
2nd R: ′Riting
3rd R: ′Rithmetic
Complementing the Basics
8. Emphasizing Comprehension and Study Skills
Learning More About Learning
Teaching for More Understanding
9. Assessing, Testing, and Grading Your Students
Purposeful Testing
10. Working With Parents of Students With Disabilities
Valuing Parents
Parents and Teachers as Allies
11. Considering Technology in the Inclusive Classroom
12. Reflecting as Classroom Practice
Reviewing and Maintaining Skills
Summing Up the Learning
Resource A. Disability Tables
Resource B. Organizations / 800#s Compiled by NICHCY
Resource C. Bibliography- Organizations and Special References
Resource D. Alphabetized Acronyms
Index