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`This is a wonderful and concise presentation of strategies that are useful in any classroom' - Joyce C Dresser, Middle School Special Needs Teacher, West Tisbury School, West Tisbury, MassachusettsSucessful Inclusion Strategies for Secondary and Middle School Teachers helps practitioners access this specific research that targets students with disabilities in middle school and secondary classrooms. The author recognizes educators' need for a quick resource of research-supported strategies at their fingertips. M C Gore offers field-tested and teacher-friendly approaches to understanding the levels and stages of learning in students with disabilities.
Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments1. Locks that Bar Access to LearningThe Locks on the Doors2. Keys to the Effectiveness of the Inclusion StrategiesDual Coding Theory and Tri-Coding of Information3. Teaching the Concepts and Vocabulary of Our DisciplinesKey 1: Taxonomic TreeKey 2: Semantic Feature Analysis MatrixKey 3: Compare and Contrast Vocabulary MatrixKey 4: TypologyKey 5: Word Analysis DiagramKey 6: Semantic WebKey 7: Quick Sketching a DefinitionKey 8: Total Physical Response and Vocabulary DramaKey 9: Linguistic Link Lists and Word TowersKey 10: Keyword Mnemonic StrategyKey 11: Vocabulary Word Card RingKey 12: Vocabulary Concept Dictionary4. Teaching Devices for Increasing Student Learning From LecturesKey 13: Simply Slowing DownKey 14: Pause ProcedureKey 15: Cueing the Most Important PointsKey 16: Explicitly Teaching teh Big IdeasKey 17: Giving a Preview, Overview, or Advance OrganizerKey 18: Soliciting Concrete Examples from Students' LivesKey 19: Providing More Examples than You Think They NeedKey 20: Providing Plenty of Concrete Nonexamples in Concept TeachingKey 21: Teaching Concepts through a Concrete, Semiconcrete, Abstract (CSA) or Concrete-Representational-AbstractKey 22: Role Playing Difficult ContentKey 23: Incorporating Humor5. Increasing Learning by Using Notetaking StrategiesKey 24: Guided NotesKey 25: Strategic NotesKey 26: AWARE StrategyKey 27: Brick and Mortar NotesKey 28: Three-Column Personalized NotesKey 29: Newspaper NotesKey 30: Power Notes6. Helping Students With Special Needs Maximize Learning From Reading the TextbookKey 31: Using Graphic Organizers to Make Relationships Within Domain Knowledge and Discipline Knowledge ExplicitKey 32: Preteaching VocabularyKey 33: Explicitly Teaching Text StructureKey 34: Highlighted TextbooksKey 35: Recorded TextbooksKey 36: Universal Design LearningKey 37: Peer ReaderKey 38: Study Guides7. Increasing Learning by Using GuidesKey 39: Content GuideKey 40: Process of Reading Study GuideKey 41: Analogy Guide GuideKey 42: Extended Anticipation GuideKey 43: Point-of-View GuideKey 44: K-W-L Study GuideKey 45: Flip Flop Study GuideKey 46: Cause and Effect Study GuideKey 47: Hypertext Study GuideKey 48: Videotape/DVD Viewing Study Guide8. Increasing Understanding of Higher-Order Thinking SkillsKey 49: StoryboardsKey 50: FlowchartsKey 51: TimelinesKey 52: The Forest and the TreesKey 53: Venn-Euler DiagramKey 54: Use of teh Venn-Euler Diagram to Help Students Develop Analytical AbilityKey 55: Apple Orange TreeKey 56: Compare and Contrast MatrixKey 57: CampfireKey 58: Evaluation by Elimination MatrixKey 59: Evaluation by Addition Matrix9. Improving the Quality of Expository WritingKey 60: Data Retrieval ChartKey 61: ChartingKey 62: Semantic WebbingKey 63: Power NotesKey 64: CampfireKey 65: Evaluation MatricesKey 66: Teaching Text StructureKey 67: Rubrics10. Mnemonic DevicesKey 68: Keyword MnemonicsKey 69: Pegword MnemonicsKey 70: Musical Mnemonics11. Possible Future KeysThe Accountability MandateResourcesIndex
