12 Ways to Support Siblings of Children with Disabilities

Here at the Brookes Inclusion Lab, we bring you weekly suggestions on how to make classrooms and communities more inclusive and welcoming for learners with… Read More

5 Mnemonic Strategies to Help Students Succeed in School

At some point in your life, you’ve probably remembered an important fact with the help of mnemonics: memory-enhancing strategies that link a new word or… Read More

6 Ways to Boost Students’ Social Skills (A UDL Post)

When you’re designing a curriculum based on universal design for learning (UDL), one key principle to follow is representing content in multiple ways. As UDL… Read More

25 Great Insights on Teaching and Parenting Learners with Autism

This past weekend marked the beginning of Autism Awareness Month. Since we at the Inclusion Lab believe our society must push beyond awareness and into… Read More

5 Types of Instructional Adaptations for Your Inclusive Classroom

In past posts, we’ve talked about universal design for learning (UDL) as a highly effective framework for teaching all students. As author Whitney Rapp says… Read More

Executive Function Help: 15 Tips on Organization, Study Skills, & Time Management

When you hear the words executive function, what types of skills come to mind first? If you’re like many teachers, you might immediately think of… Read More

38 Teamwork-Building Questions for Paraprofessionals

Paraprofessionals play a crucial part in the success of inclusive classrooms. They have a complex job with many different facets: helping teachers plan instruction, supporting… Read More

We Stopped Using “I” and Began Using “We”: A Co-Teaching Success Story

Ideally, co-teaching partnerships start with a foundation of careful collaboration and joint planning long before the school year starts. But sometimes educators are caught off… Read More

7 Steps to Teaching Writing Skills to Students with Disabilities

Written expression is a huge part of life inside and outside the classroom. When students with disabilities learn to write, type, and/or select appropriate communicative… Read More

5 Activities for Building Empathy in Your Students

Empathy is one of the most critical social skills young learners can develop. Not only is empathy a primary ingredient of bully-free schools and harmonious… Read More