Disabilities

All students can learn to read and write. That’s the belief behind the new book Comprehensive Literacy for All, written by Karen Erickson & David Koppenhaver. Today we’ll be looking…

How do you promote friendships and peer engagement in your inclusive early childhood classroom? Encouraging communication and cooperation is important for all your young learners, but it may be more…

Every learner has the right to communicate and have their needs met. For students with severe disabilities—as with all students—effective and meaningful communication means more than having a basic ability…

Not very long ago, postsecondary education was a dream out of reach for students with developmental disabilities. While we still have a long way to go, more and more colleges…

Our blog is focused on inclusive education, which means we mostly publish how-to tips that teachers can use in their classrooms. But creating an equitable and just society also means…

Multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) have been widely adopted in both early childhood and K-12 settings, and it’s easy to see why these three-tiered systems are a good fit with…

In an inclusive early childhood setting, how can you modify your teaching strategies and everyday activities so that all children can participate? Today’s post gives you some answers, with a…

Read any history book that traces the evolution of attitudes and approaches to disability (we especially like The Story of Intellectual Disability), and it’s clear that we’ve come a long…

According to the CDC, 6 million American children between 3-17 years of age have been diagnosed with ADHD. As an inclusive educator, what can you do to support your students…

Helping young children develop emotional regulation skills is a critical goal for every parent and teacher. When kids can skillfully manage their emotions and behavior in a variety of settings…