Family Collaboration

Collaborative and productive IEP meetings lay the foundation for better student outcomes---but with so many complicated and emotionally charged decisions involved, the meeting room can feel like a minefield. Before…

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 disabilities. Sometimes we share ideas…

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 acceptance and full inclusion of…

Nurturing the home-school connection is key to the success of any classroom, but especially important in classrooms that include students with and without disabilities. Partnering with parents will give you…

Building strong partnerships with parents is an essential part of ensuring the best outcomes for all students, with and without disabilities. And meetings with parents---whether they're IEP meetings or other,…

Across the country, scores of parents just sent their young children off to preschool for the first time. It's a happy and exciting transition--but for many parents, it can also…

If you teach young adults with disabilities, you're playing a vital role in preparing them for life beyond the classroom. You're probably always on the lookout for ways you can…

One of our goals here at the Inclusion Lab is to demystify the IEP process and give you practical ideas for working as a team on a student's education plan.…

More and more students with disabilities are heading off to college every year. We couldn't be happier that student opportunities are expanding---and that more higher learning institutions are providing the…

(PreK educators and parents of young kids: this post is for you!) It's no secret that today's kindergarten kids are learning math concepts that used to be taught in first…