Inclusion

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! To all educators who work tirelessly to create classrooms, lesson plans, and school activities that welcome and include all students: you have our deepest thanks and…

As an inclusive educator, you'll likely welcome some students who are making their first transition into a general education class. Whether they're coming from a self-contained class or a separate…

Happy Tuesday, readers! Today I'm thrilled to welcome Nicole Eredics: inclusion expert, educator, creator of the popular blog The Inclusive Class---and Brookes author! Nicole's written one of our acclaimed books,…

In inclusive classrooms, peer supports are a great way to help meet the needs of all learners. While they can't take the place of individualized supports delivered by teachers and…

Families are the ones who know your students best---their strengths and needs, their likes and dislikes, their hopes and dreams. And the more effectively you work with and support the…

What's lesson one for teachers who want students to successfully grasp, retain, and apply new material? First---say Whitney Rapp and Katrina Arndt, authors of the inclusion book Teaching Everyone---you need…

Which inclusive practices do early childhood programs need to master in order to welcome and support all learners? In today's blog post, we'll take you through the 12 inclusive practices…

How do you empower your students with disabilities to plan for the future? If you're a high school educator, one of your goals should be supporting your students' self-determination skills…

Sensory issues can create barriers to learning--but with a few well-chosen modifications to your classroom environment, you can meet your students' individual needs and help them stay focused on your…

On the Brookes blog, we bring you lots of practical posts about enhancing K-12 classrooms with universal design for learning (UDL). But does UDL work equally well in early childhood…