Special Education

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.…

In any classroom, it's important for all students to have big-picture academic and social goals they're working toward. But you might notice that some students, including those on the autism…

Laying the groundwork for bully-free schools starts in the early grades, when kids are just starting to develop attitudes toward people who are different. What's the secret to positive attitude…

[caption id="attachment_4054" align="alignright" width="300"] Linda Mullen, Executive Director of The Sparkle Effect[/caption] This week, we've been talking about promoting inclusion of all students during noninstructional times, such as lunch, recess,…

Here at the Inclusion Lab, we talk a lot about ensuring the full participation of all learners during classtime. But what about noninstructional times like lunch, recess, and extracurricular activities?…

It's National Bullying Prevention Month, so this week the blog is featuring tips and insights from Recognize, Respond, Report, our newest book on addressing bullying and disability-based harassment in schools.…

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. An important campaign first launched by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center in 2006, it's grown from a weeklong campaign into a full month of special…

Hello, Inclusion Lab readers! For today's post, we're sharing this neat infographic on 10 Things Effective Educators Do. It was created with information from Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors, a…

Good modifications are a wonderful way to support your students with disabilities so they can experience everything the general curriculum has to offer. But bad modifications--at best, they don't help,…

First, a big thank you to everyone who commented on last week's "Why do you support inclusion?" post. We got wonderful, diverse answers from so many passionate inclusion advocates, and…