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Reimagining Special Education Using Inclusion as a Framework to Build Equity and Support All Students By Jenna M. Rufo, Ed.D., & Julie Causton, Ph.D. As schools reopen their doors and students return to the classroom, what will the “new normal” of special education look like? The pandemic exposed educational inequities and areas of urgent need—and now, schools have a unique opportunity to press pause and reimagine their practices. This book helps K–12 school leaders and educators closely examine what worked during distance learning, let go of practices that keep some students struggling, and plan new routines and environments that meet the needs of every learner. DISCOVER HOW TO:
• Re-story students by focusing on their gifts and strengths rather than their deficits • Redesign instruction and assessment to be more flexible and better meet students’ unique needs • Restructure intervention frameworks to move away from labeling students and toward a flexible model that provides access to all • Revitalize co-teaching with tools and strategies for serving students with and without disabilities • Realign service delivery through inclusion facilitation and consultative supports • Rethink equity by creating a culture of belonging, dismantling exclusionary programs, and tackling biases
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Unsilenced A Teacher’s Year of Battles, Breakthroughs, and Life-Changing Lessons at Belchertown State School By Howard C. Shane, Ph.D. The year is 1969, and fresh-out-of-college smart-aleck Howard Shane has just landed his first teaching job—at Belchertown State School, a bleak institution where people with disabilities endure endless days of silence, tedium, and neglect. Howard is stunned by the conditions at Belchertown and the challenges of his new job, but as he gets to know his diverse, endearing, and intelligent students, he becomes consumed with a mission: to unlock their communication skills and help them reach their full potential. Pitting his youthful idealism and passion against the rigidity of a rulebound administrator, Howard battles his way to small joys and victories with his students—and, along the way, learns just as much as he teaches. A stirring and spellbinding memoir from internationally renowned AAC expert Howard Shane (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Unsilenced is a candid look at a pivotal era in disability history and a deeply personal account of how all human beings can flourish when we care for each other and fight for change. $29.95 | Stock #: 21202-55156 | November 2021 | approx. 264 pages + 8-page photo insert | paperback | ISBN 978-1-68125-515-6
$29.95 | Stock #: 21202-54760 | September 2021 | approx. 128 pages | 7 x 10 | paperback | ISBN 978-1-68125-476-0
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