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| Creativity & Collaborative Learning: The Practical Guide to Empowering Students & Teachers |
| Thousand, Jacqueline S. Richard A. Villa and Ann I. Nevine. (2002). Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company. |
| Guide for education professionals on using the collaborative learning model when working with children in special education. Strategies, case studies and lesson plans are also included. |
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| Choosing Outcomes and Accommodations for Children: A Guide to Educational Planning for Students with Disabilities |
| Giangrecco, Michael F, Chigee J. Cloninger and Virginia Salce Iverson. (1998). Paul H Brookes Publishing Company. |
| Practical guide for making the accommodations for children in special education to be successful in general education classrooms. Real life examples, explicit instructions, and helpful hints are some of the features of this guide. |
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| Inclusion. 450 Strategies For Success: A Practical Guide For All Educators Who Teach Students with Disabilities |
| Hammeken, Peggy A. (2000). Peytral Publications, Inc. |
| A practical resource guide for educators about how to implement or expand the inclusive education program. Has examples of realistic schedules for educators for increasing skills of all. Has worksheets that could be adapted for any classroom setting. |
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| Inclusive Middle Schools |
| Kennedy, Graig H. & Douglas Fisher. (2001). Paul H Brookes Publishing Company. |
| Strategies and techniques for working with your school administrators and teachers so that your child is fully included in their middle school. |
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| Inclusive Urban Schools |
| Fisher, Douglas and Nancy Frey. (2003). Paul H Brookes Publishing Company. |
| This guide details inclusive practices in large urban schools. Gives real life examples on how this can and should work. Has practical ideas and lessons that are ready to use by all. |
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| Modifying Schoolwork: Teachers’ Guides to Inclusive Practices |
| Janney, Rachel and Martha E. Snell. (2000). Paul H Brookes Publishing Company. |
| This guide has examples, strategies and models for teachers about how to adapt the class and curriculum and to provide individualized instruction for a child in special education. |
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| More Than Shared Classrooms: Educating Kids With and Without Disabilities Together Successfully |
| Remus, Michael and Bev Adcock. (1998). Possibilities Inc. |
| A great primer about how to make an inclusive educational environment work. Gives real life examples of adaptation, modification and what IDEA really means. |
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| Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents and Teachers |
| Anderson, Winnifred, Stephen Chitwood, and Deidre Hayden. (1997). Woodbine House |
| Resource guide for all involved for obtaining appropriate instruction and therapy designed to meet the unique educational needs of every child in special education. Guide is for preschool to age 21. |
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| No Child Left Behind |
| Wright, Peter W.D. Esq. and Pamela Darr Wright and Suzanne Whitney Heath. (2004). Harbor House Law Press, Inc. |
| Provides an easy to understand guide of what this bill means to children in special education. |
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| Quick-Guides To Inclusion 2: Ideas for Educating Students with Disabilities |
| Giangreco, Michael F. (1998). Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company. |
| A step-by-step guide on how to include children with disabilities in a variety of classroom settings. It includes how to adapt the curriculum, communications systems and other topics for our children. Meant to be used for all ages. |
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| Schooling Children With Down Syndrome: Toward An Understanding of Possibility |
| Kliewer, Christopher. (1998). Teachers College. |
| This book talks about the struggle for children with Down syndrome to be integrated into the classroom and what happens when the child is in a regular classroom. |
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| Social Relationships and Peer Support (Teachers’ Guides to Inclusive Practices) |
| Snell, Martha E. and Rachel Hanney. (2000). Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company. |
| This handbook guides educators to assimilate students with disabilities into class activities and enhance social relationships. |
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| A Teacher’s Guide to Including Students with Disabilities in General Physical Education |
| Block, Marting E. (2000). Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company. |
| Resource guide with strategies and ideas about how to include students with disabilities in the general physical education classes. Forms and real life examples, along with tips on behavior managements, classroom safety, adapted aquatics and the social aspects of inclusion are a part of this guide. |
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| Teachers’ Guides to Inclusive Practices for Student Directed Learning |
| Agran, Martin and Margaret E King Sears, Michael L Wehmeyer and Susan R Copeland. (2003). Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company. |
| Step-by-step instructions for helping students with disabilities learn self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-instruction, problem-solving and other student-directed learning strategies. It includes specific activities for implementing the strategies. |
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| The Paraprofessional’s Guide to the Inclusive Classroom: Working as a Team |
| Doyle, Mary Beth. (2002). Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company. |
| Excellent resource for paraprofessionals to use when working with a child in special education. Activities, new case studies, how to communicate with the parents and the teacher and examples of forms to use are included in this guide. |
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| What You Need to Know About Special Education |
| Remus, Michael L. and Bev Adcock. (2002). Possibilities Inc. |
| A short primer about how special education works and your rights as a parent. Written in easy to understand language. |