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| Inclusive Education | |
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| Revamping Special Education | |
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| The Public Interest , Summer 2001 This article reviews the changes in legal processes affecting inclusive education in the past two decades | |
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| Family involvement has contributed to changes in significant ways | |
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| The authors argue that costs and lack of results mandate new reforms, especially revamping strategies for teaching three subgroups | |
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| Standards for Diverse Learners | |
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| Educational Leadership , September 2001 The movement for standards-based education in the United States must deal with inclusive education, cultural diversity, a mobile population, bilingualism, and multiage classrooms | |
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| Five conditions are presented ( assessment, equity, flexibility, reform, and a sense of community collaboration ) that can make teaching to standards easier | |
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| More Choices for Disabled Kids: Lessons From Abroad | |
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| Policy Review , April/May 2002 Many Americans believe that public schools will become ghettos for students with special needs if vouchers for private schools are allowed | |
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| This article reports model approaches to inclusive education and parental choice in Denmark, New Zealand, and the Netherlands | |
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| Funding for special services follows the child | |
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| Such subsidies improve education in all schools-public and private | |
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| What's Good? Suggested Resources for Beginning Special Education Teachers | |
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| Teaching Exceptional Children , September/October 2000 Sharon Maroney gives suggestions from experienced inclusive education teachers to beginners: know legal requirements, join professional organizations, get current curricular materials, use time efficiently, and consult colleagues | |
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| Early Childhood | |
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| Identifying Paraprofessional Competencies for Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education | |
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| Torry Piazza Templeman, Joyce Peters, and Tom Udell, Teaching Exceptional Children , September/October 2001 With the increased linguistic and cultural diversity of America, the paraprofessional has become the backbone of inclusive, early childhood education | |
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| This article discusses eight core competency areas critical to their training, including assessment, collaborative teaming, and transition coordination | |
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| A portfolio review process can document their competencies | |
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| Language Flowering, Language Empowering: 20 Ways Parents and Teachers Can Assist Young Children | |
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| Montessori Life , Fall 2001 Many learning disabilities and speech/language impairments are believed to be the result of lack of phonological awareness in the preschool years | |
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| Inclusive early childhood education programs can do a great deal to avoid later reading, attention, and speech disorders by providing earlier language support | |
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| Dr. Alice Honig describes 20 ways to enhance phonological skills | |
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| The Itinerant Teacher Hits the Road: A Map for Instruction in Young Children's Social Skills, Faith Haertig Sadler, Teaching Exceptional Children , September/October 2001 Integrating infants and toddlers with disabilities into inclusive, early childhood education programs is legally prescribed | |
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| Often an itinerant teacher serves many schools, collaborating with teachers | |
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| This article disc | |