Literacy Instruction for Inclusive Classrooms

Today's general education classrooms include students with many different backgrounds, knowledge, skills, experiences and learning styles. Teachers face the challenge of delivering instruction in a way that is accessible to all of the diverse learners in their inclusive classrooms. 

Literacy Instruction for Inclusive Classrooms, by Paula Kluth and Kelly Chandler-Olcott, offers K-12 teachers practical advice on how to enhance literacy instruction by providing a range of instructional strategies and reading activities that are engaging, effective, and accessible to diverse learners.

This six page (tri-fold) laminated guide is a convenient, affordable, and practical resource for those teaching reading/English language arts in inclusive classrooms.  It features specific techniques as well as evidence-based advice for targeting critical literacy skills such as fluency, writing, and vocabulary. Teachers will derive immediate benefits from ready-to-use strategies and straightforward guidance, including ways to

• Make the most of peer support
• Build a classroom library
• Adapt the read-aloud model
• Assess understanding
• Design literacy centers
• Include parents and other school professionals