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A unit based approach to adaptations in inclusive classrooms.
Kurth, Jennifer A.
Kurth, Jennifer A.
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Ms. Lawson is an inclusive special education teacher at Ortega Middle School. She has
noticed that to make inclusion “work” for her students, she needs to make the curriculum
accessible for her students through collaboration and adaptations. This year, Ms. Lawson will be
collaborating with Mr. Jackson, an 8th grade English teacher, to facilitate the inclusion of
Amanda, who enjoys movies and talking with her girl friends. Amanda also has an intellectual
disability and is learning content that is at a different level than her peers. John is also in 8th
grade and will be enrolled in Mr. Jackson’s class. John enjoys video games and movies. John
has autism and is also working at a different grade level than his peers. Amanda and John have
been included in general education classes since preschool, but with each passing year the need
for differentiated instruction and curriculum has increased. Ms. Lawson has been working to
design curriculum that meets the needs of each student individually, including Amanda and
John, but is wondering if this piece-meal, one-student-at-a-time approach is effective or efficient
for her, her students, or her general education colleagues.
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2014
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SAGE Publications
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Kurth, J. A. (2014, May). A unit based approach to curricular adaptations. Invited speaker at the Illinois Includes annual conference. Chicago, IL.