All Children Are Special: Creating an Inclusive Classroom Book

"All of us have things we can't do. What is more important is that we all have things we can do."
Since the passage of Public Law 94-142 in 1975, the area of Special Education has undergone great change, and schools are now beginning to recognize and support children with specific physical and intellectual needs by ensuring they are able to spend a maximum portion of their day in regular classrooms. The movement toward inclusion means that children with special needs are not simply provided for but become part of the teaching and learning community in which everyone-teachers and all students-can benefit by developing a "push-in" rather than a "pull-out" program.

All Children Are Special offers practical information and strategies for creating inclusive classrooms that welcome, value, and nurture all learners. Written for the non-specialist, the book:

• Explains what is meant by inclusion.
  
• Outlines the details of planning for special needs learners.
  
• Explains how to use specialist support and other resources in the regular classroom.
  
• Clarifies the play and environmental needs of special needs learners.
  
• Features fourteen pages of photocopiable record and information sheets.
  

AXIS Center for Public Awareness

Differences in educational structure and culture are obvious, but the theory and methods offered transcend these differences. All Children Are Special will help anyone concerned about or involved in teaching children with special needs to understand the philosophy behind providing inclusive education.