About the Authors.

Acknowledgments.

Foreword.

Part One: Being Successful in the Inclusive Classroom.

Chapter 1: Collaborating Effectively.

Collaborating for Intervention.

Collaborating with the Child Study Team.

Collaborating with Parents and Families.

Tips for Talking with Parents.

Chapter 2: Preparing for Differentiated Learning.

Working with Core Curriculum Standard.

Assessing Learning Styles.

Multiple Intelligences and Learning Strengths.

Planning for Students with Special Needs.

Chapter 3: Effective Teaching Strategies for Differentiating Instruction.

The Effective Inclusive Classroom.

Measuring Success.

Part Two: Language Arts Activities for the Inclusive Middle School Classroom.

Chapter 4: Written Language Conventions.

Activity 1: Identifying Nouns.

Activity 2: Identifying Action Verbs.

Activity 3: Auxiliary and Being Verbs.

Activity 4: Identifying and Using Modifiers.

Activity 5: Sentence Mechanics.

Chapter 5: Writing as a Process.

Activity 1: Steps to EffectiveWriting.

Activity 2: Writing a Personal Narrative.

Activity 3: Writing Clear Instructions.

Activity 4: Writing an Essay Comparing and Contrasting Events.

Activity 5: Writing a Descriptive Essay.

Activity 6: Writing an Argumentative Essay.

Activity 7: Writing in the First, Second, and Third Person.

Activity 8: Writing a Research Paper.

Chapter 6: Reading Skill.

Activity 1: Vocabulary Building.

Activity 2: Spelling.

Activity 3: Oral Reading Fluency.

Chapter 7: Reading Comprehension.

Activity 1: Interpreting Textbooks.

Activity 2: Interpreting Context Clues.

Activity 3: Sequencing and Finding the Main Idea.

Activity 4: Comparing and Contrasting.

Activity 5: Predicting Outcomes.

Activity 6: Cause-and-Effect Relationships.

Activity 7: Reading andWriting Poetry.

Activity 8: Literary Elements.

Activity 9: Reading for Meaning.

Chapter 8: Oral Language.

Activity 1: Listening Skills.

Activity 2: Oral Presentations.

How This Book Maps to Education Standards.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.