HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION CLASSROOM New Teacher Induction

Expectations Positive vs. Negative  I believe that every child can learn and will achieve to his or her fullest potential.  They can’t read; they can’t spell; they can’t sit still; they can’t behave. “People are molded more by the depth of their convictions than by the height of their intelligence.”

Expectation bias Teachers often give high-achieving students more ________ than low-achieving students.” Opportunity Affirmation Proximity Individual help Praise Questions Rephrasing Feelings Desisting TESA

Invitational or Disinvitational? Verbal Comments: I appreciate your help Personal Behaviors: Thumbs up Physical Environment: Living plants Thoughts (Self-Talk): “Making mistakes is all right.” Verbal Comments: I don’t care what you do. Personal Behaviors: Rolling eyes Physical Environment: Overly cluttered desk Thoughts (Self-Talk): “I never know what to say.”

5 Concepts to Enhance Positive Expectations Address each student by name Say “Please,” please Say “Thank You,” thanks Smile Love “Love is the reason for teaching. It costs nothing, yet it is the most precious thing on can possess.”

Procedures & Routines Procedure What the teacher wants done. Routine What the students do automatically. MUST BE TAUGHT!

3 Steps to Teaching Procedures 1. Explain  State, explain, model, and demonstrate 2. Rehearse  Rehearse and practice the procedure under your supervision 3. Reinforce  Reteach, rehearse, practice, and reinforce the classroom procedure until it becomes a student habit or routine

Keys to successful classroom management… Teach classroom expectations Practice classroom procedures Enforce classroom routines Reinforce desired behaviors Redirect undesired behaviors Consistency, consistency, consistency!

Testing Adapting tests  Limit # of questions on page  Create visual space for answer  Change essay to multiple choice for timed tests  Allow for oral response vs. written Scoring Guides  Rubrics  Completed examples  Retesting