Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Effective and Reflective Practices

by Spencer J. Salend

The sixth edition of Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Effective and Reflective Practices for All Students goes beyond the typical inclusion text in its reflective discussions on how to teach students with varying learning abilities. The text contains all of the core information that an inclusion text requires and then takes the reader to a higher level by including issues of gender, race, ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, and family structures.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Nonfiction, School

547 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2000

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reviewing the 8th edition. Very thorough overview of important topics in special education but the writing is subpar. No noun can go without at least 4 modifiers (take a shot every time you read “culturally responsive, universally designed, evidence-based and differentiated curricular and instructional practices”; yes, almost all of those are included every time the word “practices” appears). Sentences are often long lists with several items at both the beginning and end. Makes it kind of a slog to get through but not terrible as an intro to special ed.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for my STU DIVRS LRN NEED-Special Education course. Covers not only students with disabilities, but many other types of diversity. Included are some ideas on how to include cultural and social aspects into curriculum. Will keep this book on hand for the future.

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for my STU DIVRS LRN NEED-GEN ED CLAS course

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very encouraging and comprehensive, covering philosophy and practice. I can't wait to follow up in the research literature. However, I do wish the exhortation to make this work for all students were illustrated with many, many real world examples of how this plays out - it all sounds good, but help me more with how to do it!

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most comprehensive book I've seen dealing with not only issues relating to Special Ed, but all teachers. I'm about to read it again for another class and I don't mind a bit.