All Means All: Essential Actions for Leveraging Yes We Can!

by Heather Friziellie, Jeanne Spiller, Julie A. Schmidt

All students are general education students first, a principle the authors champion in this companion guide to their best-selling book Yes We Can! They offer practical strategies for educators to implement this inclusive philosophy through collaborative teams and shared ownership of student learning. The book provides a framework for standards-based instruction, tailored instruction, progress monitoring, and targeted interventions, ultimately promoting equitable learning opportunities for all students.




K–12 teachers and leaders can use this book

Enhance the quality of special education learning and instruction through PLC practices
Build collaborative communities of professionals across general and special education
Define actionable steps to create equitable learning experiences for all students
Align all instruction, assessment, and grading with mutual learning goals and standards
Ensure all special education students achieve the same learning standards as their peers



Introduction

Part 1: Learning Yes We Can!

Chapter 1: Reexamining the Past, Present, and Future

Part 2: Living Yes We Can!

Chapter 2: Aligning Beliefs and Behaviors to Live All Means All

Chapter 3: Collaboration by All for All

Chapter 4: Standards-Focused Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Grading for All

Chapter 5: Tailoring Instruction

Chapter 6: Responding When Students Haven’t Yet Learned

Part 3: Leading Yes We Can!

Chapter 7: Believe Is a Verb

Chapter 8: Leading the Way

References and Resources

Index

325 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 14, 2025