63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners

"What a wonderful and essential resource! In the age of differentiated instruction, this resource provides a wide array of authentic approaches that I can use in my classroom today! This book offers the reader real-life solutions to a challenge that teachers face every day: truly educating all students by giving them the tools they need to have a successful future."
--Kendra Sarabia, English Teacher
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Harwich, MA

"Grounded in research and theory, this book provides important foundational knowledge and outlines a comprehensive approach to the planning, management, delivery, and evaluation of instruction for diverse populations."
--Evelyn B. Barese, Assistant Professor of Education
Mount Saint Mary′s College

Use field-tested teaching methods to reach students with diverse needs and abilities!

This collection of evidence-based instructional strategies enables general and special education teachers, novice or experienced, to address the learning needs of all students in diverse, inclusive classrooms. The authors provide a practical, research-based teaching model that focuses on planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating instruction for middle and secondary students with or without disabilities. Readers will find:

• Descriptions of how to teach students with different learning styles and needs
• Specific instructions for using each tactic, with helpful comments from practicing teachers and literature resources
• A wealth of reproducible worksheets
• Help for choosing appropriate strategies for specific subject areas, grade ranges, or learning difficulties
• Information to help teachers comply with federal mandates such as NCLB and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004

63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, Grades 6-12 allows teachers to match specific needs with an easily accessible set of solutions and enable all learners to achieve success in the classroom.