Reviews
Erik Carter, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Special Education - January 16, 2018
“This compelling book showcases the principles, practices, and partnerships that will enable students with significant disabilities to flourish in their learning, relationships, and everyday lives. It is a book about belonging and shows the pathway to meaningful school inclusion.”
Tim Villegas, CAS, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Think Inclusive - January 16, 2018
“Inclusion in Action is primed to be a game changer for educators with how they deliver special education services in inclusive classrooms. Simple, straightforward, and immediately relevant strategies for any teacher to implement, Inclusion in Action is an instant classic that will ultimately facilitate comprehensive systems change in the United States and beyond.”
Jennifer Kurth, University of Kansas - January 16, 2018
“This book is a useful resource for all educational teams who plan to modify instructional curriculum or students with disabilities. Eredics provides practical ideas and ready-to-use templates for making modifications that enable students to be full members and participants in their general education classrooms. This book embodies values and pedagogy, but even more practical resources teachers can really use.”
Lisa Friedman, Disability Inclusion Expert and author of Removing the Stumbling Block - January 16, 2018
“Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum offers a practical and comprehensive approach to increasing inclusive practice across grades, disciplines and school communities. Nicole's strategies and insights are clear and attainable, and hers is a resource beneficial to all educators.”
Terri Mauro, Author of 50 Ways to Support Your Child’s Special Education and The Everything Parent’s Guide to Sensory Processing Disorder - January 16, 2018
“As a mom whose daughter was a victim of badly done inclusion, I've read a lot of books on the subject and have always been frustrated by a focus on lofty theory over down-to-earth strategies. Teachers and administrators and school districts need to know how to do this, on the ground, right now. In Inclusion in Action, Nicole Eredics—who's had some experience doing this in the real world—provides just what's needed, from specific ways to adapt meaningful instruction for all levels of learner to worksheets I wish my kids could have had in their school days to a needed reminder that everyone in a school building has a part to play in inclusion. Get this in the hands of a teacher near you ASAP!”
Kathy Wahl, Director, Inclusion Collaborative, Santa Clara County Office of Education - January 16, 2018
“Inclusion in Action is an extremely practical resource that all teachers will find valuable. It is an easy to understand text that provides accurate information about inclusive education. And it is full of resources that can be immediately accessed. This book is a must for all teachers who want to provide inclusive education in their classrooms.”
Megan Gross, Education Specialist, 2017 California Teacher of the Year, 2017 National Teacher of the Year Finalist - January 16, 2018
“Inclusion in Action should be in the hands of every teacher and administrator educating students with disabilities. The book reads like a conversation with the author and provides practical, easy to develop modifications, that novice and veteran teachers alike will want to use. My colleague and I started creating new modifications for our students as soon as the book arrived and haven't stopped!”
Whitney Rapp, Author of Universal Design for Learning in Action and Teaching Everyone - January 12, 2018
“Inclusion in Action provides a strong theoretical foundation as well as many effective practices. Eredics reminds us that inclusion is a core belief and shares strategies to realize it in today's schools.”
John Draper, Founder of Together We Rock! - January 12, 2018
“In clear and engaging prose, Nicole Eredics not only outlines the case for inclusion in education, but also offers helpful examples from her own teaching experience, along with sound practical strategies that educators can easily adapt for their own use. Essential reading for everyone involved in student learning.”
Sheldon Horowitz, Sr. Advisor, NCLD - January 6, 2018
“Responsible and effective inclusion is hard work. It demands that professionals and communities embrace a mindset of ‘all means all,’ and requires a commitment to personalized learning, collaboration, flexibility and creativity. This book offers just the right balance of historical perspective, personal insights and practical suggestions for shaping and implementing inclusive practices in a welcoming, conversational manner.”
Susan Marks, Professor of Special Education at Northern Arizona University - January 4, 2018
“This should be a required book for all teachers, especially general education teachers! Nicole has put together a book that provides the essential elements for making inclusion a reality for all students. Few books on inclusive education are written specifically with the general education teacher in mind. Yet, they are the ones who will lead the way forward so that all students, regardless of their abilities or disabilities are educated together.”
Brenda Giourmetakis, Supervisor of Inclusive Learning at Edmonton Public Schools - January 4, 2018
“Wow! What an excellent resource for general education teachers. This book is a comprehensive guide to what inclusion is and how to insure you can create an inclusive classroom for all students. I will be sure to share this book with teachers looking for new ideas to include their students.”
Carolyn Coil, Educational Consultant and Author - January 1, 2018
“The most helpful section of [Inclusion in Action] is the 40 practical strategies for curriculum modification. [Each strategy is] explained in a step-by-step manner along with specific examples showing how the strategies work. All teachers should find [these] strategies…doable and workable in most classrooms.”
Torrie Dunlap, Chief Executive Officer, Kids Included Together - January 1, 2018
“Inclusion in Action is the comprehensive handbook schools need to create meaningful inclusive school communities. It makes the case for inclusive practice and provides K–12 educators and administrators a detailed roadmap for getting there.”
Kathleen Winterman, Associate Professor & Program Director of the Special Education Program at Xavier University - December 27, 2017
“[Nicole Eredics'] international perspective and years of experience with her blog and podcasts have provided her with unique insights to the issues that teachers face within the classroom setting.”
Renay Marquez, ParaEducate Co-Founder - December 15, 2017
“All staff, administrators, general and special education teachers, and paraeducators can easily find themselves utilizing this book to help reach students they may not know how to otherwise connect with.”
Sandra Assimotos McElwee, Author of Who’s the Slow Learner? A Chronicle of Inclusion and Exclusion - December 8, 2017
“I often hear educators ask ‘how’ to do inclusion. This book is the ‘how’ they've been searching for. Every educator should have this book in their mailbox!”
Anne Beninghof, Consultant and Author www.ideasforeducators.com - December 3, 2017
“The title of this new book delivers on its promise—‘practical’ strategies. If you are looking for lots of examples of how to include and modify for students who are working below grade level, this book is for you!”
Lisa Dieker, University of Central Florida - December 2, 2017
“This book provides a great foundation for educators or parents to understand the inclusion movement for students with more complex needs. Nicole provides a plethora of resources grounded in work samples for curriculum modifications to help bridge the gap for students with targeted academic needs.”