High Leverage Practices for Inclusive Classrooms offers a set of practices that are integral to the support of student learning, and that can be systematically taught, learned, and implemented by those entering the teaching profession. The book focuses primarily on Tiers 1 and 2, or work that mostly occurs with students with mild disabilities in general education classrooms; and provides rich, practical information highly suitable for teachers, but that can also be useful for teacher educators and teacher preparation programs. This powerful, research-based resource offers twenty-two brief, focused chapters that will be fundamental to effective teaching in inclusive classrooms.
A useful book though frankly overwhelming. I'll probably pick two of the 22 practices in the book to try to implement this year. The book, like many in the field, falls into the problems of unnecessary acronyms (for instance Special Education=SET) and unnecessarily complex syntax. Yes, this book is meant to help kids. It also reads like people trying to sound very smart while helping kids. It is possible to write more concisely even if you have multiple degrees after your name.
Quick chapters with practical advice combined with research. However, the first several chapters were very data- and assessment-heavy. It left a bad taste in my mouth even though the later chapters eased up on assessing.