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 to:

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

Contents:
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