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