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Inclusive Academic Instruction
Inclusive Academic Instruction utilizes schoolwide approaches to promote student learning and high achievement for all students. Schools use multi-tiered instructional strategies, differentiation, Universal Design for Learning, and flexible grouping to support instruction all students, including those with the most extensive support needs. Academic and behavior supports are integrated within one multi-tiered system of support.
SWIFT-IN-60
This film focuses on how inclusive academic instruction provides a variety of instructional and assessment options that meet every student’s needs and promote learning.
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Discussion Guide: Inclusive Academic Instruction
Use this discussion guide along with the SWIFT in 60 video to talk with school stakeholders about what inclusive academic instruction could look like at your school.
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Introduction to Inclusive Academic Instruction
Use this PowerPoint to introduce the SWIFT feature: Inclusive Academic Instruction. The PowerPoint provides guidance on why the feature is essential for inclusive school reform. It also introduces implementation steps and examples.
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Steps to Get You Started: Inclusive Academic Instruction
Your school can take specific action steps to develop inclusive academic instruction.
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Resources
Publications
- Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices
- Myths About Response to Intervention (RTI) Implementation
- Five Steps to Get Started Using UDL
- Common Core State Standards and Diverse Urban Students: Using MTSS
- Assisting Students Struggling with Math
- Improving Reading Comprehension in K-3rd grade
- Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making
- Evidence-based Reading Instruction for Adolescents, grades 6-12
- Evidence-based Reading Instruction for Grades K-5
Tools
- SWIFT School Data Profile
- Lesson Plan with UDL and MTSS Considered
- Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory (R-TFI)
- The UDL Guidelines
- Tools to Support Intensive Intervention Data Meetings
- Early Warning System Middle Grades Tool
- MTSS Starter Kit
- MTSS Master Schedule Form
- MTSS Tiered Intervention Matrix Form
- MTSS Resource Inventory Form
- MTSS Intervention Planning Tool Form
- SWIFT Master Scheduling Tool
- Early Childhood MTSS: Checklist for Intensifying Universal and Additional Support
- MTSS Flowchart