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Every Child Deserves a Special Education
Five Mindframes That Ensure All Students Learn



June 2025 | 112 pages | Corwin

Lay the foundation for inclusive, impactful classrooms where every student thrives

Every student deserves an education that is meaningful, memorable, and built for them. When we design learning with intentional, universal support, the impact extends beyond individual students—it transforms entire classrooms.

In Every Child Deserves a Special Education, the authors introduce five powerful mindframes that reshape the way we think about teaching, learning, and inclusion. These mindframes spark a cycle of reflection and growth, shifting not just what we do, but how we see our students, our classrooms, and our role as educators. Inside, you’ll find:

  • Five essential educator mindframes—helping you plan for both diverse learners and the diversity within each learner
  • Stories and examples that bring these mindframes to life through real classroom experiences
  • Reflection tools to help you examine and refine your own beliefs and practices

True inclusion starts with how we think, not just what we do. Every Child Deserves a Special Education will help you build the mindset every classroom needs for all students to thrive.


 
Introduction
 
Mindframe One: Every Child Is Special
Necessary for Some, Good for ALL

 
Thinking Strategically

 
 
Mindframe Two: All Students Can Achieve at High Levels
Labels as Opportunity Thieves

 
Expecting Successful Inclusion

 
An Infused Skills Grid

 
 
Mindframe Three: Differentiation Provides Multiple Pathways to Succeed
What is differentiation?

 
Differentiation is NOT a Set of Activities

 
Differentiation Focuses on Time and Pathways

 
Differentiation is NOT Tracking

 
Personalization and Individualization are Not the Essence of Differentiation

 
 
Mindframe Four: Instruction Can Prevent Gaps and Intervention Can Close Them
A Decision-Making Model

 
Data Meetings

 
 
Mindframe Five: Assessment Has the Power to Promote Growth
Misunderstandings of Formative and Summative

 
Multiple Means of Representation

 
Mastery Rubrics

 
Assess WITH Students

 
Feedback

 
Self Assessment

 
Connecting Self-Assessment and Feedback

 
 
Conclusion

For instructors

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