Dr. Paula Kluth is a consultant, teacher, author, advocate, and independent scholar who works with teachers and families to provide inclusive opportunities for students with disabilities and to create more responsive and engaging schooling experiences for all learners. Her research and professional interests include differentiating instruction, and supporting students with autism and significant disabilities in inclusive classrooms.
Paula is a former special educator who has served as a classroom
teacher, consulting teacher, and inclusion facilitator. She works with
teachers in K-12 schools, pre-schools, and early intervention
programs. She also regularly works with family organizations and
disability-rights and advocacy groups.
She is the author of“You’re Going to Love This Kid”: Educating Students
with Autism in Inclusive Classrooms ; the lead editor of Access to
Academics: Critical Approaches to Inclusive Curriculum, Instruction,
and Policy, and the co-author of four upcoming texts: A Land We Can
Share: The Literate Lives of Students with Autism; Joyful Learning:
Active and Collaborative Structures for the Inclusive Classroom; You’re
Welcome: 30 Innovative Ideas for Inclusive Schools, and Just Give Him
the Whale: 20 Ways to Support & Honor the Passions & Interests
of Students with Autism.
Session Information:
Date: Friday, October 24, 2008
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Session: Session 20
Topic: "You're Going to Love This Kid": Educating Students with Autism in Inclusive Classrooms
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