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3rd Edition

You're Going to Love this Kid: Teaching Autistic Students in the Inclusive Classroom

$92.73  Softcover
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Paula Kluth

  • You're Going to Love this Kid
  • You're Going to Love this Kid
    Gives educators sensitive new ways to see autistic students & instantly useful strategies for teaching & welcoming them in general education classrooms.

384 pages
Interest Age: 5 to 18
2023
ISBN: 9781681257174

One of the most popular, practical, and trusted books on inclusive education, this bestselling guide is now in a fully updated third edition—perfect for K–12 educators teaching the growing number of students on the autism spectrum. Created by Paula Kluth, a former teacher and celebrated inclusion expert who works with teachers and families nationwide, this book gives educators sensitive new ways to see autistic students and instantly useful strategies for teaching and welcoming them in general education classrooms.

Both pre- and in-service educators will find the up-to-date research and ready-to-use tips they need to make schools safe, accessible, and appropriately challenging for learners on the autism spectrum. Drawing on decades of experience, Paula Kluth offers a comprehensive, real-world guide to supporting autistic students—from big-picture guidance on the law, planning, and collaboration to the practical details of classroom arrangement, teaching strategies, and positive behaviour supports. With a clear focus on the strengths, gifts, and perspectives of autistic learners, the book prominently features the voices of autistic people and their families and includes their valuable ideas and insights.

A professional resource and textbook that teachers will keep forever, this new edition of “You’re Going to Love this Kid!” is the ultimate guide to supporting autistic students and meeting each learner’s individual needs in the inclusive classroom.

What's new:

  • All chapters thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research and recommended practices
  • More insights from autistic people and their family members
  • Engaging new features: learning objectives, bulleted organizers, and all-new discussion questions
  • New and updated reproducible materials: includes 20 online forms, student worksheets, planning tools, activities, and checklists
  • A new chapter co-author adding expert advice on making classrooms supportive for those with sensory needs
  • Identity-first language that reflects the preferences of autistic people
  • More graphics, photos, and artwork that illustrate and reinforce key points

Topics covered include:

  • values and beliefs that support inclusive schooling
  • definitions and characteristics of autism
  • respectful partnerships with parents and caregivers
  • classroom arrangement and sensory supports
  • classroom community and social relationships
  • communication tools and considerations
  • effective literacy instruction
  • respectful and effective responses to behaviour
  • lesson planning
  • co-teaching and collaboration with team members
  • federal laws related to special education

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Autism

Chapter 2 Inclusive Schools

Chapter 3 The Role of the Teacher

Chapter 4 The Family-School Partnership - With Eileen Yoshina

Chapter 5 The Comfortable Classroom - With Paula Aquilla

Chapter 6 Friendships, Social Relationships, and Belonging

Chapter 7 Communication Skills, Competencies, and Relationships

Chapter 8 Literacy Teaching and Learning - With Kelly Chandler-Olcott

Chapter 9 Behavior: Rethinking Challenges and Creating Supports

Chapter 10 Lessons for All: Using UDL to Plan, Teach, and Assess

Chapter 11 Teaching Strategies - With Christi Kasa

Chapter 12 Collaboration in Classrooms and Beyond

""You're going to Love This Kid" is undoubtedly the book I recommend MOST often to educators lucky enough to be supporting an Autistic student. This groundbreaking book positions Autistic people and their voices and inclusive classrooms at the non-negotiable center of the book. This book asks educators to presume competence of students, as it simultaneously presumes the competence of educators. If you are lucky enough to be supporting a student with Autism in an inclusive class (or plan to) you NEED this book on your desk! The practical nature of this human centered masterpiece by Paula Kluth is unmatched by any expert in the field of Autism. I, however, LOVE the third edition EVEN more! Because it offers: • New organization discussion questions and advanced organizers • New illustrations – because we love a visual support • New voices of autistic people- new perspectives to consider • nnovative ways to think about individual identities and family identities • New collaborations and new ideas! • AND SO much more!""
- Julie Causton, Ph.D.

"Paula Kluth does it again! Just when you think it couldn’t get better, Paula gives us even more inclusive strategies, tips, resources, and insight into supporting autistic students in the classroom. A must-have for every teacher!"
- Nicole Eredics, M.Ed.