In this resource, teachers will find common-sense ideas and strategies to help promote full participation, educational equity, and self-sufficiency for students with significant disabilities. Readers will find charts, graphs, sample forms, web-based resources, and practical techniques to adopt or modify for learners with or without special needs. Topics include: organizing students and the classroom, building academic and functional skills, preparing for transitions, working with support staff, communicating with parents and caregivers, using assistive technology, and creating lesson plans and invidividualized education programs (IEPs). -- Adapted from back cover.