7 Ways to Modify Work for Meaningful Inclusion

Inclusion isn't just about being in the same room. It's about actually participating.
When a student with an IEP is placed in a general education classroom, the question isn't whether they belong there — the law already answered that. The question is how to make it work.
 
This one-page visual guide gives teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents a simple seven-level framework for modifying any lesson without removing the student from the classroom. Starting with the least intervention and moving toward more individualized support, it answers the question every educator should ask before pulling a student out:  For this lesson, can the student...
 
Level 1 — Do what the rest of the class is doing?
Level 2 — Do it with extra cues or prompts?
Level 3 — Do it with peer support?
Level 4 — Do it in a small group with adult help?
Level 5 — Do it with direct adult assistance?
Level 6 — Do a modified version that still hits the main goals?
Level 7 — Do a different activity that still achieves the goals?
 
Print it. Post it in the classroom. Hand it to every teacher at the start of the year.
 
Based on Do Not Tweet at an IEP Meeting by Anne Treimanis (2016).