Inclusive Teacher

David Armstrong (Dave) is a specialist teacher, researcher, teacher educator, and adviser to government. Dave has led courses/pathways in Teacher Education Programs on disability and inclusion in Australia and the UK. Dave has successfully published two books with Routledge: Educational Trends Exposed (2022) and Key Perspectives on Dyslexia (2014).David Roy is a passionate, ethical, and inclusive lecturer and researcher with over 31 years’ experience in schools and tertiary education. He has a deep passion for developing and implementing a wide range of educational practices, policy changes, and research for learning and teaching, and works closely with politicians, governments, and education bodies regarding implementing change. David has had 11 books published.

• Part I. Educational inclusion: The why. 1. Attendance and the unfolding crisis in education. 2. Objections to this book and myths about inclusion. 3. Understanding inclusion. Part II. Educational inclusion: What and how. 4. Disability: Becoming a developmentally informed teacher. 5. Differentiation and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). 6. Feedback and effective praise. 7. Establishing routines in the classroom. 8. Building strong parent-school partnerships. 9. Behaviour: Building and maintaining calm and productive classrooms. 10. Mental health and well-being in schools. 11. Inclusive assessment 12. Safety in school and bullying prevention. Part III. Final words. 13. Key learnings.