Advancing from kindergarten to first grade and from first to second grade can be daunting for any child, but these transitions are compounded for children with learning, social, and behavioral differences. K-2 general education teachers’ classrooms need support and guidance in meeting the educational and emotional needs of all students.

Inclusion Mastery: Competency-Based Strategies for Grades K-2, a two-sided quick reference guide, provides inclusion strategies for teachers who instruct young learners who have ADHD, intellectual disabilities, dyslexia, traumatic brain injury, dysgraphia autism spectrum disorder, as well as students with visual impairments.

This at-a-glance classroom tool shows teachers how to use competency-based strategies that encourage goal setting, collaboration, and respectful social interaction while focusing on each student’s strengths instead of their disabilities.