After teaching science for more than 15 years, both overseas and in the U.S., Laurie E. Westphal now works as an independent gifted education and science consultant. She enjoys developing and presenting staff development on differentiation for various districts and conferences, working with teachers to assist them in planning and developing lessons to meet the needs of their advanced students.

AUTHOR'S NOTE CHAPTER 1: Choice in the Inclusive Primary Classroom CHAPTER 2: How to Use Menus in the Inclusive Primary Classroom CHAPTER 3: Product Guidelines CHAPTER 4: Rubrics and Grading THE MENUS How to Use the Menu Pages CHAPTER 5: Genre Menus My Book Caldecott Winners Parts of a Book Nonfiction or Informational Text Alphabet Books My Chapter Book Fables Folk Tales Fairy Tales CHAPTER 6: Book Menus Amelia Bedelia Frog and Toad Are Friends The Rainbow Fish Dr. Seuss CHAPTER 7: Mechanics Menus Letter Sounds The Alphabet Writing Sentences Alphabetical Order Punctuation Spelling Parts of Speech REFERENCES APPENDIX: BOOK LISTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ALIGNMENT