Resources to Support Presuming Competence

Articles:
- Abbott, A. C. (2020). Presuming competence and capability. In A. C. Abbott, A. Bourdeau, R. Seidman & E. Cruz-Torres (Eds.), (1st ed., pp. 14-31) Routledge.
- Douglas Biklen & Jamie Burke (2006) Presuming Competence, Equity & Excellence in Education, 39:2,166-175.
- Biklen, D. Presuming competence, belonging, and the promise of inclusion: The US experience. Prospects 49, 233–247 (2020).

Website Commentaries
- Presuming Competence: What it is, and what it looks like
  - https://blog.brookespublishing.com/presuming-competence-what-it-is-what-it-looks-like/
- 21 Tips for Presuming Competence
  - https://the-art-of-autism.com/21-tips-for-presuming-competence/
Videos:
- Under the Table – Shelley Moore
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGptAXTV7m0
  Disabling Segregation – Dan Habib
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izkN5vLbnw8
  Presume Competence! – Nate Trainor & Jean Trainor
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qMdNsYVpVI
- In my language
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnylM1hI2jc
- Five Moore Minutes: The Importance of Presuming Competence

Research
- Biklen, D., & Burke, J. (2006). Presuming compe- tence. Equity & Excellence in Education, 39, 166– 175.
- Carter, E. W., Sisco, L. G., Melekoglu, M. A., & Kurkowski, C. (2007). Peer supports as an alternative to individually assigned paraprofessionals in inclusive high school classrooms.Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 32(4), 213-227.
- Donnellan A. The criterion of the least dangerous assumption. Behavioral Disorders 1984; 9: 141–150
- Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2001). Access to the core curriculum: Critical ingredients for student success. Remedial and Special education, 22(3), 148-157.
- Giangreco M. F., Dennis R., Cloninger C., Edelman S., Schattman R. “I’ve counted Jon”: Transformational experiences of teachers educating students with disabilities. Exceptional Children 1993; 59((4))359–372
- Harrower, J. K. (1999). Educational inclusion of children with severe disabilities. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 1(4), 215-230.
- Halvorson, A. T., & Sailor, W. (1990). Integration with students with severe and profound disabilities: A review of research. Julkaisussa Gaylor-Ross, R.(toim.) Issues and research in special education.
- Jorgensen, C., Michael McSheehan & Rae M. Sonnenmeier (2007) Presumed competence reflected in the educational programs of students with IDD before and after the Beyond Access professional development intervention, Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 32:4, 248-262
- Jorgensen, C. M., McSheehan, M., Sonnenmeier, R. M., & Mirenda, P. (2010). The Beyond Access model: Promoting membership, participation, and learning for students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub.
- Kliewer C., Biklen D., Kasa‐Hendrickson C. Who may be literate? Disability and resistance to the cultural denial of competence. American Educational Research Journal 2006; 43((2))163–192
- Kunc, N. (1992). The need to belong: Rediscovering Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Restructuring for caring and effective education: An administrative guide to creating heterogeneous schools, 25-39.
- Maras, P., & Brown, R. (1996). Effects of contact on children’s attitudes toward disability: A longitudinal study. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 26, 2113- 2134.
- Thousand, J. S., & Villa, R. A. (1995). Managing complex change toward inclusive schooling. Creating an inclusive school, 51-79. Thousand, J., Rosenberg, R. L., Bishop, K. D., & Villa, R. A. (1997). The evolution of secondary inclusion. Journal for Special Educators, 18(5), 270-284.

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