HOW do we include children with diverse learning needs in the classroom?

I thought I'd start a post about the 'how' to include children with diverse learning needs in the classroom, rather than 'what' diverse learning needs are. Feel free to comment however you wish to this post to get the ball rolling - but I think this may help give us a more practical approach and practical attitude towards this particular topic.

The four forms of diversity I have chosen are - Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Autism and Hearing Impairment.
Based on my research so far I've gathered the following methods. These are not explored in full, but simply an accumulation so far..

Here is a link to a website that lists many ways to educate a child with dyslexia. Click here.

Here is a link to a PDF file entitled "Supporting the Student with Down Syndrome in Your Classroom". Page 15 has a table that outlines ways of "Modifying the Curriculum for Students with Down Syndrome".

Here is a link from the Education Queensland Website that discusses ways to include children with hearing impairments and ways to adjust the curriculum to manage and develop their learning.

Here is a link to a website that outlines "6 ways to include a child with Autism in a classroom" and then discusses ways to achieve the 6 goals.


How do we determine whether these are 'contemporary methods' - do we just look at the date of publication? What are your thoughts?