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Inclusive Education Consultant

My Services

My mission is to transform the special education space and narrow the social and academic gaps that exist between students with disabilities and their typically developing peers, by providing innovative solutions to school teams that equip and enable them to support ALL STUDENTS.

  • As a teacher, I spent many years “re-thinking” and “re-working” the special education programs at the schools that I taught at. I decided to expand my reach by developing a private consulting practice.

    As an Inclusive Education Consultant, I serve as a thought partner for schools and districts in developing and strengthening their inclusive special education programing.

  • In many school systems, students that struggle academically and/or socially, are removed from their grade level classrooms and placed in separate special education settings. Rather than remediating their gaps, removing them from their regular classrooms and enrolling them in “special classes” further exacerbates them.

    Children learn from each other, for better or for worse. Research shows that when students are surrounded by higher performing individuals, they rise to the occasion. Teachers can now recognize the strengths that each child brings to their classroom with the more inclusive models I have created. 

  • I have a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Delaware and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Columbia University. I am also licensed to teach general education and special education in California.

  • Educators

    • Consultations Offered For:

      • Curriculum accommodation & modification

      • Inclusive IEP writing and goal monitoring

      • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) implementation

      • Collaboration and co-planning

      • Foundational reading, writing, and math skill development

      • Co-teaching (parallel teaching, team teaching, alternative teaching)

      • Positive behavioral support

  • Parents/Families

    • Consultations Offered For:

      • Coordinating priorities across educators, therapists, and specialists

      • Monitoring consistency and effectiveness across people and settings

      • Identifying barriers to access, communication, and independence

      • Reviewing curriculum demands and student work

      • Evaluating accessible response options and adaptations

      • Preparing for productive conversations with the school

  • Administrators

    • Consultations Offered For:

      • Inclusive school design

      • School-wide professional development

      • Planning for integration of self-contained classrooms

      • Classroom observations
        Special education compliance

      • Staffing plans and scheduling

      • Curriculum audits

  • Support Staff

    • Consultations Offered For:

      • On the spot curriculum adaptation

      • Student engagement

      • Instructional strategies

      • Positive behavioral support

      • Collaboration, co-planning, and co-teaching

Get In Touch with Arielle

Meet Arielle Starkman

Nice to meet you!  I’m Arielle and I’m an Inclusive Education Consultant. I’ve spent the past 15 years immersed in all things Special Education…from teaching, to leadership, and most recently, navigating the IEP process from the parent side.


I have a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Delaware and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Columbia University. I am also licensed to teach general education and special education in California.

Overtime, I have been fortunate to have had a variety of experiences in the special education space. In each of my roles, ensuring that students with disabilities had full access to ALL of the educational and social opportunities that their peers did, was of the utmost priority. 

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  • "Arielle Starkman’s support is invaluable. Her modified materials, knowledge, and insight have generated major gains for our students with complex needs in their learning, behavior, and overall well being. Her advocacy, passion, and positivity for inclusion have assisted my school in embracing inclusion and have assisted us all in better serving our students."

    Stephen E, Principal

  • “Arielle Starkman was the missing piece in our journey towards fostering an inclusive learning environment for our students. Arielle's knowledge and expertise in the area of inclusion helped our team develop learning experiences tailored to meet our students' unique needs. The modified assignments she was able to create helped provide our students with the opportunity to better access the general curriculum. Her collaborative nature made her very easy to work with. Arielle would be an asset to any team that seeks to provide students with an equitable education.”

    Saira H. - Special Education Teacher

  • “I have had the pleasure of working with Arielle Starkman this past school year. Arielle modified all materials to the appropriate level of my student, including class and homework assignments, projects, and assessments. My student was fully included in all aspects of my fifth grade classroom. Her communication, professionalism, & engaging materials kept the year running smoothly for my student. Working with Arielle was an amazing experience, and she was such a valuable resource for our team!”

    Katie R - General Education Teacher

  • "Arielle is the best inclusive education consultant I have ever worked with. Her passion for student inclusion and modified grade level curriculum is palpable. She is professional, insightful, creative, supportive, and an incredible team player."

    Deborah N, Assistive Technology Consultant

WORK WITH ARIELLE STARKMAN

Inclusive Education Consulting for Educators, Administrators, & Support Staff

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