Now, we speak of inclusion within our schools and I have to say I totally agree with it, especially those students like myself who just needed a little boost with my learning. Natural environments as well is wonderful it allows students to feel comfortable in their surrounds, this should have been used from the very beginning especially with the infants and toddlers. Then the least restrictive environments are placing children of all abilities in one classroom, With this I see pros and cons, Pros would be for both the non disabilities, student to be exposed to all types of children and with the children with disabilities to have regular students…
Interview questions: I. What is your role and responsibility to the team, students, teachers, and families? II. What are the roles of the other members on the special education team and their responsibilities? III. What examples of inclusive practices does the team support?…
There are many differences between traditional schooling and a school with an inclusive model. Perhaps the most significant difference is that in an inclusive building there is a philosophy that every child regardless of having a disability or not is able to achieve and are held to a high standard. Due to this philosophy in an inclusive school the majority of students are served in general education classrooms rather than in a traditional school setting where many students with disabilities are pulled out into resource rooms or have separate facilities. Another key difference is that in a traditional school teachers are often in isolation especially those that teacher students with disabilities rarely interacting with one another. On the other hand…
Inclusion is all for one and one for all. It is not being separated to attend to the needs that WE think these children need. Instead, it is providing them the social, physical, and emotional support that they need by being in the classroom with other students. Teachers need to remember with inclusion that there are multiple ways to represent, express, and engage in the material. We can learn from the students as well.…
Inclusive practice is an approach used in teaching that allows people to recognize the diversity of all pupils, enabling them to access content and allowing them to participate fulling in activities during their time in education. ‘Inclusive practice values the diversity of the student body as a resource that enhances the learning experience’ (Equality and Diversity for Academics, 2013). Children should be taught in the same class as their peers, as well as being able to experience the full curriculum. This is instead of being having the adapt to the needs of the setting. True inclusion involved a willingness of the setting to adapt to the needs of the child (Early Years, 2012).…
Inclusion is becoming a hot topic in the debate of special needs students in general and special education classrooms. Inclusion classes are classes that contain students with and without disabilities. These specific classrooms are made for any student no matter the strength or the weakness in the academic field. These particular classes are becoming more prevalent in the school systems because they benefit both students with disabilities and without. Inclusion classrooms were created for all of the students to feel equal in the academic field.…
An increasing number of students with disabilities like Autism Spectrum Disorder are being educated in inclusive classrooms due to federal laws such as Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind Act (NCBL) mandating that all children are placed in a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment (LRE) possible (Camargo et al., 2014). Inclusion in special education can be defined as, “the education of students with disabilities together with their nondisabled peers” (Carson, 2015, p. 1398). Special Education professionals are now legally and ethically obligated to place students in classrooms with the greatest access to typically developing students and the general curriculum.…
While inclusive learning environments can be beneficial to those who come from different backgrounds, the idea behind inclusive teaching benefits “all” of the students in the classroom. To create an inclusive environment the teacher has to look at “all” the students to figure out what might be the best way that a student might learn. With these articles, it was very helpful in finding out how to create an inclusive learning environment, and the methods to go about in instructing students. Montgomery gave a more detailed approach in how to apply inclusive teaching towards those from different cultural backgrounds. Groud and Vaughn explored the approach of inclusive teaching for those of all backgrounds, especially those with learning disabilities.…
The Disability Policy, implemented by the Department of Education and Training, Queensland (n.d –a) to ensure schools adhere to the Disability Standards for Education 2005, makes clear that schools need regular adjustments in place to ensure all educators teach towards inclusion and adhere to the Disability Standards. Teachers need to have the adequate knowledge, teaching strategies, and pedagogical methods to immediately address the diverse nature of the learners when creating an inclusive classroom (Foreman & Arthur-Kelly, 2014; Hyde et al., 2015). This means ongoing development in the areas including the revision of policies such as the Inclusion Education Policy Statement to ensure they are providing learning environments that are safe and supportive (DET, n.d -b). Development and training can be in the form of pamphlets, professional development days, staff meetings, or surveying teachers to raise concerns. With ongoing development and support, inclusive teaching strategies will emerge and sustain the inclusive school practices to provide the best for all students and support inclusion as a whole (Jordan, Schwartz, & Richmond, 2008; Thompson, et al.,…
It is no secret to anyone who has attended; high school isn 't easy for those who attend. Students must learn to effectively navigate rigorous academic, political and social pathways. To take a wrong turn on one of these pathways is to tip the highly unstable scales from social inclusion to social exclusion. Social exclusion manifests itself in many ways: failing grades, poor attendance, isolation, and (as advertised most frequently in media campaigns) bullying. Bullying, imagineably, easily includes and leads to poor academic performance, attendance, and also varying degrees of isolation.…
Inclusion is defined by five features, which if applied correctly in the communities of racial minorities would properly include them in political and legal representation. Racial minorities should mobilize themselves through the institutions such as the church, vote for representatives similar to themselves in descriptive form which they can hold accountable, and assess the factors necessary to achieve the highest levels of democratic inclusion. Inclusion is defined by a “full access to participation, representation in important decision-making processes and institutions, influence in/power over government decisions, adoption of public policies that address group concerns or interests, and socioeconomic parity” (Hero, Wolbrecht, 2005, p. 4). Full access to participation is the first in illustrating the meaning of inclusion. A system of democracy that does not offer all of its citizens the means to participate is one that is not fully democratic.…
In an inclusive classroom, there are always going to be some challenges the teacher must face when implementing different adaptations. Inclusive classrooms involve children who are ether typical developing or atypical developing. All types of children are involved in learning to work together and learn through different techniques. When having to make certain adaptations for specific students, some challenges can develop. One of the adaptions Ms. Diaz had to make was to provide a corner chair for Amy.…
According to Goodman, Hazelkorn, Bucholz, Duffy, and Kitta (2011), inclusive education is when students with learning disabilities are placed in general education classrooms. Inclusive education is one of the most controversial issues facing educators because of the mixed results regarding the effectiveness of these inclusive problems (2011). Inclusive education means that all students regardless of their strengths or weakness, or disabilities are included into a general classroom for their grade level (Obiakor, Harris, Mutua, Rotatori, & Alogzzine 2012). Students with disabilities are able to attend the same schools as their peers without disabilities, where they are provided with support in order to achieve the same curriculum (Obiakor et al.,…
Inclusive Education: To start off, I will touch on inclusive education. We have children whom have special needs which can be internal or external reasons, for barriers to learning. Therefore inclusive education means that every single child and learner has the right and must be accepted into the main stream of education. This would also include elder learners whom have not completed their education and so wish to come back to school to learn and finish what they have or haven’t started. Inclusive education is to promote equal opportunities to each learner therefore the main focus should be aimed at the diverse needs of the learner population.…
Access in education is the knowledge that institution has to offer and to what happens inside education. Inclusive education implies full participation not just access and it is applicable to all learners not just some. All learners, no matter if they are disabled or not, have the right to continued learning and progression on an equal level as everyone else.…