Introduction
In recent years, education policies have been progressively shifting towards inclusive education in many countries. As there has been a significant increase of inclusive classroom, educators and families should be educated on the effects of this type of education on children with special needs. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the intensive research that has been conducted on what inclusive education is as well as the history of inclusive education and the benefits of inclusive education. In addition, the paper will also discuss how educators, students and parents feel about inclusion classrooms.
It is important for all educators, parents and families to understand what inclusive education is and how it can benefit the children. …show more content…
To define inclusive education and classroom, we need to first define what it means to be disable or special needs. Since there is a range of disabilities from low, to moderate, and severe, the definition might be different for all three. Children with severe disabilities have cognitive disabilities, with intelligence quotient (IQ) below 50-55. Children with severe disabilities have deficiencies that affect their abilities in their four developmental domains, such as learning, social, personal physical skills. These children also may have a hard time with daily activities (Alquraini, & Gut, 2012).
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., …show more content…
Board of Education, which opened doors for parents and educators to argue for equal access for children with disabilities (Obiakor et al., 2012). In 1994, the world conference on special needs, decided that regular school and classrooms with inclusive education were most effective when it came to combating discriminatory attitudes, creating welcoming communities, building an inclusive society and achieving education for all (Obiakor et al., 2012). In the early 1970s, landmark civil rights legislation opened the doors for children with special needs to receive free public education and guaranteed equal opportunities for all children to participate in all school
In recent years, education policies have been progressively shifting towards inclusive education in many countries. As there has been a significant increase of inclusive classroom, educators and families should be educated on the effects of this type of education on children with special needs. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the intensive research that has been conducted on what inclusive education is as well as the history of inclusive education and the benefits of inclusive education. In addition, the paper will also discuss how educators, students and parents feel about inclusion classrooms.
It is important for all educators, parents and families to understand what inclusive education is and how it can benefit the children. …show more content…
To define inclusive education and classroom, we need to first define what it means to be disable or special needs. Since there is a range of disabilities from low, to moderate, and severe, the definition might be different for all three. Children with severe disabilities have cognitive disabilities, with intelligence quotient (IQ) below 50-55. Children with severe disabilities have deficiencies that affect their abilities in their four developmental domains, such as learning, social, personal physical skills. These children also may have a hard time with daily activities (Alquraini, & Gut, 2012).
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., …show more content…
Board of Education, which opened doors for parents and educators to argue for equal access for children with disabilities (Obiakor et al., 2012). In 1994, the world conference on special needs, decided that regular school and classrooms with inclusive education were most effective when it came to combating discriminatory attitudes, creating welcoming communities, building an inclusive society and achieving education for all (Obiakor et al., 2012). In the early 1970s, landmark civil rights legislation opened the doors for children with special needs to receive free public education and guaranteed equal opportunities for all children to participate in all school