Inclusive education is not just for some children. Being included is not something that a child must be ready for. All children are at all times ready to attend regular schools and classrooms. Their participation is not something that must be earned. Inclusive education is a way of thinking about how to be creative to make our schools a place where all children can participate. Creativity may mean teachers learning to teach in different ways or designing their lessons so that all children can be involved.
As a value, inclusive education reflects the expectation that we want all of our children to be appreciated and accepted throughout life. Inclusive education means that all children are educated in regular classrooms. It does not, however, mean that individual children cannot leave the classroom for specific reasons. For example, a child may require one-on-one assistance in a particular subject.
In some schools, only certain classrooms are designated as inclusive. In that case, schools may assign general education students randomly to inclusive or noninclusive classes. Other schools may choose students who benefit from the emphasis on meeting the needs of all learners at all ability levels.
Investigate the supports and services that might be available in an inclusive classroom. Explore the various models of collaborative team teaching. And read an interview with an inclusion specialist about what inclusion looks like in action. The special education teacher can help all kids in an inclusive classroom, not just students who need special education support.
In an inclusive classroom, teachers often break students into small groups and teach them based on their specific learning needs. Share 4 benefits of inclusive classrooms. Podcast Wunder community app. Main menu Our work Blog Surveys and research. Join our team Privacy policy Terms of use Fundraising disclosure Sitemap. At a Glance In an inclusive classroom, general education teachers and special education teachers work together to meet the needs of students. All students can benefit from inclusive classrooms.
Read on to learn more benefits of inclusive classrooms. Key Takeaways All students benefit from the resources available in an inclusive classroom. Cohn, Ed. Many schools have inclusion classrooms. Inclusive classes are set up in a number of ways. Some use a collaborative team teaching or co-teaching model. In either case, both teachers are available to help all students. Studies show that inclusion is beneficial for all students—not just those who receive special education services.
All students learn differently. This is a principal of inclusive education. One key teaching strategy is to break students into small groups. By using small groups, teaching can be tailored to the way each student learns best. And, inclusive education means that decisions about student placement are based on their needs. We have carefully read and reviewed the information you have given us about your daughter and understand your concerns.
However, there is a process that is aligned with effective inclusion that we recommend to schools and districts across the country regarding the appropriate placement of students with learning disabilities. This step-by-step process is student-centered and based on individual student needs. Three basic questions must be addressed: 1. What level and type of instructional support, if any, will your daughter need in order to participate in the classroom?
And, what level and type of personal support, if any, is needed in order to participate? Who will provide the needed support and how will the school schedule staff to ensure that support is available when needed?
Inclusion moves us from labels and places to individualized supports and services based on student needs. Inclusion supports the vision that services are portable and can be brought to the most natural environment for a student—typically, the general education classroom. We hope that sharing this process with you will be helpful. There are many informative resources regarding the effective placement of students with disabilities within an inclusive framework. The Inclusive Schools Network provides many helpful links to resources that should be helpful to you.
Your daughter has our sincere wishes for success this school year. It is our hope that she truly experiences an inclusive environment where she feels she belongs and can participate in school with success. Unfortunately, there is no way to compile a list of schools successfully practicing inclusion.
We have created a list of questions and resources for you to use when looking at schools. Hopefully, this will help you! My son is now 6. He got Meningitis at the age of 3,5 years and was left with brain damage. He was perfectly normal before that.
In SA, though the government states that all schools must be inclusive it is in fact not. They all feel it is too much work to have special needs kids in their schools. The problem is that there are very few special needs schools around and often a parent will have to travel far to reach the school. I have a wonderful private school around the corner from us, but they do not offer any special programs.
I recently took my son to his old play school where there are still some kids that he knows. It really opened my eyes to the effect a different child has on the other kids. Though my son is not speaking at the moment he makes excited sounds and understands when we talk to him. He walks with assistance and sometimes alone.
All the kids were very interested to know why he was different and even wanted to help him with activities. He loved the interaction.
Is it so wrong to want my child to interact with all different types of children? It might even inspire him to try harder. Even though they will be separate for their education they will be able to interact on the playground and at assembly etc. What is your experience in this type of environment? I am a parent of an academically advanced child placed in a co-taught inclusive classroom. From the beginning of school my son has been complaining of distractions happening in this classroom that LD children create every day.
There is no discipline in the class, LD children can have a fit in the middle of the class and they are not taken out of the classroom when it happens. All attention is on those kids. There is no way for my son to make a progress in this class and the school would not move him to another classroom. The inclusive environment benefits only LD kids, the others who meet or exceed school program are left behind. Hi concerned parent. I understand that your son may feel that he is not benefiting from being in an inclusive classroom.
It could be that inclusive aspect is not implemented properly, however, inclusive education has no evidence of students without disabilities doing poorer on examinations. Lots of research has shown that inclusive classrooms benefit all students regardless of disability. I would like to get more information on different etching strategies to be used in accommodating learners with learning disabilities in a foundation phase. Thanks for your question. Here is an article that should be helpful about positive behavioral supports.
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