...construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Since topic of inclusion in education came to the forefront there has been plenty of conversations as well as some confusion and uneasiness from all parties involved. Inclusion is an issue that has outspoken advocates on all sides, whether loyally for, frankly against, or somewhere in the middle. There is no doubt schools will need to change to accommodate an inclusive approach in order to provide services to students with disabilities. Inclusion is not only about making changes in the services now offered, it is more depth, where there will be a major a “facelift” to the current educational system required to ensure the program is successful. Supporting Inclusion The goals for full inclusion are to be a positive and progressive experience for students, parents and teachers; and in order to complete this, all of the required resources and support need to be in place. The concept of inclusion is an easy sell when we live in a society that values equality. Provision consists of ordinary supports such as, “philosophy, policies, people, materials, technology and curricula” (Ryan & Paterna, 1997). From research completed, full inclusion in the classroom is a positive step forward in education. Full inclusion in classrooms provides an atmosphere that “contributes to a positive classroom culture, acknowledges differences, promotes acceptance, and...
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...inclusive education, including students with and without learning disabilities as peers in the same classroom, originated. The aim of this type of education is to get students with learning disabilities involved in the society. Teachers and fellow students will also provide help for students with disabilities; in this way, students with learning disabilities will be motivated to study as they feel that they are a part of a group instead of being isolated in special places. Thus, they will achieve higher grades. Moreover, they will be greatly engaged in the society as they are building bridges with their...
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...together is a progress; working together is success”. From here, the concept of inclusive education, including students with and without learning disabilities as peers in the same classroom, originated. The aim of this type of education is to get students with learning disabilities involved in the society. Teachers and fellow students will also provide help for students with disabilities; in this way, students with learning disabilities will be motivated to study as they feel that they are a part of a group instead of being isolated in special places. Thus, they will achieve higher grades. Moreover, they will be greatly engaged in the society as they are building bridges with their peers from several backgrounds. On the long run, teachers, parents, and the society as a whole would develop. Students with learning disabilities should be included in the “normal” classroom because it improves their...
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...Inclusion in the Classroom: The Teaching Methods Melady A. Sherrill ENG 102 07/10/2011 Heidi Ashbaugh Inclusion in the Classroom: The Teaching Methods Inclusion is the best way to meet the needs of all the children involved in a classroom setting. A teacher’s role and teaching methods need to change in an inclusion classroom. Inclusion provides the diversity of processing special education children in with the mainstream children to enrich the learning environment. Inclusion means the act or practice of including students with disabilities in regular school classes (Merriam Webster, 2011). Although research on the long term effects of inclusion may be sketchy, there is some evidence of the positive effects of inclusive education on the students who are not disabled. When the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandated that children with disabilities be educated with the children who did not have a disability, education in the United States changed (ED.gov). Before this act, few classrooms included students with disabilities. As late as the middle 1970s, an estimated one million children with disabilities did not even attend school (Inclusion Confusion, 1999). Special education changed with the passage of the 1975 Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and its 1997 amendments. This legislation moved children with special needs from their separate rooms into regular classrooms. To meet the demands of the IDEA, schools must provide students...
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...Full Inclusion is the theory that children with disabilities, particularly those with learning disabilities, should be placed in regular classrooms full time. It refers to the movement that all students with disabilities, regardless of type or severity, are educated full time in a general education classroom and program. This method would allow disabled children to make friends with “normal” children and be given the opportunity to learn in a stimulating environment, where they can get the “real world” education that they will need to be able to fit into society and flourish as productive members. Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, students with special needs are entitled to a full, free, public education in regular educational programs and settings. The inclusion classroom would provide exactly that, a setting for these students to interact with their peers of all ability levels, thus most accurately mirroring the real world outside of school. At current most schools in the United States do not use the method of full inclusion. The current trend in education is to use either mainstreaming or what is considered the least restrictive environment (Feldman 273). Mainstreaming refers to the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes during specific time periods based on their skills. This means regular education classes are combined with special education classes. Least Restrictive Environment refers to the concept that children with...
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...of his classmates did not want anything to do with Sam. As a result of Sam being in the class, a new teacher, Ms. Bryan, the special education teacher, started to work with Sam on some activities such as reading. Everyone in the class, Liam included, thought this was substantial evidence that Sam was stupid and do not belong in the class. In next few weeks, the class was approach about possible peer tutoring. They asked for volunteers and of course Liam volunteer and was selected. Liam had a discussion with his teachers about the importance of peer tutoring. In this discussion they explained that Sam had some learning issues and needed more help. Liam did not know he would have to help Sam when he volunteered, but he did not want to go back on his word. So he decided to continue on. Liam’s and Sam’s predicament represents the policy of inclusion, the types of services granted in such a program, and the advantages and disadvantages related to this policy. Since the United States is having problems with educational programs not meeting standards, the educational policy of inclusion should be supported because every child deserves an equal and quality education. Granted that a discussion of inclusion is deemed required to fully grasp the concept. In a nutshell, inclusion means all students with disabilities are full-time in the regular education setting (MacMillian, Gresham,...
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...Providing for inclusion Introduction This report will aim to discuss the inclusion for special educational needs (SEN) students as well as those students with autistic spectrum condition (ASC). This report will discuss inclusive education and its history, as well as the social, political and philosophical arguments that impact upon it. The report will look at how educational practice is shaped by legislative and regulatory frameworks; it will also show how our own practice provides support for all children to achieve within mainstream education. Autism Spectrum Condition Autism is associated with a range of differences and difficulties typically related to core skills in reciprocal social interaction, communication and imagination (Wing, L.1996). ASC is ‘a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way in which a person communicates and relates to people around them’ (Wall, 2010. p. 7). Inclusive education Internationally, educational authorities are beginning to embrace a philosophy of inclusion in order to address their moral and social obligations to educate all children (Hodkinson, Vickerman, 2009). Inclusive education is concerned with the education and accommodation of all children within the classroom, regardless of their physical, intellectual, social or linguistic developments. A primary document which identified the way forward in reaching education for all through ‘inclusive education’ was the Salamanca Statement in 1944. The philosophy of the Salamanca...
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...Attitudes and Perceptions of Inclusion Model: A Comparison Including Students with Mild, Moderate, and Severe Disabilities Concept Paper Submitted to Northcentral University Graduate Faculty of the School of Education in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION by Teriann S. Nash Prescott Valley, Arizona May- June 2014 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Statement of the Problem 1 Purpose of the Study 2 Research Questions 3 Hypotheses 4 Definition of Key Terms 5 Brief Review of the Literature 5 Summary 7 Research Method 7 Operational Definition of Variables 9 Measurement 10 Summary 11 References 12 Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 13 Introduction Inclusion is the current terminology (replacing mainstreaming and integration) that is used to describe a classroom where students with and without disabilities learn together. According to Georgiadi, Kalyva, Koukoutas, and Tsakiris (2012), “Inclusion is defined as access to mainstream settings, where children with special educational needs are educated together with their typically developing classmates through an array of useful and appropriate activities” (p. 531). The belief is that students with an identified disability should be educated and integrated...
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...Inclusion is a viewpoint that brings different students, whether able or disabled to create schools and other social institutions based on acceptance, belonging and community. In any classroom there are different kinds of children, but you may not be able to notice the differences among them from just looking at them. In almost every classroom they should be at least one child that needs special services that is not given in the classroom. There is no one law that forces classrooms to be inclusive, but when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 it made it illegal for any facility to deny any person or persons admittance into a facility because they had a disability. Advocacy for Inclusion believes that children who have a disability should have an inclusive Education of their choosing in the same way that choices are available to students in the broader community. The below are the discussion to maintain successful inclusion education. In the Camp children with special needs are first educated in a separate special education classroom called respite care, then they are transferred into a regular education classroom, but only after they had met certain criteria that would place them in a typically developing classroom with typically developing children. But simply placing a child into respite care class is not enough to develop child and be able to learn with others but Careful planning of the child’s entrance into the normal classroom must be carried out to...
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..............................................................12 8. Methodology 16 9. Timeframe 18 10. Bibliography 19 Introduction For many teachers, students entering general education classrooms are just more difficult to deal with due to the many complex issues that they bring from different aspects of their lives. Teaching children who come to school hungry, stressed out, angry and sleepy interferes with the transfer of learning, even more, if the issues are compounded by other challenges such as language, speech, brain and other disorders. Today’s classrooms are more diverse as education is more inclusive (Mckay, 2012, p.1). The term “inclusion” have recently emerged to address the changing philosophy and school practices in order to better meet the needs of students with disabilities (Deng, 2008). “The exclusion of children and adolescents from the education system is a complex issue that has been widely researched and...
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...Inclusion Position Joshua Callahan Edu/105 September 7, 2015 University of Phoenix Inclusion Position All students do have the right to be instructed in the regular education classroom. Some people fear that it will be more detrimental to students with disabilities learning process as the class will be too far advanced. Other parents feel that the students who are on track with their learning feel that too much time will be taken out on the students who may learn differently than the rest. “Many students with learning disabilities benefit from being served in the regular education classroom.” (Learning Disabilities Association of America, 2015). My position is that all students should be allowed to learn on the same level, and the one’s who need further help will be able to receive it. The inclusion of special education students in the classroom can effect it in many ways. The challenges are that the students with the disabilities may feel overwhelmed and it could not benefit them because of the excess of information. Another challenge would be for the students that are not special needs, as the teachers may have to spend more time with the other students and not enough time with them. The benefits are that everyone feels equal. The children learn to work together and help one another on things that may not be able to happen in a special needs classroom. It teaches the students that everyone is different, and that acceptance is key within the community. The Brown...
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...classroom and teaching the works of Shakespeare. Clearly, these students cannot learn or absorb the material, even if adapted to better fit their needs. Even writing a paper or making a simple speech exceeds their abilities. This is the problem that lies within the premise of mainstreaming...
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...UNIT 306 PROMOTE EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN WORK WITH YOUNG CHILDEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OUTCOME 1 PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN WORK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 1.1 Working in a school environment introduces us to a wide variety of different culture, religions, views, beliefs, characteristics and backgrounds. To make sure that we are meeting all the requirements needed that allow us to involve everyone equally in the school, we have to understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion. DIVERSITY Respecting and understanding the differences between individuals and groups in our society. In regards to their religion, gender, family structure, disabilities appearance and sexuality. Having the ability to explore the diversity in our society and schools helps us to understand and value individuals and make every child feel special. “EVERY CHILD IN UNIQUE” Diversity highlights the chances that are available, giving equality of opportunities in order to achieve and experience the same opportunities as well as anyone else. EQUALITY Making every child, regardless of background or social appearance, feel accepted and to be treated equally, being fair and consistent in our actions. Many schools, including mine, have an equality policy that relates into classroom behavior. All the children are asked to be respectful take turns and share. We regularly have parent visits to the school talking about religious festivals and years 3 and...
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...Topical Reference List: Inclusion of Autism Spectrum Disorder Students Lindsey Liermann Liberty University Abstract This paper includes a reference list of literature relating to components of successful inclusion for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In general, the literature seems to indicate what practices are effective for successfully including ASD students with typical peers, as well as, if inclusion is right for all ASD students. The literature includes evidence that the different components support students’ progress in general education settings. More empirical data needs to be collected to see if different components work for all students with Autism Spectrum Disorder while with typical peers. Keywords: students with ASD, inclusion, typical peers, successful strategies, perceptions of inclusion, support, and modification for students. Topical Reference List: Inclusion of Autism Spectrum Disorder Students Until recently, the common practice was to pull children with Autism or other disabilities out of regular education classrooms for majority of the day or even have them completely segregated. It seemed more efficient to provide specialized instruction in separate classrooms where children with Autism could received individualized attention without having to alter the mainstream curriculum that typical peers received. But, different practices were proposed in the 1980’s for greater efforts to “include”...
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...3.1 Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion 1.1 Define and explain what is meant by: Diversity It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along a persons race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and many more Equality Equality is ensuring individuals or groups are treated fairly and equally and no less Favourable. Promoting equality should remove discrimination in all areas of your workplace. Inclusion Inclusion is the act of including someone in something, like a school club or team. Discrimination Discrimination is an unfair treatment of a person such as someone treating you differently because of your racial group and ethnicity. 1.2 Describe how direct and indirect discrimination may occur in the work setting Direct Discrimination may occur if an employee is not considered for a promotion because of age or a job is refused to a person because of their disability. Indirect Discrimination may occur when employees are insisted to do night shifts as this could exclude those who have children to care for or by not making reasonable adjustments at work could exclude those employees with a disability. 1.3 Explain how practices that support diversity, equality and inclusion reduce the likelihood of discrimination Practices that support diversity, quality and inclusion to reduce the likelihood of discrimination may include encouraging everyone to express their views...
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