...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...
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...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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...Special Education Inclusion Jessica Thammavongsa Com/156 March 8, 2014 Diane Moore Special Education Inclusion The process towards inclusive educations is just that – a process. It can be a rewarding, yet challenging journey to create an educational system where excellence and equality walk hand in hand (Frost & Pearpoint, 2004). Throughout the last several years, the topic of inclusion has been at the epicenter of debate among educators, administrators, and parents. Inclusion remains a controversial concept because it relates to educational and social values, as well as to our understanding of personal worth ("Special Education Inclusion", 2001). Placing students with varying disabilities into regular education classrooms causes misunderstanding with educators and administrators on the advantages and disadvantages of inclusion. Inclusion is a "philosophy that brings students, families, educators, and community members together to create schools and other social institutions based on acceptance, belonging, and community."(Salend, 2001, p. 5) Inclusion is practiced in schools to establish collaborative, supportive, and nurturing environments for learners that are based on giving all students the services and accommodations that they need to learn, as well as respecting and learning from each other's individual differences. (Salend, 2001) Inclusion is not necessarily just focused on students with disabilities. When implemented correctly it is also designed...
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...A child-friendly classroom is more than just mounting stuff on the walls OCTOBER 5, 2010 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER LETTERS Dear Editor, I still cannot understand how we can celebrate two things in one month. I had recommended that Education Month be moved to October and Agriculture Month be in November, since schools will be too busy with sports and such during September to focus on celebrating Education month. Amerindian Heritage is also celebrated in September. I hope there is a change soon. The Ministry of Education seeks to link child-friendly classrooms with effective curriculum delivery, hence the presence of quality education in this year’s Education Month theme. What is a child-friendly classroom? Speaking from the standpoint of a teacher, it is one which fosters learning to the maximum; promotes healthy learning activities; creates a fitting climate for effective learning to take place; and debars any hindrance to the learning process, be it anything from the outside that could affect the learning outcomes of students in the classrooms. The classroom is a teacher’s sacred space. It is where he will practice his skills whether they were learnt at the teacher’s training college or University of Guyana, to effect change in behaviour and deliver effectively the teaching curriculum of the Ministry of Education. The classroom is the most important place in the school environment. The classroom is important to both teacher and student alike. Classrooms ought to be the children’s...
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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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...last decade classrooms have become more inclusive. Teachers are receiving more support and training on the benefits of an inclusive classroom. The evidence supporting the benefits of an inclusive classroom is astounding. No research has shown any negative effects of an inclusive classroom. However, despite the benefits, research and training teachers still have many challenges within an inclusive classroom. As a professional with a continual drive to educate myself in order to better serve my students needs. Different situations pose a new opportunity to research and learn strategies for all students to be included in the classroom. I believe inclusion benefits all students, not just those with a disability. Some of the challenges...
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...Attitudes toward Inclusive Education in the Cayo District. Student Karen Cruz University of Belize Submitted to: Dr. Somanadevi Thiagarajan Lecturer, Research Methods University of Belize July 23rd 2014 Contents 1.Introduction 3 2.Statement of the problem &sub-problems ………………………………………………………………………………………….5 3. Hypothesis and Questions Hypothesis and /or Questions……………………………………………………………………7 4 Delimitations………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8 5 Definition of terms……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 6. Importance of the study…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 7. Literature Review .................................................................................................................................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...
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...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” students with disabilities into regular education classrooms. The main purpose of my study is to determine how full inclusion makes a difference in the way students with Autism Spectrum Disorder excel within the classroom and other basic areas of functioning. Some questions that this study aims to answer include: 1. What are the benefits and drawbacks of inclusion for ASD students? 2....
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...education. They play a crucial role in the growth and development of children. A 'good school' would be an institution that would be inclusive and acknowledge diversity of culture, religion, abilities and varied class and caste backgrounds. It would recognize the differential potential in children and build on their talents. It would provide the space to question and critique and constructively engage with children's curiosity. The experience of schooling must go beyond the transfer of information from knowledgeable teachers to passive children treated as empty vessels that only receive. Such an experience must facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences. Further, a good school is a space that is welcoming to a child, a space that is friendly and allows every child to express herself and realize her talents. Unfortunately, our current system of education and its delivery lacks energy and creativity. It tends to be pedantic and not engaged with a child's innate curiosity. It does not inculcate in them the power to reason and negotiate with their surroundings on their own terms. It also tends to perpetuate various hierarchies including those between the teacher and the child. Further, it has been inaccessible to children from marginalized communities, which not only leave a section of the population out, it also reduces diversity in the classroom. With the advent of the Right to Education Act, 2009, elementary education is now a fundamental right of all children in India...
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...Size and the Effect on Student Performance La Tonya Flemings Alexander University of Phoenix Abstract There are many factors that have an influence on the educational process and effect student performance in the public school system. One factor of specific concern is the student-to-teacher ratio in the classroom. The premise is that teachers can coax each of the students, have one-on-one time, and easily identify student strengths and weaknesses. The increase of the population in the United States, the number of teachers, and effects of inclusive learning play a role in the number of students assigned to each classroom for instruction. Population increase has a negative effect on the public school system in every state across the United States. Budget cuts and teacher layoffs affect the ability of the administration to expand for the allowance of smaller class sizes. The goal of inclusive education is for students of different levels with disabilities to become an integral part of their perspective learning environment, but with an increase in the population, budget cuts, and teacher layoffs, the class sizes become larger degrading the educational process, and student performance suffers. Class Size and the Effect on Student Performance There are many factors that have an influence on the educational process and effect student performance in the public school system. One factor of specific concern is the student-to-teacher ratio in the classroom. The premise...
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...with disabilities and a tough resistance to modify are the key barriers impeding inclusive education. The dispute towards inclusive education could originate from different directions such as attitudinal factors, conflict to change, inflexible school systems and learning atmosphere, lack of unambiguous educational strategies, lack of instructional and learning materials and scarce...
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...domains for children with exceptionalities and when promoting learning. The first main finding that stood out to me was that children with exceptionalities display delays in play development (Lifter, Mason and Barton, 2011; Messier, Ferland and Mainimer, 2007; Bray and Cooper, 2007; Hine and Wolery, 2006; and Pierce-Jordan and Lifter, 2005). This is useful information if we want to foster meaningful interactions between children with and without exceptionalities in the inclusive classroom. If some children are using more complex play skills, children with exceptionalities may not be able to keep up if they are unable to play at the same level. This could result in a decrease in the amount of social interaction that takes place between children and to some extent exceptional children may become alienated within the classroom. Exceptional children who are physically present in the classroom but do not belong (their presence isn’t valued) are known as squatters (Kliewer, 1998). In an inclusive classroom all students should be full citizens; Rapp and Arndt (2012) discuss the importance of this. Kliewer (1998) outlines four principles of citizenship: believing in one’s own ability to think, believing in one’s individuality, belief in the reciprocity of relationships and a shared social place. If we apply this to play, we believe that exceptional children have the ability to play in increasingly creative and intricate ways and each student bring something unique to their play...
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...2.2 Effects of inclusive education UNESCO's (2009) inclusive policy guideline states that inclusive education is justified due to its educational, social and economic benefit. By educating students in an inclusive environment, they develop a change in attitude that lays foundation for a non-discriminatory society and the education system developed will respond to all the learning needs of the diverse student population. It can be more cost effective for the nations;as there is no need to have separate facilities to educate students with disabilities and it produces educated individuals, which translates to better earnings and lifestyle and there . On the other hand, the social and financial costs the nation will have to incur in terms of...
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...Research has shown concerns that students with disabilities take up too much a of a teachers time and therefore have a negative effect on the academic progress of the other students is not unusual (Siperstein, Parker, Bardon, & Widaman, 2007). One of the aims of Everyone Everyday is to change students’ perceptions of people with disabilities to create a more inclusive environment. This is supported by research that shows that students’ perceptions of people with disabilities relates directly to their attitudes towards them and their willingness to include them (Siperstein et al., 2007). Evidence suggests that students with and without a disability benefit from an inclusive classroom (Henninger, Gupta, & Vinh, 2014). An inclusive classroom fosters understanding and a positive attitude towards diversity (Henninger et al.,...
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...The inclusion of individuals with ASD into mainstream classroom settings first began with the introduction of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and later reauthorized as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990. These laws ensured that all children no matter their disability were included into classroom settings, even though they may not have been given the proper learning environment needed to succeed. Inclusion in the education system has created a lot of controversy among teachers, parents, and other individuals that may be affected by this topic. This controversy represents the decision to incorporate students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) into mainstream classrooms rather than special learning...
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