Inclusion in Special Education

Ashley Lowe and Micah Swaim Ivy Tech November 12, 2013

INTASC Standard, Description and Rationale

Standard #2: Learning Differences The teacher uses understanding of individual differences and diverse cultures and communities to ensure inclusive learning environments that enable each learner to meet high standards. Name of Artifact: contemporary Issues PowerPoint

Date: November 12, 2013

Course: EDUC 101 Brief Description: A power point about the history of Special Education, what inclusion is and the benefits. Rationale: Understanding the difference in learners and accepting that all students are capable of learning.

What is Inclusion?

is a term which expresses commitment to educate a child, to the maximum extent appropriate, in the school and classroom he or she would otherwise attend. It involves bringing the support services to the child (rather than moving the child to the services) (Causton-Theoharis & Theoharis, 2009, p. 43).

Inclusion

History

1800s People with disabilities were kept home and not given an opportunity for an education. 1817 William Gallaudet began the first special education program, mostly carried out in a residential setting. 1918 First mandated state-financed education was created. This supported a free education to all citizens. 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education fought against discrimination, and that a separate education was not an equal education.

1973 Section 504 Rehabilitation Act Aiding coordination of programs to support handicapped individuals within the public setting.
1975 IDEA (Individual with Disabilities Education Act) and FAPE (Free and Appropriate Public Education) passed.

Late 1900s - Increase in the regular population of public schools, this stirs awareness of many learning challenges, and teachers and administration begin to alter their approaches to aid learning success.
2001 No Child Left Behind Act 2004 IDEA was reauthorized to clarify of definitions and terms, and full inclusion began to take hold.

Benefits of Inclusion for Students With Disabilities

Friendships

Greater opportunities for interactions

Increased social initiations, relationships and networks

Higher expectations

Peer role models for academic, social and behavior skills

Increased school staff collaboration

Increased parent participation

Increased achievement of IEP goals

Families are more integrated into community

Greater access to general curriculum

Benefits of Inclusion for Students Without Disabilities

Meaningful friendships

Prepares all students for adult life in an inclusive society

Increased appreciation and acceptance of individual differences

Opportunities to master activities by practicing and teaching others

Increased understanding and acceptance of diversity

Greater academic outcomes

Respect for all people

All students needs are better met, greater resources for everyone

Your Part in Inclusion

Modified curriculum/alternative ways of completing assignments- determining the most important part of the curriculum and focusing on that instruction
Co-teaching-having the regular education teacher and the special education teacher plan a lesson together and teach the lesson in the same classroom

Ex: oral presentation versus written paper

Ex. If the regular education teaching is teaching a lesson and the special education student doesnt understand, have the special education teacher to modify and explain it to that child.

Assistive technology can use technology and media in classrooms to support students.

Ex. IPADs, laptops, voice output devices or even pictures in books and magazines

IEP
Student

will have an IEP(Individualized Education Program) You are legally responsible for carrying out your part of the IEP.
IEP will let you know: Students disability, instructional needs, goals, Accommodations/Modifications.

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"Inclusion is about a sense of belonging, about feeling respected, valued for who you are. It is an all-encompassing practice of ensuring that people of differing abilities feel a sense of belonging, are engaged, and are connected to the goals and objectives of the whole wider society."
Buyie Masuku

Reference

Half the Planet Foundation Information. Retrieved from: http://www.halftheplanet.com . Price, M. M. (2000-2001). ACCOMMODATION STRATEGIES. Retrieved July 26, 2010, from SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS : http://www.parrotpublishing.com Special Education Inclusion. Retrieved July 26, 2010, from Wisconsin Education Association Council: http://www.weac.org/Issues_Advocacy/Resource_Pages_On_Issues_one/Special_Education/special_education_inclu sion.aspx Washington, S. o. (n.d.). Retrieved (2010, February 10) from http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crsdocuments/RS20366_01112002.pdf Causton-Theoharis, J., & Theoharis, G. (2009). Creating inclusive schools for all students. Youtube.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJEp_KcfxAE

Youtube.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji3R30PT1PQ

Koch, Janice. (2012). Teach. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

Discussion Questions
What

are the negative impacts of inclusion in the classroom? How will you feel when faced with a special needs student in your classroom?