CHAPTER 1 - INCLUSION- PPT - SLIDES

Key Point from Chapter 1“Understanding Inclusion”
Text: Creating Inclusive Classrooms
What is Inclusion?
Inclusion recognizes that all students are learners who benefit from a meaningful, challenging and appropriate curriculum delivered within the general education classroom, and from differentiated instruction techniques that address their unique strengths and challenges.
What is Mainstreaming?
Mainstreaming refers to the partial of full-time programs that educate students with disabilities with their general education peers.
Principle 1 of Effective Inclusion: All Learners and Equal Access
Inclusion programs provide all students access to challenging, engaging, and flexible general education curriculum regardless of their learning ability or learning style.
Principle 2 “Individual Strengths and Challenges and Diversity”
As educators we must take into account the diverse factors that make our students who they are.
Inclusion classes value all students as believe that all students are capable of learning.
Principle 3 “Reflective Practices and Differentiated Instruction”
In inclusive classrooms teachers are aware of student’s strengths and weaknesses.
Education is individualized and differentiated.
Teachers are reflective on their practice to ensure that all student’s needs are met.
Principle 4 “Community and Collaboration”
Inclusion classrooms establish a sense of community and collaboration by having all adults involved work cooperatively, and regularly in sharing responsibility to support the students’ strengths and challenges.
Least Restrictive Environment
The LRE requires schools to educate students with disabilities as much as possible with their peers who do not have disabilities.

Implementing IDEA in your Inclusive Classroom
Be sure to create “do-able” “attainable goals” in the student’s IEP. Make certain they are aligned with the curriculum.
Be sure to collaborate with parents, staff members and students (where applicable)
Impact of Inclusion on Students with Disabilities
Some might question the effectiveness of inclusion on the academic performance of students with disabilities. Some say, the academic needs of these students are not being met.
What are your thoughts on this?
Social and Behavioral Performance and Attitudes
Students in secondary levels have a higher level of social acceptance from their general education peers.
What could be some possible reasons for this?
Impact on Inclusion for Students Without Disabilities
The placement of students in inclusive classrooms appears to enhance their academic performance.
The non disabled students are equally learning from the student with a disability.