of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services‚ introduced the Regular Education Initiative. (Dybvik‚ 2001) This initiative led to the inclusion of special education students in regular education classrooms. The Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and its amendments make it clear that students with disabilities will be educated in mainstream or inclusion classrooms. Inclusion can be defined as providing specially designed instruction with classroom supports for students with special
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Can Inclusion Strategies Result in Learned Helplessness in Students? Kim Lacey ED 557 Dr. Sara Lawrence May 4‚ 2011 Abstract As a result of my coursework through the Alternate Teacher Certification Program and my current position as an instructional aide at a rural middle school in Texas‚ I became concerned that strategies utilized with achieving the goals of the Individualized Education Plan for certain special education students were leading to instances of learned helplessness. I
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April 24‚ 2012 Dr. Saravanabhavan 503: Seminar in Education The Promise of Inclusion As you know‚ the topic that I chose for my Interview Project was "The Promise of Inclusion"‚ but before I can tell you what the promise of inclusion is‚ I must first give you a clear view as to what Inclusion means. Inclusion is defined in many ways by many people‚ but there is no legal definition. According to Webster ’s Dictionary‚ Inclusion is the act of including and the state of being included
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Inclusion is the belief that all students‚ regardless of labels should be members of the general education community (Pratt). Inclusion favors the idea of bringing support systems to the student instead of moving the student out of the classroom to the support service. The fight for inclusion began as race relations in schools were resolved‚ and parents of those with disabilities to believe special education students deserved the same rights as everyone else. The movement for inclusion was sparked
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Topic: Inclusion in the classroom General Purpose: To give a general overview on the benefits of inclusion in the classroom. Specific Purpose: To persuade the general public that inclusion is best for special needs students. Central Idea: The No Child Left Behind Act is assuring that children with special needs achieve the education level they are capable of. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: If you were the parent of a special needs child‚ wouldn’t you you expect the school system to
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Full Inclusion Ministry Paper Michelle Donato Liberty University Abstract The Voorheesville Church of Christ is a local church founded in the late 1800’s by a local group of Christians who wanted to come together as a community to worship the LORD. Within the church there is an 8 year old little boy Albert and his family that attend church on a weekly basis. When Albert was younger he was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Due to his cerebral palsy he is confined to a wheel chair and
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Advantages and disadvantages of inclusion in the classroom. I think that there are many advantages and disadvantages of inclusion in the regular classroom. Some of the advantages are that the child has a feeling of belonging among his classmates and teachers‚ and it can also help the disabled child develop socially. The special education child can learn age-appropriate behaviors from his peers that he might not learn in a self-contained special education environment. It can also help the typically
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Inclusion in Schools Inclusion has been a heated topic of debate for the past few years. It is a relatively new term that has only been around for about 15 years or so. Therefore‚ it is widely misunderstood. What exactly is inclusion? According to Spencer J. Salend‚ the author of the textbook‚ Creating Inclusive Classrooms‚ “inclusion is the philosophy for educating students with disabilities in general education settings” (Salend‚ 2001‚ p.43). Inclusive education means that all students
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The article I read was called “Clearing a Path for Inclusion: Distributing Leadership in a High Performing Elementary School” written by David E. DeMatthews. The article is about a year long study of Dewey Elementary School which is a school known for inclusion of all students and high-performance all across the board. The article’s main question was how was Dewey Elementary School able to be an inclusive school while also attaining phenomenal test scores? It all starts with the idea of distributing
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opportunities in the classroom. One group of students who require systematic instruction are those with disabilities. These individuals must also have an opportunity to graduate college and become productive members of the workforce. This can be achieved through an inclusive model‚ which can meet their needs through the act of specialized instruction. The article provided by the FSU Developmental Disabilities Council
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