~Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.~
- Vince Lombardi
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Inclusive Education is when students are placed in a least restricted enviornment that is compatable with their needs. Just because a student is different or needs help learning doesn't mean they they need to be taken out of a regular classroom for the majority of their schooling. Interacting with their peers may actually help them learn.
Inclusive Education is ment to serve many types of students. One type of student is the student with a physical disability of some sort. By separating the child from their peers may make them feel worse about themselves and make them feel uncomfotable. By being with their peers in a regular classroom they may feel like they belong and they can learn just like the rest of the students in the class. Inclusive Education is also to serve children that have learning disabilities. A child with a learning disability may feel embarrassed to have to leave the classroom because they can't learn as well as the other kids in the class. By leaving thesse students in the regular classroom they may be more motivated to learn and the other students in the class can help this student if they need help as well. ELL students are also served under the Inclusive Education. ELL learners wouild benifit more by being in a regular classroom because they will interact all day with students speacking English.
Inclusive Schools have many characteristics. One of these characteristics is a common vision. By the school having a common vision it allows a sense of community and allows for everyone to connect in a positive way. Another characteristic is building a problem solving team. By having people work together as a team it allows them to make decisions that meets each students needs individually.
One strategy that will help students become more responsible and effective in the inclusive process is making students problem solvers. I was a peer mediator in elementarty school and it helped me with my problem solving skills and have stuck with me through my whole life. Also have peer mediators avaliable in your classroom builds a sense of community in your classroom.
Reference:
Inos, R. H., & Quigley, M. A. (n.d.). Research review for inclusive practices. Retrieved from http://www.prel.org/products/Products/Inclusive-practices.htm
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I chose a YouTube video to go along with Inclusive Education in the classroom. The video is titled "Inclusion is Belonging". I really like this little short clip because it shows students with disabilitys and without disabilities becoming a community. It shows that they don't see differences in one another as well.
Resource:
LastTorrieatKIT (Designer) (2009). Inclusion is belonging [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9-XX9227ek
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