1. INCLUSION
IN THE
CLASSROOM
Nancy Schwarz
Professor Morris
English II
Ability April 2011
Awareness

2. Inclusion is …
equal opportunities and eradicating discrimination and intolerance
embracing all people irrespective of race, gender, disability, medical or
other need
a chance for children to share in learning experiences where they will
gain knowledge that each individual has value and self-respect
being concerned with our “abilities” not our “disabilities”
about living full lives and learning to live together
treasuring diversity and building communities
a universal human right for ALL of us

3. The Federal Government
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a United States
federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early
intervention, special education, and related services to children with
disabilities.
IDEA addresses the educational needs of children with disabilities from
birth to age 18 or 21 in cases that involve 13 specified categories of
disability.
Special education and related services should be designed to meet the
unique learning needs of eligible children with disabilities, preschool through
age 21.
Students with disabilities should be prepared for further education,
employment and independent living.

4. Models of Inclusion
"Push In" has the special education teacher enter the classroom to
provide instruction and support to children.
A push in teacher may also offer instructional support to the regular
classroom teacher.
"Full Inclusion" places a special education teacher as a full partner in a
classroom with a general education teacher.
Skills for collaboration can be learned.

5. Positive Impact of Inclusion
The ability of students to cross teach and cross learn
Children are able to learn from one another and use their creative talents
Inclusion is believed to prepare, both, the regular and the special education
students
The world is filled with diverse abilities and disabilities in every sector of life
Prepare students for the world instead of protecting them from its reality
Think Outside The Box!

6. Success of Inclusion
Evaluate the impact that regular education students and teachers encompass
Understand about success and failure of inclusion programs
Research studies have shown that inclusion is successful
Students are entering and completing college and obtaining good jobs

7. Concerns
“The success of the inclusion movement will be largely determined by
the attitudes of those involved;
this includes both attitudes of parents and students as well as
educational administrators and teachers (Jones, P 2).”

8. Attitudes towards
Inclusion
Teachers are receiving better training which produced a positive attitude
Students attitudes about inclusion help significantly in the outcome
Studies have shown nationwide that students now are accepting one another
Cooperative learning takes place and all students have positive results

9. Conclusion
Integrating regular and special needs students in a classroom
Inclusion is a right not a privilege
Helping people become better members of a community
Working together benefits everyone and fosters social relationships