PowerPoint presentation on Inclusion

1. Inclusion in the
Classroom
Ryan Graville
Eli Heide

2. Group Discussion
What are some personal experiences you’ve
had with inclusion in the classroom as a
student?
As a teacher candidate?

3. What is it?
“Inclusion in education is an approach once thought
only necessary for educating students with special
educational needs. Now it is crucial that all teachers
ensure inclusive practice for all students in their
classroom and the wider school. Under the inclusion
model, students with special needs spend most or all of
their time with non-disabled students. Implementation of
these practices varies.” The Exceptional Child: Inclusion in Early Childhood Education

4. What inclusion is and isn’t
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5. What inclusion looks like

6. Two Types
Regular inclusion: Students with special needs are
educated in regular classes for nearly all of the day, or
at least for more than half of the day.
Full inclusion: Students with special needs are always
educated alongside students without special needs, as
the first and desired option while maintaining
appropriate supports and services.

7. Strategies for Inclusion
Even if students are at different ability levels,
they are in a classroom alongside their age
group. Lower grades focus more on
activities centered around friendship while
upper grades are centered around
community and collaboration.

8. Strategies (Continued)
Using games designed to build community
Group presentations
In class assignments done as a table group
Openly dealing with individual differences by discussion
Teaching students to look for ways to help each other
Utilizing physical therapy equipment such as standing frames, so students who typically use wheelchairs can stand when
the other students are standing and more actively participate in activities
Encouraging students to take the role of teacher and deliver instruction (e.g. read a portion of a book to a student with
severe disabilities)
Focusing on the strength of a student with special needs

9. Benefits of Inclusive Education
● Friendships
● Greater access to general curriculum
● Greater opportunities for interaction
● Peer role models for academic, social and behavior
skills
● Increased social initiations, relationships and
networks
● Increased inclusion in future environments
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10. Criticisms of Inclusion
● Not all teachers are prepared to teach in an inclusion
based classroom
● A lot of the students need more structure and one on
one work then they will get in a mainstream class
● Some students may not be very accepting of
students with disabilities

11. Good for all students?
● Not every student is a good candidate for inclusion.
Some students have behavior issues that threaten
the safety of other students.
● Students that are included are expected to be close
to grade level in most subjects.
● Most students that are included are ones with
physical disabilities, mild disabilities, and ones that
require fewer specialized services

12. Video
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13. Closing Words

14. Resources
Allen, K. E.; Schwartz, I. (2000). The Exceptional Child: Inclusion in Early Childhood Education (4 ed.). Delmar Cengage
Learning. ISBN 0-7668-0249-3.
Strully, J., & Strully, C. (1996). Friendships as an educational goal: What we have learned and where we are headed. In W.
Stainback & S. Stainback (Eds.), Inclusion: A guide for educators. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Carroll, Doug. "Transformation Ahead for Special Education" The Arizona Republic. 21 September 2006
Bowe, Frank. (2005). Making Inclusion Work. Merrill Education/Prentice Hall.
Leatherman, J. M., & Niemeyer, J. A. (2005). Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusion: Factors Influencing Classroom Practice.
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 26(1), 23-26. Retrieved from
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10901020590918979
http://www.kidstogether.org/inclusion/benefitsofinclusion.htm
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