The document discusses the importance of inclusive education and supporting diverse learners in classrooms, emphasizing the need to recognize and respect individual differences. It provides strategies for fostering an inclusive environment, such as building relationships, celebrating diversity, and differentiating instruction. Key objectives include ensuring all students, regardless of their backgrounds and abilities, have equal access to education and learn together.

1. Inclusive Education and
Support for Learners
with Diverse Needs
MARIFE S. NIQUE
Discussant

2. OBJECTIVES
1.Learn about students diversity in our
classroom and school
2.Understand about inclusive education
for all students

3. WHAT IS DIVERSITY?
 The concept of diversity encompasses
acceptance and respect.
 Understanding that individual is unique
and recognizing individual differences.

4.  These can be along the dimensions of
race, ethnicity, gender, socio-
economic status, age physical
abilities, religious beliefs, political
beliefs and ideologies.
 “All of “human differences”

5. STUDENTS
INCLUSION
 An education system that includes all
students, welcomes, and supports them to
learn, whoever they are and whatever their
abilities or requirements. This means making
sure that teaching and the curriculum, school,
buildings, classrooms, play areas, transport
and toilets are appropriate for all children at
all levels.

6. INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
 All children learn together in the same
schools. No one should be excluded.
 Every child has a right to inclusive
education, including children with
disabilities.

7. Key Question
“Can I help my students learn whatever their
capabilities, learning styles, cultural heritage,
socio-economic backgrounds, and other
differences are?”

8. TIPS ON STUDENT DIVERSITY
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Vary the examples you use to illustrate concepts.
Diversify methods of assessing and evaluating
student.
Allow student to have personal choice and
decision-making opportunities concerning what
they will learn and how they will learn it.

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Integrate learning experiences and activities
which promote students multicultural and
cross-cultural awareness.
Encourage learners to share their history and
experiences.

10. For inclusion to work well, schools and
classrooms need to foster inclusive
environments.
HOW?

11. Creating an Inclusive Climate
1. Build Relationships: It is important to
foster a one-on-one relationship with
each of their students as much as
possible.
2. Celebrate Diversity: Pay attention to the
materials you use in class.

12. 3. Educate yourself: Educate yourself about the
specific disabilities any of the students you work
with.
4. Encourage Interaction: Give students
opportunities to interact with each other so they
can build friendships and a sense of community.
5. Strengths-Based Approach: Everyone has
strengths and weaknesses. Help kids develop
their strength and see that kids with special
needs have strengths too.

13. Teaching Strategies for Inclusion
1. Differentiate Instruction: When teachers
differentiate all students can participate and
work at their current ability.
2. Make objectives clear: Posting and reviewing
objectives in age-appropriate language helps all
students achieve the desired objective of each
lesson.

14. 3. Adapt: Teachers are masters at adapting.
4. Explicit Teaching and Modeling: Model for
students and gradually turn the responsibility over
to the student.
5. Have a Positive Attitude: As a teacher, your
positive attitude about inclusion sets the tone for
the rest of the class.

15. “Diversity is the mix.
Inclusion is making the
mix work.”
-Andres Tapia

16. Thank you!