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Chapter one questions K 505 Miranda Henry May 19, 2009 1. What does research say about inclusion? What are examples of studies that are supportive of inclusive practices? Not supportive? Inclusion is crucial for people with disabilities so they can have access to the curriculum that people that are nondisabled have. Teachers and Administrators need to understand, research, and implement it correctly. Teachers need to spend time on the students not on the diagnosis. Schools need to work year after year to master the inclusive school environment. Have benchmarks been made to monitor growth of the school? Do the students in the school have programs that involve learning about diversity? Does the school take the time to give resources and money to help teachers learn about their growing role in special education? Do not merely set goals and mission statements and IEP’s and just let them sit on the shelf. Effort is the success of the Inclusive setting and education. 2. What are the expectations for students with disabilities in general education classes? The teacher needs to remember that standards and expectations should be high. The students should be in the most least restrictive setting for them. They should be given the tools needed to highly succeed and they should be given every opportunity to learn the academics at grade level. Social and academic growth should go hand in hand. 3. What is the role of the special education teacher in inclusive schools? The general education teacher? The special education teacher should be a resource for all teachers. Yes, they are supposed to be with students, but they are to help the teachers develop the correct accommodations for the students with disabilities. A lot of accommodations can enrich the curriculum for all students. General education teachers need to be accountable for the growth and monitoring of all students. 4. How can grading and report cards be handled when students on IEPs cannot meet classroom curricular expectations? I think all students can meet classroom curriculum it just needs to be explained in multiple terms what the expectations are and what was or was not met and how the expectation was explained or graded. Can the expectation be interpreted in alternative ways? Have all assessments been tried, is the expectations too high at the time of testing? 5. How can we convince other people – including administrators and parents – that inclusive practices are right for ALL students? It is very important for all the teachers to understand the importance and grow as an educator of the public. Teachers need to allow parents to come in and observe the inclusive classroom and gain first knowledge. Teachers need to show the alternative learning styles and tools they are using in the classroom that do not take away from the special needs that they left behind in the special education class. Documentation made and reported frequently and identifying the quality of social and academic growth of the children will bring awareness. 6. How will we know when we’re doing this right? How can we evaluate our efforts? Teachers need to really document their successes and failures. Teachers need to get input from their students in community circle and find out if the work load is comfortable, if their could be changes to projects, more diversity in the way the lessons are taught, and more alternative testing methods. Ask other colleagues and use resources to help gain more knowledge. We cannot be perfect, but we can try to perfect and grow as educators. 1. How fair is inclusion for all students, including those who do NOT have IEPs? The students with a disability will live as our neighbors, drive along side us on the roads, and/or be our nurse at the hospital; why should we say is it fair to have them in the classroom? They are people and should not be treated as less. 2. How many students with disabilities should be in a single classroom? How should other students with special needs be considered in terms of numbers? Again they are students and they should not be placed as a number rather than a name. Of course an inclusive classroom should not be turned into a special education classroom on “accident” when an inclusive school is what is sought after. Lottery placing should be for all students and teachers should not be excluded from the teaching of any child with disabilities because they don’t believe in it. 3. Is it ever okay to pull a student with a disability out of a class for a specialized service? I taught in the classroom for 7 years and I pulled students out for small group instruction with parent volunteers and teachers aides or even peer advisors. The time allotted should not interfere with the time needed to access the curriculum and it should benefit the child so they can freely attend the class with the appropriate tools needed for him to succeed. 4. Is this a fad that is going to go away? Is inclusion mandated by a law? Inclusion is researched and the people are dedicated to getting all students to succeed and be contributing members of the community. We are not going to walk away from that fact. Inclusion is not mandated, however non-restrictive environment is. 5. How can teachers find the time to do the planning and problem solving that is required in inclusive schools? We are planning and problem solving all the time; it is part of our job. It is when we stop doing this that we have not done our job correctly. If we begin the process and feed off of the staff of the school and collaborate then it will not be labor some and overwhelming. It took 4 years to become teachers so if we think of it that way we can stretch our planning and problem solving over and period of time. 6. Who’s accountable for the learning and behavior of a student on an IEP in an inclusive school? Everyone!!!!! 7. Can special education teachers work with students other than those on IEPs? Special education teachers are teachers and resources for all, if time spent in the classroom is needed to benefit the teacher and the students then all people should work together to maximize the learning experience.
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