Kelsey’s Inclusion Research

February 9th, 2019 Volume 1 Free

How to Include All Students

Mainstreaming or Inclusion for the 21st century? By: Kelsey Barrett

By: Kelsey Barrett

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Mainstreaming Special Education in The Classroom under
by The Room 241 Team gives an in-depth How to Include Students With Special Educational
comparison of the similarities and differences of Needs by Reem Al Hout provides an in-depth
mainstreaming and inclusion. The IEDA enforces that explanation on how to provide students with a full
children be educated in the least restrictive inclusion education. She starts off by saying that
environment possible. Many special education inclusive schools welcome everyone, regardless of
classes only consist of students who also have race, gender, orientation or ability. This openness
special needs. The creates a community that is centered around
The structure of structure of special acceptance. I appreciate there not being a focus
special education education classes here on the inclusion of special needs, but for all. It
often does not allow is known that the benefits of inclusion are socially
classes often does
the student to achieve and academically positive for students who are of
not allow the
to their highest the general and special education populations. Just
student to achieve potential because the like any education institution, there has to be a
to their highest lack of interaction thoughtful strategy behind the structure of the
potential because between students in school. If the school opens its doors as full inclusion,
the lack of general and special there needs to be immense preparation by the
interaction education. When administration and the staff. Al Hout gives many
students participate in recommendations on how professionals can
a mainstreaming or structure inclusion, she gives an age-specific
full-inclusion, they are being educated in a less- approach to inclusion, as the way that students
restrictive environment than the full special function within the school setting changes variously
education setting. Mainstreaming is placing a child by age. Regardless of the age of the school, there are
into the class when they are ready, and providing many things that all schools can do to move in the
special education services in a resource room for direction of inclusion.
needed areas. Mainstreaming provides the special
education supports only when they are necessary.  Accessible entrances and exits with ramps
With full inclusion, the student is placed in the  Accessible Bathrooms
general education setting for the whole school day,  Teachers wearing microphone
and supports are provided to the student in the  Additional teacher support
general education classroom. Both structures allow
Overall, Al Hout gives a great outline of how to best
students to experience an education with less
implement a full inclusion model in a school. With
restrictions than most special education classes.
careful planning, inclusion can benefit all those
within the school community!

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