Transcript Inclusion and It`s Affects on Education

Inclusion and It’s Affects on
Education
By Sarah Walsh
What is Inclusion
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Mainstreaming: occupying the same place
Integration: attend same classes
Inclusion: moral right to be included in
regular classroom
History of Inclusion
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Asylums
Special schools
The Education for All Handicapped Children
Act (1975)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(1991)
Pros and Cons of Inclusion
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Socialization
Decreased academic
performance in isolated
classroom
Stigmatizing affects of
isolated classrooms
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Specialized teachers in
special education
Individualization
No benefits to
academic performance
in general education
classroom
Implementing Inclusion
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Teacher communication
Flexibility
Works Cited
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Cook, Bryan G., Melvyn I. Semmel, and Michael M. Gerber. “Attitudes of
Principals and Special Education Teachers Toward the Inclusion of Students
with Mild Disabilities: Critical Differences of Opinion.” Hammill Institute on
Disabilities. 1 July 1999. 9 April 2012
Meyer, Luanna H. “The Impact of Inclusion on Children’s Lives: multiple
outcomes, and friendship in particular.” International Journal of Disability and
Education, Vol. 48, No.1. (2001) : 9-31. Web. 10 April 2012
“Special Education Inclusion.” weac.org. Wisconsin Education Association
Council. 2007 March 15. Web. 10 April 2012
Thompkins, Richard and Pat Deloney. “Inclusion: The Pros and Cons.”
Issues…about Change, Vol. 4, No.3 (1995): n. pag. Web. 9 April 2012.
U.S. Department of Education. idea.ed.gov. 2012. Web. 17 April 2012.
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