Double Journal Entry One

     Inclusive Education is a reflection of the law that children with disabilities be educated with their nondisabled peers to the greatest extent possible or appropriate. It incorporates practices and attitudes that focus on recognizing the diversity of learners and on including all students regardless of their backgrounds or educational needs. Inclusive practices include self-reflection, the breaking down of stereotypes and responding to the needs of students as individuals. It seeks benefit all students, but ultimately to make a good education available to students who may be otherwise at risk for school failure, such as those with low social-economic status, minorities, or those with special mental or physical needs.(Inos)

     One Characteristic of Inclusive schools is a common vision of an educational environment that respects each child and brings parents, administrators, staff, and students together in collaboration to meet this meet this common goal. Another characteristic found in inclusive schools is flexible scheduling. These schools find ways to meet the challenge of efficient time management and meet the various needs of all students.

    Students can participate in the inclusive process by working together to solve problems. They can become peer mediators, and train to help solve problems among students, tutor younger students, or form cooperative learning teams and buddy systems to help each other.

Inos, R. H. I. (n.d.). Research review for inclusive practices. Retrieved from http://www.prel.org/products/Products/Inclusive-practices.htm

     This is a link to a website that had a good explaination of what Inclusion is. I chose this website because it has links to other resources such as teacher strategies and and accomodation that are practical and helpful.

http://specialed.about.com/od/integration/a/inclusional.htm

 

 

Watson, S. W. (n.d.). The inclusive classroom, what is the inclusive classroom?. Retrieved from http://specialed.about.com/od/integration/a/inclusional