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What is Inclusion?

What is Inclusion?. Group Definition: Inclusion is the process of integrating students with exceptionalities into the general education classroom with appropriate accommodations, resources, and supports that capitalize on individual needs for ALL students to succeed. Disability.

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What is Inclusion?

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  1. What is Inclusion? Group Definition: Inclusion is the process of integrating students with exceptionalities into the general education classroom with appropriate accommodations, resources, and supports that capitalize on individual needs for ALL students to succeed.

  2. Disability Emotional Behavior Disorder (EBD) • inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, health factors • inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships • inappropriate types of behavior • general pervasive mood of unhappiness • tendency to develop physical symptoms related to fears associated with personal problems

  3. Types of EBD • Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder • Adjustment Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder • Oppositional Defiant Disorder • Schizophrenia • Bipolar Disorder

  4. Why EBD? • EBD covers a wide range of emotional, cognitive, and behavior difficulties • Very common in the middle grades classroom • Each individual case is different with different outcomes (determined on a per student basis) • Students with EBD can be difficult to control in a general education classroom • Most students who are capable of being included are those who have internalized behavior and have control over their behavior for a given period of time and need minimal monitoring

  5. Interviews • General Education Teacher: Kathy Hartings(11th grade Vocational Teacher) • Special Education Teacher: Jean Schuster(Early Childhood Special Educator) • Faculty Member: Dr. Kommer(professor of middle childhood education, former teacher and principal)

  6. Questions Asked • 1. What does the term inclusion mean to you?2. How does inclusion benefit the student’s involved?3. How is it determined if a student is eligible for inclusion?4. Is it typical for students with EBD to be placed in a general education classroom through inclusion, and how does this affect these students? • ANSWERS

  7. Articles • Special Education: A service, Not a Sentence (Database at Ashland Library: Middle Search Plus) • Making Inclusive Education Work (Database at Ashland Library: Middle Search Plus) • Extending Inclusive Opportunities (Database at Ashland Library: Education Research Complete) • Taking an Inclusive Turn(Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs) • Schooling the Disabled(Database at Ashland Library: Middle Search Plus) • EXPLANATION

  8. Conclusion • Inclusion is positive in most cases • Inclusion is growing in schools • Inclusion is looked upon differently by educators (which could lead to problems in the future) • Inclusion is a challenge for educators, but worth the effort • Inclusion may not be the best environment for all students but should be the first option instead of a pull out program

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