The inclusion model for special education can look different depending on how the education team sets up an IEP for a specific child based on their need for specialized education. Sally is a 3rd grader who has been identified with the specific learning disabilities of reading comprehension and math reasoning and is receiving most of her education in a general 3rd grade classroom and is receiving specialized instruction for 20% of her day either in or out of the classroom with a special education teacher. This model is consistent for a student with these types of learning disabilities. Students with learning disabilities in the form of reading comprehension also seem to have a
delay in the area of math. According to Exceptional …show more content…
IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Act and the Education of All Handicapped
ACT had reauthorizations in 1997 and 2004 that focused on the inclusion models. These changes
brought forth the least restrictive environment practices and laws, according to Making inclusion
work in general education classrooms that said "students may be removed from the general
education environment “only if they cannot be satisfactorily educated with the use of
supplementary aides and services” (Obiakor, Harris, Mutua, Rotatori, Algozzine, 2012).
When Law P.L. 94-142 was instated it said that children with disabilities across the U.S
were assured a tuition free suitable education. Students with disabilities were once excluded
entirely from the education system and were denied this free suitable education. The main
purpose of these laws was to make sure students with disabilities got the required instruction to
achieve their academic goals (Givens,2010).
The sole purpose of inclusion is to provide students with disabilities the …show more content…
The education staff determined that she had a learning disability and put her on an IEP with 20 % of her day spent with special education teachers receiving specialized instructions. To keep her in the less restrictive environment she spends most of her day in the regular education classroom. By bringing a special education teacher to the classroom to provide supports Sally can learn in the same environment as her peers. Sally is receiving a free public education consistent with the inclusion model. She is receiving the specific modified instructional support needed to obtain her education