The rise in labeling students with exceptionalities in our school systems has subsequently led to an increase in the number of special education classes and programs in public schools. The question remains as to whether these programs are arising for the right reasons. Scott Shannon‚ a medical doctor‚ stated that he‚ “Believed that the proliferation of mental and emotional disorders . . . reflects our tendency and willingness to find illness where there may be simple difference.” Labels can either
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The roles and responsibilities of an INCO(Inclusive Education Coordinator) shall include the following: • Participating in the development of a College-wide Special Educational Needs (SEN) policy and provision in collaboration with the College Principal‚ the senior management team (SMT) of the school‚ school staff‚ students and parents; • Ensuring the effective implementation and monitoring of this policy and related actions so as to ensure equitable access to a relevant curriculum for students
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what Inclusive Education is and what intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to learning and development are. One of the many challenges facing education in post-apartheid South Africa is that of realising the constitutional values of equality‚ freedom from discrimination and the right to a basic education for all learners‚ including those who experience barriers to learning. Under apartheid‚ learners were not only educated separately according to race‚ but a separate special education system served those
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Defining Inclusion and Supporting Laws This term refers to bringing the support services to children with disabilities within their normal classroom setting. The article "Special Education Inclusion" mentions that inclusion commits to putting the child with disabilities in the regular classroom environment‚ so that they can benefit from being around their peers (Stout 2001). Inclusion is stated by Robert Fieldman as integration of all students‚ even those with the most severe disabilities‚ into
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Series on Highly Effective Practices—Self Monitoring 1 5. Teaching Students to Self-Monitor Their Academic & Behavioral Performance The ability of a student to self-monitor his or her performance is a natural step toward becoming independent‚ which can only happen when students take responsibility for their own behavior and essentially become “agents of change” (Hanson‚ 1996; Porter‚ 2002; Rutherford‚ Quinn‚ & Mathur‚ 1996). Self-monitoring is defined as the practice of observing and recording
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Reading and Students with Mental Retardation Reading proficiency is considered a top priority in education‚ and a skill with myriad implications for learning and achievement in other areas. Yet in the past‚ literacy rarely has been emphasized for students with mental retardation. With interventions that recognize the importance of literacy for all students‚ students with mental retardation can build reading skills that can lead to new interests‚ increased competencies‚ and greater independence
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creating interesting‚ varied and inspiring learning opportunities for all learners‚ ensuring all learners contribute and are never disadvantaged by methods‚ language or resources” Wilson (2008) p 153. As the CSIE explain: “Arguments for inclusive education are well documented and rest on notions of equality and human rights. Much more than a policy requirement‚ inclusion is founded upon a moral position which values and respects every individual and which welcomes diversity as a rich learning resource
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OPSK 612 LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS First Session Perceptual theory • Only through your senses you can make contact with the world • What you observe is only true for you after you have interpreted it‚ according to already existing prior knowledge in your memory • We can deduct from this that each of our observations will differ which in turn influence our behaviour • Each child will react differently and we could only support such a learner with our own prior knowledge • That is reason enough
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1.1. Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity Each school must have set polices which is formed of guidance and procedures these don’t just mean that there for our teaching and learning that’s happening in the classrooms but all around the school and the school grounds. We must take in account of everyone’s individuality and as group. Before learning the policies of the school you work at it is handy that you recognise
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Learning by Teaching and Increased Exposure in the Classroom The idea of inclusion or mainstreaming has been around the education community for a long time. Both of these ideas involve including students with learning disabilities in regular classrooms to be taught by regular teachers rather than special education teachers. The difference between the two is that inclusion allows for a learning disabled student to be in a classroom for the majority of their day and mainstreaming allows or a
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