Does your child's school need to become inclusive? Does your child's principal dismiss the idea that inclusion works? Is your school district looking for proof that backs up your claims that inclusion does not affect the other students? Does your child's teacher run the other way when you mention the word "inclusion"? If you are looking for ways to inform and improve the quality of education your child is receiving, here are some statements to make and resources to prove that inclusion really does work ! Statement : Inclusion does not affect other student's education. Proof: The Centre for Education Research and Policy at Simon Fraser University found that, "increasing the proportion of students with special educational needs has only extremely small and statistically insignificant effects on the achievement of other students." (adapted from Friesen, J., Hickey, R. & Krauth, B. 2009) See Inclusion of special education student do...
Curriculum modifications and inclusive strategies teachers can use tomorrow.