SPEDE 770: Assignment

4 Inclusion
Presented by Denae Bard, Allie Weiss,
Brittany Smith and Brittany Rice

Welcome to Bx Uni Pre-K!

Meet your teachers!

Lead Teachers: Ms. Brittany R and Ms. Brittany S
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher: Ms. Denae
Education Coordinator: Ms. Allie

What does an inclusion

classroom mean?
An inclusion classroom allows students of varying levels, disabilities and
learning styles to learn, grow and succeed together in one classroom.
All children do better in an inclusive environment. There are higher
expectations of children with disabilities in an inclusive classroom and they
have opportunities for social interaction they don't have in segregated
classrooms. There's also benefits for students without disabilities who get
more exposure to diverse learning styles. - Jerri Katzerman

An Inclusive Classroom
Does:

benefit all learners

accommodate all learners needs regardless of a disability or not

provide individualized attention to all learners

provides opportunities for socialization and acceptance of differences

instruct using a broad range of teaching strategies

target IEP goals

utilize CCLS
Does not:

adversely affect a childs access to curriculum

hold students back or allow students to not be their best

diminish teaching time or take away attention from any student

compromise childrens safety

promote the copying of negative behaviors

Benefits of Inclusion for All

Children
Benefits of Inclusion for Students With Disabilities
1.
Friendships
2.
Increased social initiations, relationships and networks
3.
Peer role models for academic, social and behavior
skills
4.
Increased achievement of IEP goals
5.
Greater access to general curriculum
6.
Enhanced skill acquisition and generalization
7.
Increased inclusion in future environments
8.
Greater opportunities for interactions
9.
Higher expectations
10.
Increased school staff collaboration
11.
Increased parent participation
12.
Families are more integrated into community

Benefits of Inclusion for Students Without Disabilities

1.
Meaningful friendships
2.
Increased appreciation and acceptance of
individual differences
3.
Increased understanding and acceptance of
diversity
4.
Respect for all people
5.
Prepares all students for adult life in an inclusive
society
6.
Opportunities to master activities by practicing and
teaching others
7.
Greater academic outcomes
8.
All students needs are better met, greater
resources for everyone

In short....
According to Kids Together, Inc., There is not any research that shows any
negative effects from inclusion done appropriately with the necessary supports
and services for students to actively participate and achieve IEP goals.

Who else you might see in your

childs inclusion classroom...
Special Educator
Occupational Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Physical Therapist
Social Worker

Special Educator
A special educator in an inclusion classroom

Engages in co-planning with general education teacher

Although lessons are planned together the special education teacher
focuses more specifically on the needs of children with IEPs
Co-teaches and co-manages instruction in the classroom with
differentiation for all learners in order to help each child succeed
Be knowledgeable about students individual goals and learning styles
Provide necessary support for students within the classroom, helping them
to access all information and succeed to the best of their abilities
Collaborates with related service providers to streamline interventions and
strategies to create consistency across settings

Occupational Therapist
An Occupational Therapist (OT) supports societal needs by providing
services to all individuals that will support and aid in development of
everyday routines.
In your Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom, the OT will support fine
motor development by:

Giving support in everyday routines

Modifying environments
Identifying necessary assistive technology
Preparing for kindergarten
Facilitate independence
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc
www.aota.org

Occupational Therapist
An OT might address these specific goals with your child in an inclusive
classroom:

feeding skills lunch or snack time

sensory integration sandbox or water station
motor development arts and crafts
environmental exploration navigating through the classroom and school
play skills choice time and outdoor play
interaction with peers and adults AT ALL TIMES!

Occupational Therapist
Low-Tech Assistive Technology Devices

Speech-Language
Pathologist
The speech language pathologist (SLP)...

is responsible for providing individual/group speech and language

services to students

will model intervention techniques and modifications for the classroom

teacher and staff to utilize with all students

will push in; often collaborating with the classroom teacher which will
allow students more individualized attention and speech language
expertise; both students who are and arent assigned to the SLP

will utilize station teaching; class is split into two groups where the
classroom teacher and SLP each teach a lesson- students then switch
groups and are taught the other part of the lesson

Speech-Language
Pathologist
The SLP targets:

fluency in speaking

vocal behavior

articulation

language (directions, answering questions, labeling)

social skills/pragmatics

augmentative communication (using a speech output device)

auditory processing

literacy (comprehension, fluency, recall)

**The SLP is able to target these areas by pushing into the general education
classroom or pulling out students in both individual and small groups.

Speech-Language
Pathologist

Physical Therapist
A physical therapist works with individuals in their least restrictive environment
in order to provide them with strategies and techniques in order to improve their
participation and progress, which may be hindered by his/her disability.
Physical Therapists help to
Recommend modifications/adaptations in order to help improve childs
progress in their natural environment
Develop specific activities for child to target individual physical needs
Include children with special needs in all classroom activities
Improve large muscle strength and balance
Improve posture and self/body awareness
Improve general mobility and physical independence

Physical Therapist
A physical therapist...
may work with a child individually or within a group setting.
Works with classroom teachers to provide techniques and skills to promote
child learning and participation in classroom activities.
Include modifications throughout the school day to activities or classroom
environment to increase independence, participation, and success.

Social Worker
A Social Workers role is to strengthen the social/emotional well-being of
students in order to enhance academic functioning by:

Providing individual or small group counseling

Providing at-risk counseling
Collaborating with school staff around positive behavior
support/intervention plans
Addressing crisis situations as they arise
Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management
Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills
Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others

Social Worker
A social worker can assist families by:

Working to alleviate family stress to enable the child to function more

effectively in school and the community
Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community
resources
Providing referrals to families for outside counseling, evaluations, etc.

For more information.

Please visit our website for more information regarding related services and
inclusion:
https://www.scribd.com/collections/6816928/BX-Uni-Pre-K

References
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Inclusion for young children with disabilties: A quarter century of research

perspectives (Odom, Buysse & Soukakou, 2011)
http://www.asha.org/slp/schools/prof-consult/service/
http://education.wm.
edu/centers/ttac/documents/packets/inclusivepracticesforspeech.pdf
http://www.kidstogether.org/inclusion/benefitsofinclusion.htm
https://pediatricapta.org/includes/fact-sheets/pdfs/09%20IDEA%
20Schools.pdf
http://www.moveforwardpt.com/AboutPtsPTAs
www.aota.org
www.childmind.org
www.socialworkers.org
www.sswa.org