Educ 103 Foundation of Special and Inclusive Education

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PRELIM LESSONS

EDUC 103 FOUNDATION OF SPECIAL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION


*What is SPECIAL EDUCATION?
-special instruction that answers the unique needs of students with diverse needs
-set of services provided to those students with exceptional learning needs and is provided also in a
variety of education settings who have Individualized Education Program (IEP)
*Who can avail special education services?
-intellectual disability, hearing impairment, speech or language impairments, visual impairments, serious
emotional disturbance, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, developmental delay

*IDEA mandates that regardless of the level of the student’s disability, schools must provide an
appropriate education to ALL children with a disability (ages 3-21)

*SIX PRINCIPLES FOR STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES:


 FREE AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION (FAPE)
-given to diagnosed children, parents families, guardian, at no cost designed to meet the individual
needs of each student.
 NON-DISCRIMINATORY IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION
-process instruments and qualifying tools used to identify individuals with a disability. It a
requirement that a schools use nonbiased methods and multiple approaches in the evaluation
process to ensure that there is no discrimination on the basis of race, culture. Religion, or native
language.
 INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP)
-This special document is the very essential and serves as the foundation of special education for
it contains the services to be provided to the student with exceptional disability. It contains a
description of a student’s current level of educational performance.
 LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT (LRE)
-refers to the educational setting in which a student with disability receives education services. It
is assumed that all students regardless of the severity of the disability will be educated alongside
with their peers without disability. When a student cannot perform satisfactorily in a regular
classroom, he/she will be placed in a least restrictive environment in which he/she will received
supplemental aids and services.
 PARENT PARTICIPATION
-is an essential action in establishing home-school-community collaboration parents, families and
guardian or any significant adults of a child with a disability must be a member of any group that
makes decisions regarding the placement and LRE of their child.
 DUE PROCESS SAFEGUARD
-refers to all protections afforded to children, their parents and families under IDEA and articles
under the disability law. When we say safeguards these include obtaining parental consent for all
evaluations and educational placement decisions, confidentially of all records relating to a child
with a disability, independent students evaluation at public expense; and due process hearings
when the school and parent may disagree.
*WHAT IS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION?
- in a broader sense. It is the right of education of children with disabilities in a regular classroom.
- it is the main modality to address the educational needs of children who suffers from different
deficiencies.
*UNESCO(1983:169) defines inclusive education ..”as a form of education provided for those student’s who
are not achieving or are not likely to achieve through ordinary educational provisions, the level
educational, social and other attainments appropriate to their target age, and which has the aim for
furthering their progress towards the levels”

RISK OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION


-the lack of sufficient knowledge on the real psychological condition of children with disabilities of the
regular and special education teachers which may aggravate the condition of the child.
-the lack of skills of the school teachers in using programs special methods and assistive device which may
aggravate the child’s condition.
-a high rate of work within the school education program which leads to bulk requirements for children
with disabilities without considering their present psychological and mental state.
-disagreements of parents of normally developing children who are educated alongside with “abnormal
state” which will lessen the quality of instruction and education as a whole.
-the absence of highly qualified therapists (speech, occupational, physical) who could provide additional
services to the children with special needs.

BENEFITS OF INCLUSION TO STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES


-to develop friendships with peer groups and others
-removes the barrier and build bridges to participation and learning with others
-increase social relations
-improve social skills
-peer role models for academic, social, and behaviour skills
-increase inclusion in future environment and other settings
-many opportunities for interaction

BENEFITS OF INCLUSION FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT DISABILITIES


-students will have a positive attitude towards students with disabilities
-meaningful friendship with students with special needs
-promotes empathy, acceptance, and appreciation of individual differences
-increase understanding and acceptance of diversity
-respect for all people
-appreciate individual uniqueness and identity
-prepares the students in adult life in an inclusive society

BENEFITS FOR INCLUSION FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY


-parents are better equipped to handle their children
-students with special needs are better prepared for independent living
-behavioural problems of children with special needs are controlled in the community
-students learn to respect diversity and use this experience to benefit the school and the community and
their workplace
-promote collaboration among the family, school, and community

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