inclusion

28 02, 2019

Writing an Inclusive Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

2020-01-08T11:20:16-06:00

The development of the IEP is a critical step that a student’s team takes to communicate goals and share strategies that will support the student to reach those goals. Careful planning of the IEP meeting is essential when designing the services needed to support the child successfully.

Writing an Inclusive Individualized Education Plan (IEP)2020-01-08T11:20:16-06:00
20 11, 2017

Least Restrictive Environment, Mainstreaming, and Inclusion

2019-07-02T11:49:19-05:00

Least restrictive environment refers to the IDEA’s mandate that students with disabilities should be educated to the maximum extent appropriate with peers without disabilities. The LRE mandate ensures that schools educate students with disabilities in integrated settings, alongside students with and without disabilities, to the maximum extent appropriate.

Least Restrictive Environment, Mainstreaming, and Inclusion2019-07-02T11:49:19-05:00
15 11, 2017

5 Benefits of Inclusion Classrooms

2019-10-03T10:50:32-05:00

If your child is eligible for special education services, you may worry he’ll be placed in a different classroom than other kids his age. But most kids might be place in classrooms that are known as inclusion (or inclusive) classrooms. In an inclusion classroom, the general and special education teachers work together to meet your child’s needs. This is key. As Carl A. Cohn, Ed.D., executive director of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, points out, “It’s important for parents to realize that special education students are first and foremost general education students.” Many schools have inclusion classrooms. In part, that’s [...]

5 Benefits of Inclusion Classrooms2019-10-03T10:50:32-05:00
15 11, 2017

5 Inclusion Myths & Facts

2020-08-04T13:31:20-05:00

Inclusion helps everyone become a contributing member of a community. Teachers report that the overall classroom climate becomes more respectful and productive when students with disabilities are included.

5 Inclusion Myths & Facts2020-08-04T13:31:20-05:00
5 12, 2016

Building a Just Society: Why Diversity & Inclusive Education Matter

2017-06-30T16:11:49-05:00

This month, we want to talk about why inclusive education is important, and why ensuring that special education support is provided in a student’s least restrictive environment matters not only in the short term, but also in the long run. DREDF is founded on the idea that disability rights are civil and human rights. In the Parent Training and Information Center (PTI), we work to train, support and empower parents and community partners to keep children with disabilities in their most inclusive, least restrictive educational settings, and to ensure that if children need a different kind of setting for some or [...]

Building a Just Society: Why Diversity & Inclusive Education Matter2017-06-30T16:11:49-05:00

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