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Inclusion Education at Bronx Early Childhood
InstituteNaomi Shah, General Education Teacher
Catherine Chiang, Special Education Teacher
Ruth Barral, Speech Therapist
Clare Pidot, Occupational Therapist
Inclusive Education“Inclusive Education is, first and foremost, an attitude, a value and a belief system. It has been defined as a shared value that promotes a single system of education dedicated to ensuring that all students are empowered to become competent and contributing citizens in an integrated, changing and diverse society.”
-Steve Kukic, Former Director of At Risk and Special Services, Utah State Department
of Education
“Special Education is a service, not a place”
Working As a Team•Collaboration is key for your child’s success
•The diversity within our classroom requires a team of specialized teachers and therapists
•Weekly Meetings, daily conversations
Potential Concerns1. Children follow inappropriate behavior
2. Learning distractions
3. Physical danger
4. “Bad” habits
Legal GuidelinesIndividuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act:
● All children with disabilities must be educated in his/her “least restricted environment”
● Children are also entitled to disability services through local government, school, or agency
● Student to be educated with their non-disabled peers to the “maximum extent possible”
Our Classroom through Gen Ed• All children are seen as individuals -- their goals and
learning is targeted to their needso the make gains appropriate to their development
• Technology can be used to modify lessons• Opportunities for role modeling and confidence building• Strengths-based environment• New York State Common Core Learning Standards for
Pre-K
General Education (con’t)★ Correlating/unifying
with Special Education★ Preparing them for
further education, employment, and independent living
Through the Lens of Special Education➢ Part B: Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act of 1997:
“To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are educated with children who are not disabled.”
➢ enhance your child’s learning potential and increase opportunities for them to function effectively
Teaching Model➢ Parallel
Teaching➢ Two student
groups- divided equally ○ rotations
Ms. Shah Ms. Chiang
Through the Lens of Special Education➢ Challenging expectations
for all students○ all educational needs
will be met○ IEPs
➢ Focusing on your child’s preferred mode of learning
➢ Children develop a positive understanding of peers○ respecting diversity○ empathy
Through the Lens of Special Education➢ Class 01 Parent Committee
○ meets bi-monthly
○ what’s going on in the classroom, new strategies, different vocabulary
➢ Weekly Teacher Meetings
○ areas of focus➢ Individualized/Small group
instruction
○ targeting specific needs
Speech and Language Therapist
Speech Therapists usedifferent strategies and techniques to help students master communication skillsessential for their development.
speechbop.com
How can Speech Therapy help your child?
Children who can benefit from speech therapy may be struggling with:
• Apraxia, an oral-motor speech disorder
• Stuttering, an unnatural repetition of sounds in speech
• Selective Mutism, an inability to speak in certain situations
• Cluttering, a language disorder in which speech is incoherent
theautismdoctor.com
How can Speech Therapy help your child?
Speech therapists work either with small groups of children or 1:1 with an individual child, so as they are gaining confidence in their speaking abilities,
they are also developing social-emotional awareness and bonding with adults and peers
www.jcfs.org
Effective Speech Strategies
Using a mirror can help a student become more aware of the movements of small muscles in and near their mouth
kids.brittanica.com
Effective Speech Strategies
“Easy Speech”The speech therapist assists the child in developing awareness of their speech mechanism, so that they can speak without hesitation or disfluency and gain confidence
talkinc.org
How Speech Therapists Work With Teachers
Speech therapists work with teachers to write IEPs and identify ambitious yet attainable goals.
Speech therapists and teachers meet monthly to discuss individual students’ progress and plan for continued development.
How Speech Therapists Work With Parents
Knowledge is Power!
Parents and speech therapists can work with each other by
frequently communicating about the child’s progress.
Occupational Therapy (OT)Occupational Therapists focus on fine motor functioning and activities of daily living that help children achieve independence in all areas of their lives.
OT: My RoleWork in the classroom (“push-in”) with individual students
Instruct teachers on how to use equipment
Work with the other teachers and therapists, work with parents to continue therapy at home
OT: Goals For All Children
• Putting on own clothing• Holding writing utensils• Stringing beads• Cutting across a paper with
scissors• Draws a complete circle• Builds a tower/building with
multiple blocks
Thank you for your time and we are looking forward to a wonderful year together!
Questions or Comments?
Parent Feedback
❏ Teachers covered all my areas of concern.❏ I felt comfortable asking questions where needed.❏ I feel reassured about having my child in this
inclusion classroom.❏ I am looking forward to having my child in this
inclusion classroom.❏ Additional questions or comments:
Please check the boxes that you think apply to you after this meeting. Feel free to leave questions and comments for us at the bottom.
Resources• http://www.slideshare.net/Jannageorge/inclusion
-pros-cons-3173333• Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for Children
with Special Needs, by Ruth Cok, M. Klei, Annette, Tessier
• http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/learning-disabilities/inclusive-education/the-benefits-of-inclusive-education/
How would this be used in teaching?
This Power point would be utilized in an afterschool meeting with parents to inform
parents about what kind of classroom their children are taking part in. The slideshows
demonstrate the importance of inclusive education (special education and general
education) to parents. The slideshows are worded so that parents are able to
understand the language, along with diagrams and descriptive images.