meredith penner program & training specialist bciu #22
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Meredith Penner
Program & Training Specialist
BCIU #22
Making Inclusion Meaningful
Legal ReasonsGaskin v.
PennsylvaniaLeast Restrictive
EnvironmentSupplemental Aids
and ServicesChapter 14
regulationsFAPE & IDEA
Fair doesn’t mean equal
Social gainsGeneralizationAccess to same
opportunitiesSpecial Education is
a service NOT a place
Why is there such a push for inclusion?
Other Reasons
Least Restrictive Environment Child must be educated in the general education setting
to the greatest extent possible considering all of the possible supplemental aids and services
Inclusion does not mean that the student’s progress must be measured by mastery of general education curriculum, but could be measured by progress made toward IEP goals and objectives
The levels of supports and accommodations needed are to provide students the opportunity to participate with their non-disabled peers in a general education setting NOT to be used as a basis for placing them in an alternate (more restrictive) setting
Burns,Edward. (2003) A Handbook for Supplementary Aids and Services. Springfield Ill: Charles C. Thomas
•
Diana Browning
Wright,
Teaching &
Learning 2003
Read,Reflect, &Take a Break!
http://
effectiveinclusionstrategies.wikisp
aces.com/file/view/
Article+on+Inclusion+Support+an
d+UDL.pdf
Share responsibilityCollaborate & PlanNotice the strengths &
needsBe positiveAccept responsibility Monitor progress diligently
We’re all in this together!
Present Education levels (strengths and needs)
Specially Designed InstructionSupplemental Aids and Services Testing Accommodations (state and local)Goals and ObjectivesRelated ServicesBehavior plans/protocols Medical Information Maintain Confidentiality
How to effectively communicate important components of an IEP
Activity/lesson
Goal/Objective of target student
Accommodations &
Modifications
Prompting level
Assessment Tool
Sample Planning Template:
INCLUSION / TEAM MEETING NOTES
Student: ___________________________
Grade: ________________________
Date/Time of Meeting: _____________________________________________
Attendance: name/role
Accomplishments / Positive Comments
Areas of Concern:
Plan / Strategies to Address Concerns:
Materials Needed / Training to be Scheduled:
Important Dates / Upcoming Events (training, meetings):
Goals / Concerns to be addressed at next meeting:
Next Inclusion Meeting (location/time):
Sample Inclusion Meeting Template:
Teaching and Promoting Disability Awareness
Model it yourselfUse person first languageGive age appropriate examples of ways we are
all the same and differentIf necessary to talk about a specific student, do
so ONLY with parent permissionAllow students to talk about their own
challenges (with parent permission)Use nationally recognized months to
springboard activities (March- Disability awareness, April- Autism Awareness,
http://www.ctserc.org/library/bibfiles/childlit-disab.pdf
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