Module Overview

What’s Inside?

 Understanding Diversity
 Addressing Diversity Through the Years: Special and Inclusive Education
 Making Schools Inclusive
 Typical and Atypical Development Among Children
 Learners with Additional Needs

This course module will introduce you on the theoretical, historical, legal, and
sociological foundations that form the basis for the Special and Inclusive education.
Discussed also here in the module the lessons about the child development theories and
learners with additional needs. Thus, this module will be of great help to you especially you
are now on the stage of practicing your future career.

At the completion of this module, you are able to:

 Identify laws, policies, models, theories, and philosophies that form the basis for
special education practice.
 Distinguish the typical and atypical development and characteristics of learners with
exceptionalities.
 Design a learning plan in the context of learners with special education needs.
 Appreciate uniqueness and diversity among all learners most especially students with
additional needs, difficulties and disabilities.

Are you ready? Then, let’s get it on!

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 SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

CHAPTER 2
ADDRESSING DIVERSITY THROUGH THE YEARS: SPECIAL
AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Objectives :

At the end of the lesson you should be able to:

 Identify the different Models of Disability;
 Discuss and differentiate Special needs education and inclusive education;
 Identify the following laws directly involved in the pursuit of inclusive
education;
 Create an infographic showcasing the differences among the different models of
disability and laws on inclusive education.

Introduction

Welcome to Chapter 2! In this chapter, you will have a better understanding

and knowledge of what is Special Needs Education and Inclusive Education. As you
explore the module you will realize how these two concepts differ in addressing
diversity. Discussed also here the different models of disability and the laws involved
in the pursuit of inclusive education. These concepts are very important to be learned
by the teacher education students so you will become an effective teacher in an
inclusive type of classroom.

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 Activity :
Try to observe the pictures below.

A B C D

https://research.qut.edu.au/c4ie/inclusion-and-exclusion/

If we associate the big circles as classrooms and the smaller circles as students, how
will you describe each pictures?

Picture A Picture B Picture C Picture D

Analysis :

1. Based on the activity, do you think diversity is present in each classroom?

2. Who do you think are the students in different colors (Orange, violet, pink)?
What about those in blue colors?
3. Which of the 4 pictures/classrooms embrace diversity? Why?
4. Which of the 4 pictures/classrooms show the concept of special needs
education? Inclusive education?
5. Then, what is special education and inclusive education?

EDUC 7: FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION | MODULE 1

LOURDES L. BAUYA
 SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY
Bislig Campus
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Abstraction
:
See attached PDF (Chapter 2: Addressing Diversity)

1. Difference between Special, Integrated and Inclusive Education

(https://tinyurl.com/4w93ns8)
2. Inclusion and Exclusion
(https://research.qut.edu.au/c4ie/inclusion-and-exclusion/)
3. Models of Disability
(https://www.disabled world.com/definitions/disability-models.php)
4. Two Models of Disability
(https://tinyurl.com/tdu3a44x)

Application:

 Task 1.
Quiz
 Task 2.
Create an infographics showcasing the differences among the different models of
disability, differences between special education and inclusive education, and
Philippine laws on PWDs.
Surnames A-F different models of disability
Surnames G-N differences between special education and inclusive education
Surnames O-Z and Philippine laws for PWDs

Good Job!
You are done with Chapter 2. Should there be some parts of the lesson which you need to
clarify, please note that in our GC, or you can call in my mobile phone.

EDUC 7: FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION | MODULE 1

LOURDES L. BAUYA
 SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY
Bislig Campus
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

EDUC 7: FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION | MODULE 1

LOURDES L. BAUYA