Module 2: Lesson3

Inclusive
Educati on
In the
Presenter: Aimae Rose O. Balili
Philippines
 After studying this lesson, you should
be able to:

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11 define inclusive education
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discuss the salient features of
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22 inclusive education

33 differentiate partial inclusion and

full inclusion
"Disability is one of the most serious
barriers to education across the
globe."
 W h a t i s I n c l u s i v e E d u c a ti o n
?
*Inclusion describes the process by which a
school accepts children with special needs f
or enrolment in regular classes where they c
01 an learn side by side with their peers.
*It means real learning opportunities for grou
ps who have traditionally been excluded – no
t only children with disabilities, but speakers
of minority languages too.
 I n c l u s i v e e d u c a ti o n

T h e 2 0 0 9 D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a ti o n O r d e r N o . 7 2 d e fi n
e s i n c l u s i v e e d u c a ti o n a s t h e p h i l o s o p h y o f a c c e p ti n g
a l l c h i l d r e n r e g a r d l e s s o f r a c e , s i z e , s h a p e , c o l o u r, a b
i l i t y o r d i s a b i l i t y w i t h s u p p o r t f r o m s c h o o l s t a ff , s t u d
e n t s , p a r e n t s a n d t h e c o m m u n i t y.

T h e m o r e r e c e n t 2 0 1 3 E n h a n c e d B a s i c E d u c a ti o n A c t r
e f e r s t o g i ft e d a n d t a l e n t e d c h i l d r e n ; l e a r n e r s w i t h d i
s a b i l i ti e s ; l e a r n e r s o f t h e m a d r a s a c u r r i c u l u m ; i n d i g e
n o u s p e o p l e s ; a n d l e a r n e r s i n d i ffi c u l t c i r c u m s t a n c e s ,
s u c h a s g e o g r a p h i c a l i s o l a ti o n , c h r o n i c i l l n e s s , a b u s e ,
o r d i s p l a c e m e n t d u e t o a r m e d c o n fl i c t , u r b a n r e s e tt l e
m e n t o r d i s a s t e r a s t a r g e t g r o u p s o f i n c l u s i v e e d u c a ti
on.
 What are the salient features of incl
u s i v e e d u c a ti o n ?

1. Inclusion means implementing and maintaining warm

and accepting classroom communities that embrace and
respect diversity or differences. Teachers and students take
active steps to understancd individual
differences and create an atmosphere of respect.
2. Inclusion implements a multilevel, multimodality
curriculum. This means
that special needs students follow an adapted
curriculum and use special
devices and materials to learn at a suitable pace.
3. Inclusion prepares regular teachers and special
education teachers to
teach interactively. The classroom model where one
teacher teaches an
entire group of children single-handedly is being
replaced by structures
where students work together, teach one another and
participate actively
in class activities. Students tend to learn with and from
each other rather
4. Inclusion provides continuous support for
teachers to break down barriers
of professional isolation. The hallmarks of
inclusivr education are co-
teachinging, team teaching, collaboration and
consultation and other ways of
assessing skills and knowledge learned by all
the students.
Here are some collaborative activities that take place in the
regualr
classroom.
THANK YOU