Teachers and students without disabilities comment on the placement of students with special needs in regular classrooms at an Australian primary school

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan L. Wright ◽  
Jeff Sigafoos
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Regular Classroom ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Regular Classrooms ◽  
Teachers And Students

The present study surveyed teachers and students without disabilities regarding the inclusion of students with disabilities at an Australian primary school. The school provided special education to 35 students with special needs and some of their education was provided in regular classrooms alongside peers without disabilities. Fifteen regular classroom teachers and 109 classroom peers without special needs completed questionnaires. Both groups provided a range of supportive comments about regular classroom placements for student with special needs, but also expressed concerns about the implementation of special education in regular classrooms. Specific concerns included the extra time and added stress of educating children with special needs in the regular classroom setting, potential disruption and disadvantage to other students and the lack of support and resources. Unless these concerns are addressed, placement of students with special needs in regular classrooms may generate stress, concern, and even possibly resentment among some teachers and students without disabilities.

Parent Views on the Placement of Students with Special Needs in Regular Classrooms at an Australian Primary School

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Susan Wright ◽  
Jeff Sigafoos
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Regular Classroom ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Extra Time ◽  
Regular Classrooms ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Education Of Students

The present study surveyed the views of parents about the education of students with special needs in regular classrooms. The survey involved 81 parents of students without disabilities and 29 parents of students with special needs. The children attended an Australian primary school. The school provided special education to 35 students with special needs and some of their education was provided in regular classrooms. Both groups of parents provided a range of supportive comments, but also expressed concerns about the implementation of special education in regular classrooms. Specific concerns included the extra time and added stress of educating children with special needs in the regular classroom, the potential disruption and disadvantage to other students, and the lack of support and resources, which may decrease the amount of learning. These views are consistent with those expressed by teachers and students without special needs as reported in the companion paper (Wright & Sigafoos, 1997) to the present study.

Effective Practices for Teaching Writing to Students with Disabilities in the United States

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Camping ◽  
Steve Graham
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
General Education Classroom ◽  
Critical Skills

Writing is especially challenging for students with disabilities, as 19 out of every 20 of these students experience difficulty learning to write. In order to maximize writing growth, effective instructional practices need to be applied in the general education classroom where many students with special needs are educated. This should minimize special education referrals and maximize the progress of these students as writers. Evidence-based writing practices for the general education classroom include ensuring that students write frequently for varying purposes; creating a pleasant and motivating writing environment; supporting students as they compose; teaching critical skills, processes, and knowledge; and using 21st-century writing tools. It is also important to be sure that practices specifically effective for enhancing the writing growth of students with special needs are applied in both general and special education settings (where some students with disabilities may receive part or all of their writing instruction). This includes methods for preventing writing disabilities, tailoring instruction to meet individual student needs, addressing roadblocks that can impede writing growth, and using specialized writing technology that allows these students to circumvent one or more of their writing challenges.

Inclusion, School Restructuring, and the Remaking of American Society

1996 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 762-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky ◽  
Alan Gartner
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Least Restrictive Environment ◽  
School Restructuring ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
American Society ◽  
Restrictive Environment

In this article, Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky and Alan Gartner discuss recent developments in special education and measure them against their inclusionary model. This article expands and updates their 1987 HER article, "Beyond Special Education: Toward a Quality System for All Students," a review of the implementation of PL 94-142, which, though the basis for placement in the least restrictive environment, in fact provided legal support for the development of separate educational systems for students with special needs. Here, Lipsky and Gartner continue their argument that the special education model must not separate those with special needs. They argue that inclusion provides all students with a quality education that is both individual and integrated, citing recent court cases that support their contention that all students can and should be educated in the same classroom. Lipsky and Gartner conclude by showing how their inclusionary model adds to the school restructuring debate, which until now has excluded any mention of students with disabilities. They believe that special education should be viewed as a matter of social justice and equity, and see inclusion as a way of both restructuring education and remaking American society.

Reading and Writing: Integrating Software into the Curriculum

1993 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libby G. Cohen ◽  
Loraine J. Spenciner
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Resource Room ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Writing Curricula

This study investigated how rural special education teachers and students use computer technology when working on reading, spelling, and writing activities. The results indicate that computers are not very well integrated in reading, spelling, or writing curricula. When students do use computers, they use them by themselves in the resource room or in the special classroom for reinforcement activities. Assistive devices, which could make computers accessible, are, for the most part, unavailable. Despite the evidence of the benefits of the use of microcomputers and software by students with special needs, this technology remains largely untapped.

When all is Said and Done, More is Said than Done: Research Examining Constructivist Instruction for Students with Special Needs

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Apps ◽  
Mark Carter
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Instructional Interventions ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Regular Classrooms ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Constructivist Instruction ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

AbstractConstructivist literature has become increasingly prominent in the area of special education. The nature of constructivism and its relevance and limitations for students with special needs is discussed, as is the importance of appropriate research in determining the efficacy of instructional interventions. A search of the literature into the efficacy of constructivism for students with special needs in K-12 settings revealed a predominance of descriptive and discussion-based research and very limited experimental research. The limited existing experimental research indicates that constructivist instructional approaches may have circumscribed applications in special education. Specifically, they may be appropriate to applications for students with learning difficulties in areas such as science education. Nevertheless, there are major methodological and interpretative problems that undermine confidence in the existing body of research. These problems include an absence of adequate procedural reliability data, interventions that often involve teaching single or very small groups of students, and conditions that do not approximate regular classrooms. There is also evidence suggesting that constructivist approaches may be inappropriate and ineffective for students with intellectual disabilities. The need for considerable caution and extensive further research in this area is evident, in light of the ready adoption of constructivism in schools and the increase of constructivist literature.

Inclusion and Interdependence: Students with Special Needs in the Regular Classroom

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Christian Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Inclusive Classrooms ◽  
Regular Classroom ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Insight Into

MOVING BEYOND ARGUMENTS from social justice or human rights as a basis for inclusive classrooms, this paper advances a ‘theology of interdependence’ as a rationale for creating the classroom ethos desired in Christian education. A theology of interdependence provides insight into the culture of inclusive classrooms and forms the mainstay for an inclusive education and an inclusive worldview that stress community. Rather than discussing the how-to of inclusion, emphasis is on how-to-be inclusive. True collaboration between general and special education can best be accomplished through a theology of interdependence which communicates that disabled and able-bodied persons can learn from one another.

scholarly journals ADAPTASI PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA PADA MASA PANDEMI DI SEKOLAH INKLUSI

INKLUSI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Muhaimi Mughni Prayogo ◽  
Nur Indah Sholikhati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Schools ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

Mastering Indonesian language for all students is important despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on students' conditions and government provisions related to the pandemic, the teachers need a form of adaptation in the Indonesian language learning for students with disabilities in inclusive schools. This qualitative research finds adaptations of Indonesian language learning for students with special needs in twelve inclusive schools in five Yogyakarta's districts during the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a purposive sampling, 15 classroom teachers and special education staff were selected as key informants. Data was collected by interview, documentation, and literature study. Learning adaptation based on the conditions of the students' abilities emphasizes the modification and accommodation of learning strategies that include material, methods, media, and evaluation.[Pandemi Covid-19 tidak mengubah pentingnya kompetensi Bahasa Indonesia sebagai kemampuan akademik dasar bagi semua siswa. Berdasarkan keragaman kondisi siswa difabel dan ketentuan pemerintah terkait pandemi, guru perlu melakukan adaptasi pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia di sekolah inklusif. Penelitian kualitatif ini menemukan berbagai bentuk adaptasi pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia bagi siswa difabel khusus di sekolah inklusif di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa adaptasi pembelajaran mencakup materi, metode, media, dan evaluasi. Adaptasi pembelajaran dalam situasi pandemi Covid-19 ialah pelaksanaan pembelajaran dari rumah dengan penerapan strategi pembelajaran kontekstual yang menggunakan teknologi sebagai media interaksi dan konten materi.]

When all is Said and Done, More is Said than Done: Research Examining Constructivist Instruction for Students with Special Needs

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-125
Author(s):  
Mark Apps ◽  
Mark Carter
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Instructional Interventions ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Regular Classrooms ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Constructivist Instruction ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

AbstractConstructivist literature has become increasingly prominent in the area of special education. The nature of constructivism and its relevance and limitations for students with special needs is discussed, as is the importance of appropriate research in determining the efficacy of instructional interventions. A search of the literature into the efficacy of constructivism for students with special needs in K-12 settings revealed a predominance of descriptive and discussion-based research and very limited experimental research. The limited existing experimental research indicates that constructivist instructional approaches may have circumscribed applications in special education. Specifically, they may be appropriate to applications for students with learning difficulties in areas such as science education. Nevertheless, there are major methodological and interpretative problems that undermine confidence in the existing body of research. These problems include an absence of adequate procedural reliability data, interventions that often involve teaching single or very small groups of students, and conditions that do not approximate regular classrooms. There is also evidence suggesting that constructivist approaches may be inappropriate and ineffective for students with intellectual disabilities. The need for considerable caution and extensive further research in this area is evident, in light of the ready adoption of constructivism in schools and the increase of constructivist literature.

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