Final Reflection:Inclusion

1.What makes inclusion of children with exceptionalities successful?
 Inclusion in the classroom can be successful with a few factors. For instance, its important for Teachers to have knowledge and skills needed to select and adapt curricula and instructional methods according to individual students needs. The school should provide adequate number of personnel, including aides and support staff. Each staff member should have knowledge of the individual disabilities and instructional methods needed to meet the need of the student. The school should also make sure the student receives the services. Support resources, such as speech therapy, for students with disabilities may be integrated into the general education classroom. Parents should be encouraged to be involved and provided an oppportunity for collaboration and communication.
2.What are some barriers to successful inclusion?
A barrier that stands in the way of successful inclusion is the absence of supportive attitudes. If the general education teachers do not support the change in the classroom, it will not be successful. If the teacher doesn't know how to adapt the curricula to meet the child's need, then it will not be successful. Also another barrier is failure to accept the child. Sometimes special education students face being ridiculed and stigmatized when placed in the general education classroom. Lack of interprofessional collaboration is also a barrier to successful inclusion.
3. Who should be included in the general classroom? How can you determine if inclusion is appropriate for a child?
Support resources such as parents,speech therapists, physical therapists, and special education teachers should be included in the general classroom. At times it can be difficult determining whether a child  with a disability should be placed in a general classroom. I believe that it depends on the child and degree of severity. Some children have impairments that require them to be in a self contained environment. Some special needs students can't handle the distractions found in a full size regular ed classroom. They function better in a class that provides smaller size and one on one instruction.