About Inclusive Education
As per the school reform that is focusing on enhancing achievement for all students, the field of special needs education and the inclusive classroom are taking center stage in school planning and improvement. It tries to indicate how the classroom teachers cooperate with special needs educators to provide rich and involving learning experiences for students with special needs education or diverse learning style. This course introduces the process of achieving an inclusive classroom with all appropriate established support system at school level. In this course, the teacher candidates will learn how to assess and address the educational needs of students, modify curriculum, select instructional method, collaborate when designing and implementing curriculum for an inclusive classroom and develop the affective skills of students at school. This broad course will include all students with special needs along with the strategies in supporting them in inclusive educational settings. Identification and removal/management of environmental barriers would find a crucial place in the course. The teachers are required to focus on all students in the classroom, regardless of their difference in learning style and nature. Of course, it requires more attention and support for students with; sensory impairments, physical and health impairments, intellectually challenged, emotional and behavior disorders, learning disabilities, communication disorders, gifted and talented student, and those at risk because of different reason (student who are environmentally and culturally deprived, abused, torched, abandoned, and orphaned and vulnerable) who need special attention of educational support. The teacher candidates will be given the chance to study the specific developmental characteristics of each group of students with special needs and come up with appropriate teaching strategies in inclusive classroom and school setting.