Inclusive education aims for all students to attend their local schools and receive support to learn in regular classrooms regardless of their backgrounds or abilities. The document discusses the principles, stages of development, key international documents on inclusive education and special educational needs (SEN), examples of inclusive education implementation in Spain, categories of SEN, differences between medical and social models of disability, how to create an inclusive learning environment, potential ethical issues, and developing partner relationships in inclusive institutions.
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Module Test 1
Inclusive education aims for all students to attend their local schools and receive support to learn in regular classrooms regardless of their backgrounds or abilities. The document discusses the principles, stages of development, key international documents on inclusive education and special educational needs (SEN), examples of inclusive education implementation in Spain, categories of SEN, differences between medical and social models of disability, how to create an inclusive learning environment, potential ethical issues, and developing partner relationships in inclusive institutions.
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Module Test 1
1. Give the definition of inclusion and inclusive education.
Inclusive education means that all students attend and are welcomed by their neighborhood schools in age-appropriate, regular classes and are supported to learn. Inclusion is an organisational effort and practices in which different groups or individuals having different backgrounds are culturally and socially accepted and welcomed 2. What are the principles of inclusive education? a principle of togetherness, principle of equality, principle of participation, principle of acceptance. 3. What are the stages of development of inclusion? a. stage 1: Exclusion. Children are denied regular school attendance and are directly or covertly told that they are “not like that” b. stage 2: Segregation. Children are admitted to school, but they do not communicate with their peers and are taught to be in a class where the teacher works with them separately. c. stage 3: Integration. Periodically, children are in the general environment. Conditions are being adapted. In addition, it is planned to create conditions for the transition to regular classes. d. stage Four: Inclusion. At this stage, the focus is on the child. The room for classes, the curriculum is designed according to the needs of the child. Attention is given to everyone individually. 4. What are the main documents on inclusive education and SEN? The main documents are United Nations Sustainable Development Goal , Education 2030: Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal , United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006), Salamanca Statement (1994), Cali commitment to equity and inclusion in education (2019) 5. Describe the experience of inclusive education in one of the foreign countries. According to the decree of December 5, 2003, all educational institutions are required to comply with a number of requirements for the organization of educational programs and the preparation of premises for the education of children with disabilities. Inclusive education in Spain a country that has succeeded significantly in this and can serve as an example for many states that are only at the beginning of this difficult, but so important path for public well-being. Spain has also developed school cycles for children with disabilities: Primary and secondary school (Educación Infantil) - education is available for disabled children aged 6-12; High school (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO)) - education for children 12-16 years old. After children with disabilities complete both cycles of schooling, they are awarded the Título de Graduado en ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education Diploma). If the child could not complete the training cycle, he receives a document that reflects the years of study and the points received for each discipline passed. Traditionally in Spain, children with disabilities study either in ordinary schools with their peers, or in specialized classes based on a regular school, or in specialized educational centers. 6. Describe SEN categories. Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD); Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD); Specific Learning Difficulties, such as dyslexia (SpLD); Speech, Communication and Language Needs (SCLN); Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD); Physical Difficulties (PD); Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD); Visual Impairment (VI); Hearing Impairment (HI); Profound Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD); Multisensory Impairment (MSI). 7. Present the differences between medical and social models to SEN. The social model of disability says that disability is caused by the organization of society, while the medical model of disability says that people are disabled because of their defects or differences. Disabled people developed the social model of disability because the traditional medical model did not explain their personal experience of disability or help to develop more inclusive ways of living. 8. How to create an inclusive learning environment? The teacher must use inclusive language forms, develop warm and friendly relations between students, differentiate the educational material, follow the progress of each student individually, pay attention to each student. 9. Are there any ethical problems at inclusion? The majority of teachers do not receive adequate training to fully prepare them to create a fully inclusive classroom. As a teacher, you may be asked to accept a student with cerebral palsy into your classroom. As a person, you feel that it would be ethically wrong to protest this placement so you accept the student into your class. Now you may be placed in a difficult situation because you are not obligated to provide the highest level of care and education to a student whose needs you may not fully understand. 10. How to create partner relationships in inclusive institution? Acquaintance with pupils or students should not be formal. The teacher should be able to allocate his time in such a way as to get to know each student as a separate person with his own characteristics. Various games, live questions and written questionnaires, as well as observation are the main ways to obtain such information. Involving children in the construction of the educational process. Inclusive education should focus on the fact that students can manage their own learning, i.e. its pace and volume. In order to develop partnership relations, the teacher must contribute to the creation of a friendly atmosphere in the classroom