Full Inclusion In Early Childhood Education

The purpose behind this report is to analyse inclusive practice within an early years setting of a child with a special educational needs (SEN). This is done through a case study. In order to establish whether inclusion is being taken into consideration and put into place, theoretical views, legislation and appropriate intervention methods will be discussed in this report. There is sufficient evidence being drawn upon as how the setting provides equal access to the curriculum for the child. The report will consider strategies that are in place to promote and factors that hinder inclusive educational practice.

For this assignment, I interviewed a parent of a child who does not have an IEP or receive special education services. Through this interview I was able to learn how parents of children with no special needs are aware of the inclusion classrooms.

Chapter two ends the IEP section with some of the disadvantages and problems that past IEP’s have occurred. This is helping future educators with preventing the mistakes of the past. The least restrictive environment and inclusion within a general education classroom are differentiated. This is crucial because individuals tend to believe that those terms mean the same thing, but they are different

Some people may ask what inclusion is well inclusion makes it possible for children with and without special needs, interact and learn with each other on a daily basis in a classroom. There are many children in the world today that have special needs. Some of those children do not get to play with “typically developing peers” (NAEYC) or children their age because some schools do not offer inclusive classrooms. There are many reasons why inclusive classrooms are good for everyone involved.

My inclusive preschool class includes a total of 18 students, 9 of which have an

In 1993 a woman by the name of Dee Begg filed a lawsuit against the school district office of Baltimore County, Maryland. She wanted her son Sean, a developmentally challenged eight-year-old boy suffering from Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome, to be able to attend a public school with normal children. Down Syndrome is a genetic condition in which a person is born with forty-seven chromosomes instead of the usual forty-six causing both physical and mental handicaps. Children suffering from Down syndrome will often have a smaller than usual and abnormally shaped head. An abnormally large forehead, with their eyes slanting upward, small ears and mouth are just a few of the telltale signs. Children suffering from this disorder

Inclusion within a classroom is anything but early, for the students or teachers. Some students may not be used to being enrolled in classes with more than 10 students. Teachers tend to at times stress if thins aren’t completely planned out for their classes, so they tend to plan prior to the year starting, to be ready for their upcoming students. “But what if including all students and attending thoughtfully to diversity were part of the solution rather than part of the task overload” (Sapon-Shevin, 2008, p. 49)? Exactly, see I believe the reason there are benefits in my opinions in having inclusion in the classroom, because it teaches the general education compassion and willing to support their peers. For fact they see them struggling. Though I believe the rare benefits to having inclusion in the class with change there are always challenges. Yet I believe the teachers will have the biggest change as they will learn how to manage a classroom with students that learn on different levels. “Part of the problem, I think, was that we were desegregating with- out any regard whatsoever for if that particular child belonged in that particular class” (Carpenter, 2008, p. 136). Now that is a major challenge, placing students in the wrong setting of classes, can be damaging for the students. From my experience with my son, he was enrolled in a different class elective that he chooses, but due to limited assistants he was placed in PE. Which he as a junior doesn’t need to take three

When I was in elementary and middle school, I had an IEP. My IEP was for help in reading and writing. I enjoyed reading, but I wasn't very good at it. I also couldn't, and still can't, spell. To this day, I have no idea why I was so bad at reading and writing. My parents read to me all the time and I tried so hard at it. With my IEP, I received services outside of the classroom. In early elementary, I probably spent 2-3 hours in a separate room and then that time decreased as I got older. I would also take my test in a separate room from the rest of my classmates. My friends didn't understand why I didn't stay in the room, and they saw it as unfair.

Early childhood is a time of curiosity, a time for play, and a time of rapid development. Every child is unique and deserving of an early childhood education that facilitates academic, social, and developmental growth through a variety of enjoyable experiences. Differentiated instruction adapts content, products and processes to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of students (Thousand, Villa, & Nevin, 2007). Friedrich Froebel, the creator of Kindergarten, believed that children grow and learn as they play (Bruno, 2009). Play-based instruction not only enables young learners to have fun, but it also encourages interactive and cooperative learning, passion for discovery, and a foundation for later learning experiences

Inclusivity is an important thing in todays society, not many people get accepted for who they are. If you do not know what inclusivity is, it is excluding people from certain things regardless of their gender, race, class, sexuality, disability and so on (Collins, 2014). Inclusivity is important because we need children to be treated fairly. For example, discrimination is something that is unfair to anyone, some people get treated fairly and other people get treated unfairly, people feel offended by this sort of thing. This is not equality, this is what a lot of people feel like who are discriminated against. I am going to be talking about the inclusivity that needs to be included in early childhood classrooms.

Thesis Statement: Early childhood education has many benefits and there is the potential for many significant outcomes if universal preschools were put into place.

If these students were placed in a regular classroom, they were often functionally excluded, when no support was provided for the child or the teacher. In addition, many students were misclassified following inaccurate assessment, placement or tracking. These past practices have been deemed in violation of a student’s constitutional rights. As a result, IDEA now requires that the educational program that is developed by the IEP team provide the child with opportunities in the least restrictive environment (LRE). LRE is the most normal setting that is possible for the student. The team should take several things into consideration when making this determination. First, they must compare the benefits in the regular class and the benefits in the special class. The U.S. Court of Appeals determined that the appropriateness of placement in the regular classroom is not dependent on the student’s ability to learn the same things the other students learn in the regular classroom. The benefit of social interaction should also be taken into account. Second, consideration should be given to the potentially beneficial or harmful effects that placement in the regular classroom may have on the students involved. Finally, cost should be considered when determining the appropriateness of student placement.

This research report presents an analysis of and conclusions drawn from the experiences and perspectives of two educators that work in the early childhood setting. The main objective is to identify key elements and issues in relation to the families, diversity and difference. In particular how an early childhood educator implements, different approaches to honour culture and diversity, and to advocate for social justice in an early childhood settings. As such, it allows an insight into the important role that families and their background plays in the everyday lives of the children and educators within early childhood settings. In today’s ever-changing growing society it is essential for educators to be flexible to the

The importance of every student being able to get ample opportunity in the classroom is very imperative. However, there are times when teaching and educating in the class does not give everyone that same opportunity thus creating a problem or difficulty for students to all feel included. Inclusion in the early childhood setting is considered exemplifies the qualities, approaches, and rehearses that bolster the privilege of each newborn child and youthful kid and his or her gang, despite capacity, to take part in an expansive scope of exercises and settings as full individuals from families, groups, and society. The coveted results of comprehensive encounters for youngsters with and without incapacities and their families incorporate a feeling

For thousands of years individuals with exceptionalities have been present in all parts of society across the world, especially those with physical or sensory characteristics. However, the way that these individuals have been viewed has changed dramatically. Originally these individuals were seen as ‘imbeciles,’ ‘worthless,’ and ‘a burden on society’ and were often shut away from ‘normal’ society or simply left to die or abandoned to institutions. Society has, however, created a positive change and started to exhibit a more humanitarian view and protective nature and developed a concern for the welfare of individuals with exceptionalities. The steadily changing view of society has paved the way to where today these individuals are now considered a part of an all-inclusive society where every citizen has value, merit and is capable of making a contribution to society.