Classroom Inclusion: What It Takes

[misty]

Statistics show that some students with learning disabilities benefit more when placed in an inclusive program than when in a self-contained special education class.

In my school last year this proved true. “Inclusion students” gained an average of 1.15 years in reading and 1.1 years in math, while their fellow students in self-contained classrooms gained .125 in reading and .175 in math. So what does it take to create a successful inclusion program?

Find out here:

www.metrokids.com/january06/guesteducator0106.html

[Charlie Girl]

Thats a good article. We all want to make sure our children are benefitting from the measures that the school takes to educate them. This gives us an idea of what to look for and ask for.