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Inclusive Teaching Reflection Paper
The ultimate aim of education of children with disabilities is to make them live independent life
in any given community. This means that they are expected to live the life of
give and take

. The current trend in education of children with disabilities is integration or inclusive education,
which will enable children with disabilities to be included in all social activities. In most
countries where inclusive education has been well organized, it has been found to bring about
equalization of opportunity to education and social life. However, inclusive teaching has been
defined from different perspectives. For me it is a learning environment that promotes the full
personal, academic and professional development of all learners irrespective of race, class,
gender, disability, religion, culture, sexual preference, learning style and language. One practice I
had adapted unconsciously which was not in favor of inclusive teaching is subjective assessment.
Therefore, objective marking paves the way for more inclusive and equal chances for learners to
receive the same teaching quality and be assessed to certain agreed upon academic standards.
Inclusive teaching therefore gives all children the opportunity to learn together without
discrimination. This means that schools where inclusive teaching is taking place must be
sensitive to the differences in the needs of various children with disabilities. For example,
different provisions should be made for different inclusive situations-a class that has a deaf child
must have such support services as an interpreter fluent in sign language, speech trainers, speech
therapist, and school audiologist. The class should also be equipped with loops and the child
should be given a hearing aid. In case of visually impaired children, they would need brailing
equipment and brainiest, mobility aids, tape recorders, and optical devices, such as magnifiers
for those with residual vision. They will in addition require the services of mobility instructor
and resource teacher of the blind. The mentally retarded perhaps is the most difficult to deal
with. Their inclusion must be carefully planned. The class size must be drastically reduced; level
of inclusion will depend on the severity of the disability. The services of the following must be
provided, teacher aide, resource specialist who assists with the development of the individualized

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