Question

Enlist the various reasons for exclusion. What strategies you will adopt to setup an inclusive school and classroom?

Answer 1

Backward planning is the most straightforward way to ensure that you align daily lessons and units with your year-end goals. This is a multi-step process:

1)Consult the records of your students who receive special education services, particularly their individualized education programs (IEPs), to determine overarching behavioral and academic goals.

2)Figure out how these goals intersect with national and state standards and other year-end goals for all of the students in your classroom.

3)Review your curriculum to figure out which units will help you meet which year-end goals.

4)Map out individual lessons within the units that align with these goals.

5)Formulate a to-do list of people and services to contact so you that can schedule support when necessary. For example, if you plan to have students complete a cross-curricular research project, you need to know when you will schedule a visit to the school or public library so that you can ask a parent or aide to support students with special needs.

6)Adjust lessons to ensure that they accommodate the needs and abilities of your students, including those in special education programs