INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Prepared By

Zulfiqar Behan

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

• “Inclusive Education is definedas a learning environment thatpromotes the full personal,academic and

of

professionaldevelopment all learnersirrespective of race, class,

colour, gender, disability, sexual preference, learning styles and language.”

₍NCSNET,1997,SOUTH AFRICA ₎

MEANING

Activity: Draw a BugDescribe the bug.•The bug is round.•The bug has eight legs, grouped in pairs, with four legs on the left and four legs on the right. In the pairs, one leg is longer than the other.•The bug has two eyes on top of the body.•The bug has two squiggly antennas.•The bug has two pea-pod shaped wings.•The bug has a spot next to each wing.•The bug has a triangular stinger on the bottom of its body.•The bug has two feelers on each foot – one longer than the other, both coming from the same side of the leg.•The bug has a round mouth, placed between the two eyes.•The bug laid five square eggs to the left of the stinger.

CHILDREN WHO LEARN TOGETHER, LIVE TOGETHER

PRINCIPLES OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

No discrimination with students

Equal educational opportunity to all

School adapt to the need of student

Equal educational benefits for all studentsThe student’s views are listened to

seriously

Individual differences between students are a

and taken

source of richness and diversity, and not aproblem

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Education for all

Protection of rights

Identification of skills

Development of social

consciousness

To prepare for new challenges

Development of brotherhood

To improve quality of education

PROBLEMS FACED BY STUDENTS

PROBLEMS FACED BY STUDENTS

Feeling of Extra burden

Inferiority complexLack of understandingAdjustment problemIsolated and

segregatedLag behindFeeling of Extra burInsecurityLack of expressionIntrovert natureNegative approachShyness

ROLE OF TEACHER

Interaction with family

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be able to solve their problem

develop new learning strategiesbe

be

be

be

able

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able

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to

to

to

to

develop self confidence

provide special

look after their

recognize their

facilities

personal needs

hidden talents

inculcate positive attitude in the able-bodieschildren

TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR INCLUSIVEEDUCATION

Co-operative learning

Peer tutoring

• Multi-sensory teaching

DESIGN OF CLASSROOM FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

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Size of class

Teaching aids Restriction of

time Arrangement of light

Attention to physical needs

Special attention to

disabled children

children

challenged children

NORMAL CHILDREN TEACHER

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• Gifted children

• Normal children

• Mentally challenged

• Physically

Learning Disorders

BARRIERS IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

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Negative approach

Lack

Lack

Lack

of

of

of

physical facilities

funds

trained teachersSocial discrimination

Emotional problems

Educational problems

STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

• Mainstreaming

• Encourage students

• Improve textbooks

..• Special training to teachers

• Special care of special children

• Improve methods of teaching

• Provision of required resources

Hope for