1. Why Inclusion? Melissa Collins – Exceptional Children’s Teacher & Maria Miller – 3rd Grade Classroom Teacher Haywood County Schools Bethel Elementary
WHAT IT IS NOT
WHAT IT IS

2. WHY INCLUSION?
All students learning and working together
All students gain awareness and understanding of each others strengths
Serving all students in regular classroom setting
Grade level curriculum

3. WHAT INCLUSION IS NOT
Having one teacher provide instruction while other teacher is acting as a teacher assistant
Instruction solely provided in grade level classroom
Same goals for all students
Expecting all students to learn the same way
Providing one type of assessment for all students
Focusing on one subgroup of students

4. INCLUSION IS… Co teaching teams Sharing the same philosophy
Joint ownership of classroom and students
Ongoing Communication
Growing, Learning, & Planning together

5. Inclusion with Title I
All students are served by the classroom teacher and Title I teacher
Classroom teacher and Title I teacher both teach guided reading groups during a 2 hour block
Title I teacher provides additional small group instruction for math
Groups rotate between teachers every 1-2 weeks

6. Grouping students for title I instruction
Teachers use data for grouping students (reading and math)
Grouping is based on standard based learning and gaps in knowledge
Flexible grouping throughout the year

9. Inclusion with ec
WHAT STUDENTS BENEFIT?
Students that are performing no more than 2 years below grade level
Minor behavior problems
IEP goals can be met through grade level curriculum

10. Why doesn’t every school use inclusion
Not enough teachers to serve all children at all grade levels
Difficult to plan with teachers
Not every school has Title I funding
Some schools don’t believe in this philosophy

11. So I’m going to be involved in an inclusive model. Where do I start?
Get to know your students (talk with previous teacher, dissect data)
Get to know the teacher(s) you will be working with
Work with your co-teacher to schedule
Decide on grouping
BE FLEXIBLE