Support

inclusion

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All children, including children
with disabilities, are entitled to
attend primary and secondary
education.
This right is embedded in the
Disability Discrimination Act
(1992) and Disability Standards
for Education 2005.

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Every individual has the right to
access educational facilities if they
meet the admission requirements. In
public schools, this typically relates
to residing within a specific
geographic boundary.

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The term inclusion is used to
embrace all aspects of diversity in
the ongoing daily life of a school
community. An inclusive approach
is one in which differences are
acknowledged and embraced.

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Indicators of inclusion:
1.There is a holistic view of child
development
2.Develop a sense of community
within the school community
3.Collaboration
4.Authentic assessment

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Indicators of inclusion (contd):
5.Heterogeneous grouping
6.Range of individualised support
and services
7.Engagement and active learning
8.Reflective teaching
9.Multiple ways of teaching and
learning

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Policies to promote inclusion
Inclusive policies contain
statements that reflect antidiscrimination principles

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Personal values, attitudes and beliefs
Our values are the judgements we
make about what is important they
are our personal standards; for
example, honesty, loyalty and
reliability.

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Personal values, attitudes and beliefs
(contd)
Personal values are developed over
time and are influenced primarily by
family, education cultural, social and
religious beliefs as well as significant
life experiences.

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Personal values, attitudes and beliefs
(contd)
Values are attitudes about worth or
importance of people, concepts, or things
Values influence your behaviour because
you use them to decide between
alternatives

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Personal values, attitudes and
beliefs (contd)
What are your personal values,
attitudes and beliefs?

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Inclusive practices
Using inclusive language
Avoiding stereotypical labels
Words can be very powerful,
especially when used by adults
working with children.

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Examples of how to support
inclusion:
act as positive role models
actively value each student
actively support the right to privacy
of students
actively work to support student
learning
actively support students to build
friendships

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Students are more likely to adopt
inclusive practices if they are
embraced and modelled by caring
adults.

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Supporting students is a team effort:
parents/guardian
classroom teacher
special education teacher
teaching assistant
student
peers

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Determining student needs
It is essential to consider what the
student can do rather than focus on
what the student cant do.

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Planning for learning
There are a number of key steps
that need to be taken in order to
properly establish a program for the
student.

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Individual Education Plan (IEP)
the expectations of the family
the specific learning goals and objectives
a timeframe for review
the requirements of the learning
environment teaching strategies, support
resources (including Teaching Assistant)
responsibilities of team members
goals and objectives

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Implementing the IEP
The role of the Teaching Assistant is
support the student as a learner and
problem-solving and become familiar with
the students:
current level of functioning
preferred learning style
the particular avoidance strategies the
student may use