Week 1: Current Legislation and Trends/Inclusion Flashcards
Define Inclusion.
Education for all students through appropriate curricula, support, and teaching, which is an ongoing process.
What are the Principles of Inclusive Education
- All students have the right to access appropriate education to meet their potential.
- Identification and removal of barriers for students who may be at risk of marginalisation, exclusion or underachievement.
- Participation and achievement of ALL students.
- Collaboration between all parties - educators, parents, community members, service providers.
- Curriculum modification where necessary.
- Resources and services to support inclusive education.
Explain the purpose of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.
To prevent discrimination; discrimination because someone is disabled or impaired, denying them access to benefits or expelling the student is unacceptable.
Explain the purpose of the UNESCO - Salamanca Statement 1994.
Proclaims that all children:
- Have a fundamental right to education.
- Have unique characteristics, interests, abilities and learning needs.
- Should have Education systems that take into account this wide diversity.
- Must have access to regular schools.
- Should attend Regular schools that combat discriminatory attitudes, create welcoming communities, build an inclusive society and achieve education for all.
Explain the relevant purposes of the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goal 4.
- All access free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education.
- All access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education.
- Ensure equal access to all levels of education and training for persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.
- Ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults achieve literacy and numeracy.
- Ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development.
Explain Standards 4 to 8 of the Disability Standards for Education 2005.
Standard 4: Enrolment - Education provider must ensure that the student is able to seek admission to, or apply for enrolment in, the institution on the same basis as a student without a disability, and without experiencing discrimination.
Standard 5: Participation - Ensure that the student is able to participate in the courses or programs provided by the educational institution, and use the facilities and services provided by it, on the same basis as a student without a disability.
Standard 6: Curriculum Development, Accreditation and Delivery - The education provider must ensure that the course or program is designed in such a way that any student with a disability is able to participate in the learning experiences of the course or program, on the same basis as a student without a disability.
Standard 7: Student Support Services - The education provider must ensure that the student is able to use support services used by the students of the institution in general on the same basis as a student without a disability.
Standard 8: Harassment and Victimisation - An education provider must develop and implement strategies and programs to prevent harassment or victimisation of a student with a disability, or a student who has an associate with a disability, in relation to the disability.
Explain ACARA’s Aim for Students with Special Needs.
For all students to be engaged with the curriculum. This can be done by making necessary adjustments to:
- The learning activities.
- The learning environment.
- Assessment strategies.
Explain the purpose of ABLEWA.
Comprises curriculum materials in stages from A to D and provides an assessment tool (ABLES) to support the teaching and learning of students with disability and additional learning needs.
What are the two main areas of the specials needs of students with learning difficulties and disabilities?
- Cognitive Difficulties: Cause major problems in processing and remembering information.
- Psycho-Social and Emotional Difficulties: Related to personal characteristics such as poor self-esteem, lack of confidence, anxiety, poor social skills, and limited resilience.
What are the two subgroups of learning difficulties?
- General Learning Difficulties: Used when discussing students of average or a little below average intelligence who are not in any way intellectually disabled or with sensory impairments.
- Specific Learning Disability: A condition that interferes with an individual’s ability to store, process, or produce information.
Define Language-Based Learning Disability.
Affects acquisition of literacy skills, including phonic decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and spelling.
Define Non-Verbal Learning Disability.
Problems in gross and fine motor control, coordination, and spatial awareness.
What is the Response to Intervention (RTI) model?
A model which encourages students to receive daily instruction in basic literacy and numeracy using systematic evidence-based teaching.
What are the advantages of the RTI model?
- A child does not have to accumulate many months of failure before being identified and receiving support.
- Effective evidence-based teaching methods are used within each tier.
- A child’s response rate indicates the level, intensity, and duration of the tutoring required.
How do you apply Inclusion in the classroom?
Ensuring that the education is for all students by choosing appropriate curricula, support, and teaching, and by communicating with all stakeholders of the students.
