Inclusive Education Essay

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Professional Diploma in Education ED6306 Inclusive Education Denis Burns / Dan O’ Sullivan 13th December 2011 Word count: 4,247 Table of Contents Part 1: Main Legislation and Supports * Introduction……………………………………………………………… pg 3. * The beginning of Special education reform……………………………… pg 3. * Legislation and Provision………………………………………………… pg 3. * Conclusion………………………………………………………………... pg 5. Part 2: Creating and implementing an Individual Education Plan (IEP) * Introduction………………………………………………………………. pg 6. * Individual Education Plans………………………………………………. pg 6. * Gathering Information……………………………………………………. pg 7. * Consulting with others……………………………………………………. pg 7. * Convening and Conducting IEP planning meetings……………………… pg 7. * Writing, Implementing and Reviewing the Individual Education Plan….. pg 8. * Conclusion……………………………………………………………….. pg 8. Part 3: Including pupils with Special Educational Needs: The role of the mainstream subject teacher. * Introduction ………………………………………………………….…. pg 10. * Teaching and learning…………………………………………………… pg 10. * Developing an inclusive environment ………………………………….. pg 11. * Team work and teachers ……………………………………………….. pg 12. * Teaching Literacy and Numeracy………………………………………. pg 13. * Conclusion ……………………………………………………………… pg 13. Bibliography …………………………………………………………………….. pg 14. Appendix ……………………………………………………………………….. pg 15. Part 1: Main Legislation and Supports Introduction “Everyone has the right to education” (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948: Article 26). Motivated by poor practices within the traditional Irish education system, legal cases such as O’Donoghue (1993) and Sinnott (2000) to mention a few, “resulted in significant changes in educational provision” (Griffin and Shevlin, 2007: 54), specifically in relation to the education of

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