Good teaching is good teaching and bad teaching is bad teaching. Part of the reason for the inclusion movement is a body of research that indicates fairly equal achievement irrespective of whether a child is placed in special education or remains in regular education. According to the IDEA, support services should be equivalent whatever the placement. This is a definite myth. It may be that adults are displacing their own biases about persons with disabilities onto students.
Children are amazingly acceptant and tolerant of differences in people.
Once children learn about the disability, they readily accept the child. We should also realize that by separating persons with disabilities for the last century, we have helped shape the biases by which they are discriminated against. We respond to contacts from schools. Level 2 participation requires a written agreement between the school and RISE concerning the school's self-reported needs, RISE's role in meeting these needs, and the commitments of the school. Level 2 involvement necessitates the formation of teams.