A Resource Guide for Teachers Schools play an important part in the move toward including all people, with or without disabilities, as full participants in the community. Teachers are taking the lead in this important area of social change. If you are a classroom teacher who has or will have a student with an intellectual disability in your class, this resource guide can be helpful. Feelings of concern, anxiety, frustration, uncertainty or even outright fear may accompany the news that you will be teaching a student whose particular learning needs are unfamiliar to you. This resource guide contains practical suggestions for you.
Integration is one of the major strategies used to achieve an inclusive education philosophy.
Inclusion is the value system which holds that all students are entitled to equitable access to learning, achievement and the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of their education. The practice of inclusion transcends the idea of physical location and incorporates basic values that promote participation, friendship and interaction. Integration provides opportunities for students with special needs to participate and interact fully with other students in schools. Working collaboratively is essential when a student with intellectual disabilities is included in your class. This teaching approach to developing and implementing an educational plan may be unfamiliar to some teachers.