Assignment:
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the assigned Introduction to education: Choosing to teach by Krogh. Gives insights into student differences and diversity and presents student responsibilities and rights including school funding and school choice. In addition, reading Inclusion-Not segregation or integration is where a student with special needs belongs discusses integration and inclusion of special needs children. Reviewing A common-core challenge: Learners with special needs will give you insights into lesson plans for students with special needs. Also, Not all riders on the education express debark at the inclusion station examines inclusion controversies. Finally, there are three articles on Common Core standards to inform the impact of student learning.
In your paper,
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of inclusion.
- Identify challenges faced by learners with special needs.
- Summarize the requirement for improved performance of students with disabilities under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
- Examine how Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are impacting the learning of students with special needs.
Write a two to three page paper (not including title and reference pages) describing the concept of inclusion as discussed of your text and in your own words. Cite a minimum of one scholarly source in addition to your textbook, and format using the Introduction to APA resource in the Ashford Writing Center. Your paper must contain the following:
Introductory Paragraph: Begin with an attention getter-a powerful statement, an intriguing question, or a general overview of the challenges faced by learners with special needs and the teachers who support them. Develop your ideas and end your introductory paragraph with a strong thesis. Use the Writing A Thesis resource found in the Ashford Writing Center to convey whether inclusion is a beneficial practice and why. This thesis should then be supported in the body of your paper.
Body Paragraphs: (Use the Body Paragraphs resource found in the Ashford Writing Center to ensure that each paragraph is well-developed)
1. Inclusion Defined: In this paragraph, define inclusion and be sure to cite your source. Describe a minimum of three advantages and three disadvantages to this approach. In addition to the text, include a minimum of one additional scholarly source.
2. Impact of Legislation: Summarize the requirement for improved performance of students with disabilities under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Use the Special Education Fact Sheet developed by the U.S. Department of Education to learn about how this population of students is impacted. Speak about how the legislation supports special needs learners and cite this resource in your discussion.
3. Impact of Common Core: Examine how Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are impacting the learning of students with special needs. What are some strategies that are being used to help students with special needs achieve these standards? Use and cite at least one of the articles below to support your discussion:
- Common Core State Standards: The Promise and the Peril for Students With Disabilities
- Access to the Common Core for All: Six Principles for Principals to Consider in Implementing CCSS for Students With Disabilities (Links to an external site.)
4. Conclusion Paragraph: Return to your most important points from your paper (i.e. you might readdress the controversy) and how they have combined to form your belief about the effectiveness of the inclusion approach. Emphasize your thesis statement again and bring your paper to a powerful close by leaving the reader with more to ponder or consider. Do not simply restate your Introductory Paragraph here. The conclusion should reframe your thoughts in a different way.
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