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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:14:03 -0400
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From: Birgit Woelker Subject: Inclusion vs Mainstreaming
To: Multiple recipients of list EDUDEAF I am trying to understand the differences between Inclusion of a hearing
impaired child into a regular class versus Mainstreaming it. The
Information I get is very confusing. Could somebody please tell me what the
differences are, and also what advantages/disadvantages one approach has
over the other. Thank you all very much.
Birgit Woelker
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 21:17:09 -0500
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From: _namestephanie M Subject: Re: Inclusion vs Mainstreaming
To: Multiple recipients of list EDUDEAF In-Reply-To: "Your message dated Wed, 24 Apr 1996 20:34:19 -0400"
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I have heard the difference between inclusion and mainstreaming
explained as a shift in emphasis. Mainstreaming was sending the
student out from the special education placement. Inclusion is
beginning with the student in the regular education placement and then
trying to fit the appropriate supports and services to keep the student
closest to this placement as possible. This is supposedly based upon
the LRE (Least Restrictive Environment) portion of IDEA. However, LRE
and the appropriateness of placement has been interpreted to include
residential schools as well as regular education classrooms for
specific students.
Inclusion proponents stress that special education should be a menu of
services versus a segregated placement. In that view mainstreaming is
different. When the child is mainstreamed, we expect the child to
perform on grade level with little or no adaptations and modifications.
When a child is included, anything and everything may be adapted and
modified. The goals for the included child may be grade levels away
from those of the typical functioning peers.
It is clear that the current terms are not clear to many people. Often
the philosophical and the practical are at odds. I personnally prefer
mainstreaming most of the students with whom I work, but inclusion will
probably be out there for some time to come.
Stephanie
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 20:34:19 -0400
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From: Christofer deHahn Subject: Re: Inclusion vs Mainstreaming
To: Multiple recipients of list EDUDEAF Inclusion and maintreaming are basically the same thing. It is the inclusion
of a special needs child into an appropriate mainstream classroom along with
any needed and appropriate services that the special needs child requires.
Full inclusion is another matter altogether. This is the situation where a
school system is trying to place all but the 'most severe' special needs
students into mainstream classrooms, regardless of the real needs of the
individual child, often in defiance of the child's IEP. The prime motivator
is to save money. There is also a faction of parents with special needs
children that feel that it is best for 'society' that all special needs
children are included in the regular classroom.
Inclusion can be a very appropriate and successful option for many special
needs children. Full inclusion is a pipe dream that will harm many more
children than it will help.
Chris
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:59:14 -0400
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From: Mbeany@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: Inclusion vs Mainstreaming
To: Multiple recipients of list EDUDEAF In response to inclusion verus mainstreaming issue.
The difference is in the words. Mainstreaming is an older term. Students can
be partially mainstreamed or fully mainstreamed depending on their
individual needs. Basically it means being taught with hearing students.
Inclusion is a newer word that came about in the late 80's. Some of the
special education groups like TASH or ARC decide that their students were not really
being mainstreamed and were in self contained class all day long (they are
right) they decided to push for full inclusion. Under full inclusion there
would be no self contained classroom. All students would be taught by the
regular education teacher. There would be no need for special education or deaf education
teachers as there woud not even be a resource room. This may be OK for a few
children but many would never make it.
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 02:15:40 -0400
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From: THESAP@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: Inclusion vs Mainstreaming
To: Multiple recipients of list EDUDEAF It is my understanding and I may be wrong, that inclusion is when all of the
special services are included in the classroom. This might mean that several
professionals are in the same room. A person for the LD student, a deaf
educator for the deaf student... On the other hand mainstreaming simply means
that the child receives the services in the school. Not necessarily in the
same room. They still might have to go to the speech path room, etc., or get
English from a deaf educator in an isolated room. This also means that an
interpreter is in the room for the deaf child that signs, but not necessarily
anyone else.
Beth
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