What Challenges Are There For You In The Inclusion Of The Child In Your Classroom

The article that I read was a study about teachers from normal classrooms and their experiences of inclusion for 143 children who have a disability. Children were tracked over 3 years, then the teachers rated the children of placement in the classroom from high to very high. During the early years of school, the experiences that children have in different classrooms vary. The transitions into school and classrooms are an important time to ensure children’s adjustment and wellbeing. It is even more important for a student with a disability. The study tracked children when they went from an intervention program to regular school. The families were given information and a consent form if the child met the criteria to be a part of the study.

Teachers took a questionnaire on the transition of the students learning along with a some other information. According to Carrington, Berthelsen, Nickerson, Nicholson, Walker, and Meldrum when the teachers were asked the same questions of “What challenges are there for you in the inclusion of the child in your classroom?” and “What are the benefits for having this child in your classroom?” One responses that were given by a teachers were, “Finding the time to monitor their participation and learning”; “Their learning is not keeping up with her peers”; “It’s hard to juggle the curriculum to meet everyone’s needs all the time”; “Remembering to do the little things.” There are a lot of benefits for the child being in a regular classroom, not being singled out and feeling accepted by peers. They feel more valuable. There are also endless amounts of benefits for the peers. It provides them with learning opportunities that inclusion of the child provides for peers. Another big benefit for peers are moral values like tolerance, acceptance, and empathy. Benefits for the teachers focuses on learning through inclusion. Challenging them to change their practices to benefit everyone in the