After reviewing all of the information in the Module 1 reading and study folder, I found out that
theyall provide similar information onhow to a teacher must successfullyteach effectivelyin an
inclusion classroom. Research conducted in the 1980s and more recently has suggested that
children with learning disabilities (LD) have difficulties with reading comprehension that are the
result of broadly based language problems and not limited to simple difficulties with word
recognition. Since reading comprehension is crucial to school success, it is essential to
understand the difficulties children with LD face as they encounter new text and to identify
instructional approaches that focus on learning and using the many skills that are needed for
successful reading. On a daily basis, teachers face multiple challenges in the classroom. One of
those challenges is teaching a group of students with varying abilities so that everyone can learn
grade level skills and content. This means that while teaching to the group, the teacher has to
keepinmindtheneedsofindividuallearners.Thisisespeciallyimportantforthosestudentswith learning
disabilities in the classroom. Learning is a change in behavior. Teachers understand the
operationofthelearningprocess.Sensesexposethepupiltoaworldaroundthem.Thesesensory stimuli
are relayed to the brain for processing which causes altered behavior patterns. It is notjust an
accumulation of facts. It is an aggregation of knowledge and understanding that causes these
changes in behavior. Pupils learn bydoing and using as manysenses as possible.Ateacher
stimulates a pupil’s senses to accomplish learning. Teachers are on constant alert for failure to
meet the desired objectives. Failure to accomplish these goals of learning can be attributed to the
teacher or pupil.
AsaChristian, Iunderstandthataccepting peopleastheyare, withtheir disabilitiesbutalsowith their
gifts and their beauty; seeing them as human persons with great value; recognizing their potential
for growth rather than seeing them as a conglomeration of limitations; joining with them in
relationships of mutual teaching and learning; all can lead to true community. Including students
with disabilities in general education classrooms to the greatest extent possible is mandated by
law. Christian educators have an even greater responsibility to understand and appreciate the
students entrusted to their care. In the classroom, it is important to be aware of the different
abilities of students—those who excel academically, as well as those who struggle. There is no
place in the Bible where we are told that God created only students who excel in every
category.Accepting the responsibility to educate all children, regardless of ability level, is based
on the belief that all are created in God’s image. Christian educators have a responsibility to
invest the necessary time with students who need additional help.
Reference
Mastropieri,M. A., &Scruggs, T.E.(2014).The inclusiveclassroom: Strategiesforeffective
instruction. (5th ed.) Boston: Prentice Hall.
Christina,
I enjoyed reading your post and I definitely do know that working in a CDC classroom is not
easy. During the past few years, there has been a significant effort, both within schools and
throughout the community at large, to draw attention to the critical importance (and benefit) of
effective reading instruction, especially for students in the early school years. It is also common
knowledge that, in the vast majority of schools throughout the country, students "learn to read"
during the early grades and are then expected to "read to learn" as they transition into the middle
and high school years. The problem remains that too many children, particularly those with
learning disabilities, do not learn to read proficiently in the primary grades. We as Christian
educating ourselves in a Christian school must know the importance of what the bible teaches
about doing good and treating others as we would want to be treated. In Matthew 25:40 one is
reminded, “To the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them,
youdidittoMe”(NewAmericanStandardBible).ChristiansaretoshowGod’smercytoothers, including
those students who are different or seemingly difficult to teach. So showing love and compassion
to such individuals honors God because they are creatures of worth who bear God’s image.
Christians are called to minister to the least of His, and are thus duty bound to bring light
wheredarknessandhelplessnessmightprevail.Thatincludesinclusiveclassroomsettings,where
students who have faced repeated failures in their school lives need teachers who live out their
faith and are capable of finding ways to help students progress and reach their potential.
The way educators view inclusion and the students who are included in their classrooms
determinestheclassroomenvironment.Willard(2002)indicated,“Ourthoughtsareoneofthe most
basic sources of our life.
Reference
Mastropieri,M. A., &Scruggs, T.E.(2014).The inclusiveclassroom: Strategiesforeffective
instruction. (5th ed.) Boston: Prentice Hall.
