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In Step With Inclusion - Online Essay

In Step With Inclusion

“Inclusion has been the philosophy and intent of the law since Congress passed the Education for the Handicapped Act twenty-two years ago, calling for states to provide children with disabilities a “free appropriate public education.” More recently, Congress passed an even more inclusive bill--the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The new version of the bill, signed by President Clinton in June 1977, expanded the law by defining “related services” a school should provide extending the ages of a developmental delay provision, expanding the use of paraprofessionals and teaching assistants when certified special education teachers are not available, requiring states to ...

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26 years at the Elementary and High School levels I have witnessed firsthand the advantages and disadvantages of including disabled students in the regular music classroom. As a band director, I have had physically handicapped as well as severely learning disabled students participate in the high school marching band. For the most part these students contributed to the overall success of the program and cherished the opportunity of being able to participate. As was stated in the article by Renee Forrest, general music teacher at Schenk Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin, regarding disabled students in her general music class performing a marching activity, “it was next to impossible to pick out the disabled child.” This was also true with the disabled students who performed in the marching band.
The key, in my opinion, to successful inclusion is achieving a successful balance between the needs of the program and the needs of the child; not diluting the program so ...

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Added: 9/6/2004 12:31:11 PM
Category: English
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