Inclusion program working in Florida classrooms
April 27th, 2008
From the St. Petersburg Times:
Elementary school students in San Antonio, Florida, are benefiting from a new inclusion program that allows students with and without disabilities to be educated together in classrooms that accommodate each student’s individual learning style.
The change was introduced by new principal Vanessa Hilton, who explained that education for students with disabilities “should be a service rather than a place.” Students and parents were nervous about it at first, but came to realize that the inclusion class setup has improved academic achievement for all types of students. “We work all together and help each other to get smarter,” said Gracie Britton, 10.
“I can’t tell who is who,” said a special ed teacher in training who sat in on one of the classes.
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